But while fans gear up for the new season, speculation about Survivor 49 has already begun, and the internet wants some insights into the season’s casting. One name, in particular, had fans buzzing—a celebrity who has publicly shared his love for the show and whose conveniently timed break in his tour schedule fueled theories he might be heading to the island.

The host and executive producer talked with Parade on set mere minutes after one of the most contentious first Tribal Councils in the show's history.

W hen Survivor premiered in the summer of 2000, Jeff Probst had no idea that the show would be chugging along nearly a quarter century later. Now, more than 700 castaways and doze