Billie Eilish Gets Survivor Shout-Outs On Show’s 50th Season

Billie Eilish has discovered a whole new fanbase since becoming a Survivor immunity idol on the show’s milestone fiftieth season. The ten-time Grammy winner, who sang about the CBS competition on her 2022 track titled TV, recently shared her excitement over the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol that debuted on Survivor fifty back in February. Survivor has always attracted celebrity fans, but having one of the biggest pop stars in the world become a literal game piece feels like a new level of collaboration. Have you ever watched a reality show and thought, “You know what this needs, a Grammy winner’s face on a magic trinket?”

Pop Star Finds Boomerang Idol Fame Surreal

Survivor fans who never paid attention to Billie Eilish before suddenly shout her name during tribal council, which she finds both surprising and incredible. The amount of people who have never complimented her on one thing in her life now approach her and say, I love you on Survivor, Bill. Survivor created a bizarre crossover where music fans and reality TV junkies finally share a common language, and that language is the Boomerang Idol.

The idol came to life when a contestant named Genevieve discovered it in the first episode, along with a letter written by Billie Eilish herself. Survivor players learned that the idol must be given to someone on another tribe, and if that person gets eliminated while holding it, the idol boomerangs back to the previous recipient. Survivor producers sent Billie Eilish a couple of ideas for the idol’s mechanics, and she personally chose the boomerang concept because it sounded fun.

Pop Star Collaborated On Every Idol Step

Jeff Probst, who has hosted Survivor since it premiered in the year 2000, explained that his team wrote out the clue, and Billie Eilish approved that as well. Survivor involved the pop star in every step of the process, from the idol’s design to the wording of the clue that sends players scrambling through the jungle. Probst called it really fun to collaborate with her, adding that she was enthusiastic about the whole thing, which probably made the production team’s day.

Billie Eilish now receives shout-outs from contestants and viewers alike, with people yelling her name during challenges and confessionals. Survivor has a history of featuring celebrity idols, but none have ever felt quite this integrated into the actual gameplay. A person has to wonder whether Billie Eilish will ever return the favor and write a song about Survivor that mentions the boomerang idol specifically.

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