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Two Australian Survivor contestants sent packing

This game is savage. Two contestants were sent packing on the latest Australian Survivor — and it was a particularly harsh exit for one.

Australian Survivor contestant Simon Black is out of the game (Australian Survivor)

Evicted Australian Survivor contestant Simon Black shed 8.6kgs during his 42 days in the game, leaving him the skinniest he’d been since he was 18.

Former AFL player Black, 40, was shown stripping off for a weigh-in after being eliminated in Tuesday night’s episode, in scenes saved for his jury villa package.

Simon Black surveys his weight loss.
Simon Black surveys his weight loss.
Simon before entering the game. Picture: Nigel Wright
Simon before entering the game. Picture: Nigel Wright

“Holy s**t, what’s happened to me? I’m like a praying mantis,” the Brownlow medal-winner said as he stepped on the scales to discover his weight had plummeted from 82.9kgs to 74.3kgs during his time on the show.

“I’ve not weighed that since I was 18, that’s shocking,” he said.

Also evicted last night — Daisy Richardson, who memorably described herself as resembling a “string of pelican s**t” as she surveyed her body in the mirror for the first time.

Daisy checks out how her body's changed.
Daisy checks out how her body's changed.
Richardson earlier in the season.
Richardson earlier in the season.

Black scored perhaps the rawest deal this season on Tuesday’s episode, clawing his way back into the game — only to be immediately voted out by his tribemates.

He was initially sent packing by his tribe at Monday night’s tribal council, joining contender Richardson on ‘Exile Beach’ — a remote location without any of the basic comforts (shelter, fire) contestants had set up during their 40-odd days in the game.

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Daisy had described her first night alone at Exile as the worst night of her life, so was grateful to see Simon join her — but also nervous, given the two would be competing in a challenge to rejoin the game.

Simon beat Daisy in the intense challenge, which involved precariously balancing discs on top of each other using a long pole.

Daisy finally says goodbye to the game for good.
Daisy finally says goodbye to the game for good.

An emotional Daisy said that her three days on Exile Beach had “proved that I can do anything,” as she bid a final farewell to the game.

She wouldn’t have to wait long to see Simon again: At the very next tribal council, every other member of the tribe voted to eliminate him from the game for good.

Simon Black at Tribal Council.
Simon Black at Tribal Council.

The sporting legend winced as he discussed his second defeat.

“I haven’t competed for a long time, and … I hate losing. Coming back from Exile, I was really hopeful to sway some people’s minds and convince them not to vote for me … It didn’t go my way,” he said.

There are now six contestants left on Australian Survivor, with only eight days of gameplay still to go before one hopeful is crowned sole Survivor and awarded $500,000 cash.

And then there were six, L-R: Pia, Janine, Harry, Abbey, Luke and Baden.
And then there were six, L-R: Pia, Janine, Harry, Abbey, Luke and Baden.

Australian Survivor continues 7:30pm Monday and Tuesday next week on Ten.

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