Survivor's Jerri Manthey: OG Villainess of Reality TV
Hot Takes & Deep Dives
Jess Rothschild
4.5 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Jess is joined by iconic Survivor castaway Jerri Manthey, known for her three season arc (spanning 15 years) appearing on The Australian Outback (season 2), All Stars and Heroes vs. Villains. Dubbed "The Black Widow" due to her love-hate relationship with Colby Donaldson, Jerri goes deep about the publicity surrounding The Australian Outback which turned the cast into overnight celebrities (Letterman / Rosie appearances). Jerri discusses fellow season 2 castaway Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Survivor's evolution + her picks for best (and most overrated) players. Finally, Jerri makes her pitch for Real Housewives of Napa Valley.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to hot takes and deep dives and Jerry Manthy is one of the most controversial figures to ever come out of survivor with a |
| 0:23.0 | career on the show spanning 20 years she was dubbed quote the black widow way back in season two |
| 0:28.7 | the australian outback and later had one of the greatest redemption arcs returning for both all |
| 0:33.8 | stars and heroes versus villains what else can i say hi j Hi, Jerry Manthy. Hi. Oh my gosh. |
| 0:40.2 | I'm so excited. I'm so excited. Yeah, I think it's your excitement that has fueled my excitement |
| 0:46.2 | just to like dish on all the things. You know, right before I hit record, Jerry was just saying how much she also loves Gina Gershahn. |
| 0:57.3 | And you were saying how much you loved her in a day. |
| 1:00.2 | And I feel similarly toward you. |
| 1:03.0 | What? |
| 1:04.6 | Girl, I have loved you forever. |
| 1:07.3 | That's crazy. |
| 1:08.3 | How have you been? |
| 1:09.8 | Like, where are you living now? We'll start macro and then we'll |
| 1:13.4 | get micro. Oh my gosh. Yeah. Well, I live in Napa Valley now. I fled from L.A. It was five |
| 1:21.3 | years ago now. And I live in the middle of a vineyard in a barn. It's like the coolest place I've ever |
| 1:26.7 | lived, honestly. And every day, |
| 1:28.6 | I open up my windows and I just stand there and go, oh my gosh, I can't believe I live here. |
| 1:33.8 | Like I feel so lucky where I'm at. I do miss, you know, the hustle and bustle of L.A. and |
| 1:39.3 | being able to order Thai food at three in the morning. But, you know, we have lots of good wine here, |
| 1:45.3 | so I'm fine. And are you a chef? I'm right now working as a private chef in San Francisco. |
| 1:51.4 | It's just a crazy story how I got that job to begin with. But I've been chefing since 2004 |
| 1:59.1 | when I, my first chef job was actually for Will and Jada Smith. |
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