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‘Survivor’ Stars Set the Record Straight After Kamilla Karthigesu’s Showmance Chat
What To Know
- Kamilla Karthigesu competed on Survivor 48 and will return for Survivor 50.
- Kamilla teased that a showmance between two Survivor 48 castaways was completely edited out of the final broadcast.
- Mitch Guerra has confirmed that he and Sai Hughley were never a showmance.
UPDATE (February 27, 1:22 PM ET): Mitch Guerra has confirmed that he and Sai Hughley were never romantically involved. He posted on Instagram, “The Survivor 50 cast sat down to talk showmances… and in true Kamilla fashion, she made sure someone else was getting thrown under the bus. 🚎😂 Shoutout to Swooon for collecting ALL the Season 48 secrets because somehow this didn’t even come out during our exit press.
“All is fair in love & Survivor… and the best way to flirt is clearly writing someone’s name down THREE times at Tribal 😌🔥 We aren’t even back out on the beach and Kamilla is already tossing us into oncoming traffic. For the record… NO, this isn’t actually true!! 😅 Happy Survivor 50!! 🏝️🔥”
Sai commented, “This has absolutely made my day and ruined it at the same time. @bacheloretteabc I hope the offer is still on the table even with this new leaked info.”
Kamilla Karthigesu also commented, “Ok ok ok not this revisionist history. WE ALL KNOW THIS WAS REAL. the only two single people at the merge???”
ORIGINAL: When Swooon asked Survivor 50 star Kamilla Karthigesu her showmance hot take, she did not disappoint. Instead of giving an opinion on the real-life love formed on reality TV, she let us in on a little-known secret about her first season in Fiji.
According to Kamilla, there was a Survivor 48 showmance that didn’t make the final edit of the season. While she wasn’t personally involved, she claimed the showmance involved one of her own Civa tribemates, Mitch Guerra.
At the Survivor 50 premiere, Kamilla told Swooon, “I just need everyone to know that we had a showmance on Survivor 48 and that was Mitch and Sai [Hughley].” For those who tuned in to that season, this tea is piping hot, as there wasn’t even a whiff of a connection between Mitch and Sai onscreen. In fact, many saw a bit of a rivalry between the two castaways.
According to Kamilla, this is because the duo’s romantic connection didn’t make it into the final cut. “They completely edited it out of the show,” she explained. “But Mitch and Sai were definitely a showmance.”
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Neither Mitch nor Sai has confirmed that they had a romantic connection on Season 48, but Sai did leave a clue for her Instagram followers about their alleged showmance on March 24, 2025. Posting a picture with Mitch at the Civa camp after the tribe swap, Sai wrote, “The worst Hinge date ever, he wouldn’t stop talking about Survivor 🥴 Tune in Wednesday to @survivorcbs to see how this date ends.”
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At this point, it’s clear that Mitch and Sai did not continue their speculated showmance after their season ended. That being said, the two appear to be on good terms today, both following each other on social media and appearing in group pictures together from time to time.
Survivor fans, were you as shocked about this showmance reveal as we were? Sound off in the comments below!
Survivor, Season 50, Wednesdays at 8/7c, CBS
