The “Survivor” starts on Monday, September 16 at 21:00 on SKAI, and the channel has just announced the players.
Friday Kerasoti was introduced through “GNTM”, while Panagiotis Tsakalakos was found in “Greek Idol”, winning first place.
Stefanos Vlachos
Age: 20
City: Athens
Profession: Nurse
He has been an athlete in track and field, has done four years of gymnastics, and generally has an excellent relationship with sports. He studied nursing with a specialization in psychiatry. He is very fond of fashion, follows it, is involved with style, and modifies clothes. Although young in age, he is determined to show the world who he is and what he can do in the game.
I am a Survivor: He is coming to this Survivor because it is different. He claims that he is this year’s Survivor.
Orfeas Genkianidis
Age: 24
City: Athens
Profession: Fitness Trainer / Content Creator.
He was born and raised in Athens with his mother and older brother. He studied at TEFAA Komotini and has been a competitive swimmer. He is a fitness trainer but also works on TikTok. He loves running and extreme sports like kite surfing and snowboarding. He learned from his mother that one cannot win alone!
I am a Survivor: He comes to Survivor to experience it, and through his participation, he wants the world to know him, which will help him professionally.
Georgia Georgopoulou
Age: 50
City: Athens
Profession: Event Planner
She comes from Kopanaki, Messinia but lives in Athens. From a young age, she was involved in sports and has participated in gymnastics, track, and volleyball. The role of a mother is the most important in her life; she has two sons, 21 and 23 years old. She works in a climbing venue and organizes children’s parties. There is no goal she has not achieved until now, and her next goal is to travel with her van – which she built herself – across Europe.
I am a Survivor: She decided to enter Survivor thanks to her children who encouraged her to do it and support her a lot.
Giannis Grimanellis
Age: 31
City: Athens
Profession: Metal Welder
He is married and has two daughters, four and six years old. He works as a metal welder. In his life so far, he has understood that nothing is given to you, and you must work hard to achieve anything.
I am a Survivor: For him, Survivor is a life experience, and he believes he will win it. He will give his all in the game to succeed.
Phoebe Delikoura
Age: 27
City: Athens
Profession: Actress
She has roots from England and Greece and has studied Dramatic Art. Besides being an actress, she is a Fitness Instructor specializing in body pump programs and also teaches English. When she was 24 years old, she moved to Shanghai to work as an acting teacher – for her, it is the most extreme thing she has ever done. She is a vegetarian.
I am a Survivor: She wants to live the experience and challenges of Survivor and believes within herself that she can make it to the end.
Eleni Katsara
Age: 34
City: Thessaloniki
Profession: Fitness Trainer
She is from Metaxa, Kozani. From a young age, she was involved in sports. She is a graduate of TEFAA and a mother to a six-year-old girl. She spends her free time rollerblading, diving in water slides, and going to children’s parties with her daughter.
I am a Survivor: Survivor is a brand new experience for her that she wants to live and through it to prove what she can achieve.
Angeliki Katsini
Age: 36
City: Athens
Profession: Web TV Presenter / Sports Journalist
She studied sports journalism and has taken seminars on television presenting, voice acting, sport management, and radio production. She loves fitness, especially basketball, which she practiced for twelve years. Choosing this sport was probably not coincidental since her father is a former basketball player for Panathinaikos. She is a member of a theater group and has participated in a series of standalone episodes on television.
I am a Survivor: She comes to Survivor to toughen up, as she claims to be “pampered”.
Friday Kerasoti
Age: 22
City: Athens
Profession: Model
She comes from Patras and lives in Athens. She has three sisters, and she grew up in a very large family. She feels that she owes who she is as a person to her parents. Her mother means everything to her. Her dream was to become a nursery teacher, but modeling won her over. Fitness entered her life four years ago and is her ally for good mental health.
I am a Survivor: She enters the game because she believes that Survivor opens the road to a better future for her and her mother.
Gesthemane Koutouzoglou
Age: 36
City: Thessaloniki
Profession: Non-Commissioned Officer of Special Forces
She comes from Drama and comes from a large family as she has three siblings. Her everyday life is closely tied to the gym; previously, she had competed in women’s football teams. She is part of the army’s special forces, a position she achieved through many difficulties.
I am a Survivor: She is ready to meet every challenge of the survival game with persistence and competitiveness. After all, her life and profession have already made her a Survivor!
Ekaterina Lindvinova
Age: 26
City: Thessaloniki
Profession: TikToker / Actress
She comes from Moscow and has been involved in dance and ice skating from a young age. She came to Greece when she was 18 to study Dramatic Arts at Aristotle University in Thessaloniki. At the same time, she has a degree in Aesthetics and a black belt in karate. Love and the marriage proposal she received led her to the decision to stay permanently in Greece. She loves her cat, Miska.
I am a Survivor: She comes to Survivor to learn what it’s like to sleep in the jungle and because she wants to… lose weight.
Maria Lyberopoulou
Age: 23
City: Athens
Profession: Marketing Director
She started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of 5. With her team, she won the world championship in Norway in 2017. This event prompted her to start coaching alongside her studies in Economics. However, many injuries drained her, and at 19 she stopped. Her hobbies include fitness, shopping, and traveling to cosmopolitan destinations.
I am a Survivor: She comes to Survivor to see herself in a totally different environment than she is used to. She considers her participation the craziest thing she has done in her life.
Apóstolos Michail
Age: 30
City: Limassol / Cyprus
Profession: Content Creator
He was born, grew up, and permanently lives in Limassol, Cyprus. He studied Sports Science, was involved in CrossFit, bodybuilding, and is an excellent swimmer. Along the way, he discovered his passion for satire and comedy, which led him to TikTok. He enjoys creating humorous videos, commenting on, and satirizing anything that inspires him and seems funny. His friends encouraged him to work professionally in this field, and he wants to develop it and reach the top.
I am a Survivor: Participating in Survivor has been one of his biggest dreams, and he comes because he wants to stand out and show the world his potential.
Nino Nikolaidis
Age: 26
City: Athens
Profession: World Champion in Rowing
He comes from Volos and lives in Athens. He is a senior student at the Gymnastics Academy and a World Champion in Rowing. He started rowing in 2014 and stood out from the beginning. In early 2019, during preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, he suffered from overtraining and stopped. Besides rowing, he practices the martial art Muay Thai, tennis, swimming, and track. He enjoys reading books, cooking, writing rap lyrics, and spearfishing.
I am a Survivor: He comes to Survivor to test whether he can manage the behaviors of others and see if he can maintain his integrity in the tough conditions of the game.
Tasos Panas
Age: 38
City: Athens
Profession: Fitness Trainer
He graduated from a cosmetology school and worked in the profession for five years until sports won him over. He now works as a trainer. He was a boxing champion for five years, but now it is just a hobby for him. He has been married twice and has two daughters, one from each marriage. He enjoys spending time with his children, loves reading books, and playing padel.
I am a Survivor: He comes to Survivor because he felt that many coincidences brought him into the game. Through his participation, he wants to teach his daughters that the winner is not the first but the one who does not give up.
Viky Petinari
Age: 20
City: Kalamata
Profession: Model / Fitness Trainer
She has three sisters, one of whom is her twin. She studied aesthetics, but her great love is sports. She has won many accolades in track and has also played volleyball. At the same time, she has done several photo shoots as a model.
I am a Survivor: She can’t wait to step into the Survivor tracks and see herself winning.
Giannis Rigakis
Age: 39
City: Athens
Profession: DJ / Event Manager
He comes from Crete and lives in Athens. He has studied piano and works as a DJ and Event Manager. He has an excellent relationship with fitness. He has been involved in yoga, padel, beach volleyball, CrossFit, and capoeira, and has played football for four years and basketball for eight years. He is someone who likes to enjoy life.
I am a Survivor: He really wants to live the experience of Survivor, the detoxification, the competitions, teamwork, and connection with nature.
Angel Tsakas
Age: 32
City: Larissa
Profession: Dancer
He comes from Albania and came to Greece when he was 3 years old. He grew up and still lives in Larissa. He has a very good relationship with fitness. He does CrossFit and snowboarding, while his great love is dance, which he also pursues professionally. His specialty is “hip hop old school,” and he competes with his team in contests in America.
I am a Survivor: Survivor is a challenge for him; he has learned to fight for what he wants, and he will do the same now. He comes eager to live it and test his limits.
Panagiotis Tsakalakos
Age: 45
City: Athens
Profession: Music Composer / Singer
He was born and raised in New Jersey, and after completing his studies in Music, he returned to Greece. He is a music composer and singer. He is married, has a son who is two and a half years old, and is expecting his second child soon. When his son was born, he withdrew as a singer from well-known venues in Athens and worked at a marketing company to devote himself to raising him.
I am a Survivor: Survivor is his dream. He comes to live a unique experience that he believes will help him in the future.
Source: newsbomb.gr