Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
When it comes to bigSurvivorpersonalities, we haven’t seen many bigger than Brandon Quinton.
For the player, that has been both a good and a bad thing.
Brandon Quinton on ‘Survivor: Africa’.Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
“I wasn’t a beloved character, and people weren’t always too nice.”
But that was in his 20s.
then you are the perfect candidate for a deep dive into a Brandon Quinton Quarantine Questionnaire.
Brandon Quinton on ‘Survivor: Africa’.CBS
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, give the update on what you’ve been up to since appearing onSurvivor.
BRANDON QUINTON:AfterSurvivor, I really spiraled out of control with drinking and other vices.
I spent several years like that until I hit bottom and decided to make some big changes.
I went back to school and became a registered nurse.
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
Did you see my season?
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
Sigh… so many.
I was really immature for a 25-year-old and did not drink in the experience like I should have.
He knew I was scared to death.
I’d never really done anything, and we just had an unspoken bond from then on.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
Edits are bulls—.
I said it, I did it, I was an a–hole.
I’m not like, “I’m such a sweetheart… blah blah blah.”
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment?
Yeah, I gained a bunch of weight and have been on a diet ever since!
Yeah, I regretted it for most of my 20s.
I wasn’t a beloved character, and people weren’t always too nice.
God, I am a hypocrite!
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with from your season?
I am not on Facebook, just Instagram, so I only keep up with people on there mostly.
I’ve talked toT-Bird [Teresa Cooper]a couple of times this year.
We had a Zoom with quite a few of us, and it was amazing to see everyone.
I stopped watching after Yul [Kwon] wonSurvivor: Racist Island[Survivor: Cook Islands].
Then I watchedHeroes vs. Villainsand stopped watching again.
I am up toOne World.
I love Coach’s Redemption Island season (South Pacific).
That was awesome too.
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
Ozzy [Lusth].
My god, I could watch him all day.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
I would love for the locations to be more celebrated.
The early seasons were as much about the locale as the game.
Finally, would you play again if asked?
Only if it was a Gays Against Straights season!
Psst… they would never ask me to play again.
Not in a million years.
