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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Dee Jefferson

Jonathan LaPaglia: ‘My muscles are T-shirt muscles – they don’t do anything’

Jonathan LaPaglia wearing a tee-shirt and standing outdoors with greenery in the background
Jonathan LaPaglia, host of Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn. Photograph: Endemol Shine Australia

What’s your biggest takeaway about human behaviour from hosting Australian Survivor for 10 years?

What I’ve learned is that there’s a really deep seated desire to belong. It’s interesting to watch how people struggle with that. Because the conceit of the game is that you’re trying to vote out one of your own, right? And the best way to do that is to blindside them … and so when you get voted out, I think it’s quite confronting – even though it’s a game, and everyone goes in knowing it’s a game. I think we inherently want to belong.

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