Mike White is finally being given another chance to compete on Survivor !

The 55-year-old creator of The White Lotus was the runner-up of season 37 of Survivor . Now, he’s back for season 50 of the reality competition show and host Jeff Probst is thrilled for his return.

The host of the long-running reality show is revealing why he’s excited to have Mike back on the show after all these years.

Mike has spent the years since he nearly won Survivor asking for another shot on the show and it seems like it finally worked out! Jeff spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about why he decided to let Mike come back to the island and how it feels to have him play again.

“He’s arguably the single best storyteller we’ve ever had on Survivor ,” Jeff said of the filmma

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