Model David Genat has beaten barrister, Sharn Coombes to win Survivor: All Stars.
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But was he ever going to lose?
He told WHO after the win, ‘Winning All Stars was a dream come true, I’ve been such a big fan of the show! To get to play once is an honour but to play twice and be crowned Sole Survivor is incredible. I always held strong to the belief that I was going to play the game my way no matter what.’
The US-based father-of-three earned a landslide win, and his co-stars celebrated via Instagram.
Flick Egginton shared: ‘There was no one better to win All Stars then David Genat I am so happy someone so deserving has won All Stars. Best player ever! Much love Dave! So proud!’
Abbey Holmes gushed: ‘The best !!!! So proud of this guy’, while Brooke Jowett joked: ‘Hating on you is one of my fondest memories DG. There is no one I’d rather lose to. Forever proud of you & love you to bits David Genat. PS can I borrow 5 bucks?’
When asked by the Survivor jury why he should win over Sharn, David was convincing. ‘I think I played a better game,’ he said confidently.
‘And I was the idol king. I kept two idols in the game for 19 days without having to play one. I had you play an idol for me at the start of the game. I had Mat play an idol for Jacqui. I played an idol for my main man, Tarzan. But at no point during the game did I actually need to play an idol for myself. I managed to use my social game and my important relationships to help me get to the end.’
After Jonathan LaPaglia announced David the winner of the $500,000 prize money, and the coveted title, David’s eye teared up.
‘It was kind of a dream come true to come back here to play All Stars. I love this game. I love being a part of the game. I love the opportunity that I got to play it, not once but twice. I came into this game with a pretty specific game plan, and that was to make very unlikely alliances.
‘I feel really emotional, actually… I think everyone gave their heart and soul for this game, and I felt like I did the same. So, to be able to sit here as the Sole Survivor is a dream come true. And it’s a dream come true in front of my family and in front of people that are genuinely close friends of mine. And I know out on the beach, we go hard and we go against each other, but this is a second family for me right here. And I just… I’m just so appreciative I just can’t even put it into words.’