“Survivor 50” star Christian Hubicki revealed that Mike White hasn’t spoken to him because the present.
Hubucki advised Page Six in an unique interview on Thursday that he despatched White “a long message” after filming wrapped final July and apologized for voting him out, however the “White Lotus” creator by no means responded.
“I principally stated, ‘Look, Mike, I totally understand you feel hurt. This was not the part of some grand plan,’” Hubicki explained after he was eliminated on Wednesday’s episode.
Hubicki, White and Angelina Keeley all competed on “Survivor: David vs. Goliath” in 2018. Hubicki was voted out by the pair, who made it to the ultimate three and misplaced to Nick Wilson.
But on Season 50, Hubicki, 40, took White, 55, and Keeley, 36, out of the sport in back-to-back tribals.
Hubicki advised us that he was “never quite as close” with Keeley, however he did wish to work with White — who gave him a cameo on “The White Lotus” Season 3 final yr.
“It was just a really bad situation where I had to choose: who do I go with?” Hubicki stated. “And in the end eliminating Mike separated Ozzy and Angelina so that they wouldn’t work collectively. It was all to defuse the goal on the merge.
Hubicki admitted that he particularly “hated” making the transfer as a result of White is a “Survivor” superfan.
“For all the wonderful things he’s done in his life. I know he also deeply cares about this show,” he stated concerning the Emmy Award winner.
“So taking that away from him, I knew it would hurt, but I could not march into the merge a dead man on his behalf. That’s all it was.”
Hubicki confirmed that he’s “still waiting on a response” from White, however he’s not mad about being ignored.
“The whole thing takes a while to process and so I don’t blame him,” he defined. “But my phone is always open to him if he ever wants to talk about it.”
The robotics professor added, “And when I voted for him, I said, ‘Look, I’m not sure you ever understand how much respect I’m writing into this vote. And I and I hope that someday you’ll understand and we can talk again.’ And I’m hopeful for that day.”
Hubicki additionally predicted that fellow “Survivor 50” contestant Q Burdette will rating a cameo in “The White Lotus” Season 4, which is about in France.
“Q’s just got a natural charisma to him,” Hubicki advised us. “I’d be curious to see how he does deliver lines because that’s a different skill set.”
“But I think that he’s got the natural charisma and such a unique look,” Hubicki added. “I think he’s a good ‘White Lotus’ pick.”
“Survivor 50” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
