Leilani Sen

Leilani Sen is a contestant from .
Leilani started the game on the Caleton tribe, where she was initially a target because of her perceived physical weakness in challenges. This perception led to Leilani being voted to swap over to the La Nena tribe, where she was able to survive thanks to multiple tribal immunity wins and a divide within La Nena that arose over suspicions that Ren Elvidge had a hidden immunity idol. Ultimately, through perceptions of her challenge weakness, lack of win equity, and bonds with original Caleton members, Leilani was able to get to the Final Tribal Council, where her lack of strategic acumen was heavily criticised by the jury; as a result, she was mostly overlooked and came joint second, only receiving the vote of Tinuke Oyediran to win the title of Sole Survivor.
==Profile==
Retrieved from bbc.co.uk
Age: 45
From: Hertford
Occupation: Barista and cleaner at a yoga studio
What made you want to be a contestant on Survivor? A friend saw the application and said I should apply, I was at a crossroads in my life and looking for a new direction so it came along at the perfect time.
What qualities did you think you'd bring to the game? Tongue in cheek humour, general immaturity and ignorant bliss mixed with lots of love, cuddles and unity.
How did you prepare yourself mentally and physically for taking part? I practice yoga and I go to the gym. I did struggle mentally to leave my son so I just had to take it day by day.
Did you have a strategy of how you were going to play the game? I haven't watched Survivor so I didn't realise there was a psychological aspect to the game. I thought it was just about living right on the beach and competing in physical challenges, so I had no game plan whatsoever!
How competitive are you? I didn't think I was competitive, my fella says different...
What kind of challenges were you most looking forward to? I thought I would be fine at the challenges but oh my god, they are on an insane level of difficulty.
How did you cope with living on a beach with no home comforts? I didn't mind at all living with no comfort, it's a beautifully simple existence which I have always wanted to experience and I'm very grateful for being given this opportunity. I will say though that your bum constantly hurts from sitting on trees, rocks and rolls of bamboo though!
How did you cope with the hunger? I imagined I would cope better with the hunger however with absolutely no other distractions its all-encompassing and every day you last your huger becomes more and more compounded. All you do is fantasise about food.
What did you learn from being on the show or what is the biggest takeaway? I learnt just how resilient and adaptable I am. My mental strength is super strong to be able to bear the pain of leaving my child at home during filming. I left Survivor a much more powerful woman.https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/survivor-uk-contestants#leilani
==Survivor==
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Challenge History=
Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="7" 	The Marooning 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Dead Weight 	Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	By Any Means 	Reward 	No 	 	
2 	The Raft and the Furious	Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Hot Pursuit 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Trench Run 	Reward 	No 	 	
4 	Discy Business 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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5 	rowspan="6" 	Sumo at Sea 	Reward 	No 	N/A
5 	High and Mighty 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
6 	Shoulder the Load 	Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Chain Reaction 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Cell Block Sea 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
8 	When It Rains 	Immunity 	No 	 	
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9 	rowspan="12" 	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction	Survivor Auction
9 	A Leg Up 	Immunity 	 	 	
10 	Last Gasp 	Immunity 	 	 	
11 	Shut Your Trap 	Reward 	No 	 	
11 	Get a Grip 	Immunity 	 	 	
12 	Hold Up 	Reward 	 	 	
12 	On the Ropes 	Immunity 	 	 	
13 	High Step Back 	Immunity 	 	 	
14 	Mud Run 	Reward 	 	 	
14 	Beam Me Up 	Immunity 	 	 	
15 	Pinball Wizard 	Immunity 	 	 	
16 	Hand on the Idol 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
|-|Voting History=
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Jury Votesfor Leilani	colspan="2" 	
 	 	
 In “Episode 4”, Caletón was subjected to a mock Tribal Council where the player they voted out was switched to the other tribe. Leilani ultimately received enough votes to be swapped to the other tribe.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
==Trivia==
* Leilani is the oldest member of the original Caletón tribe.
* Leilani is the first Survivor U.K. contestant to be sent to a different tribe in a mock vote.
* Leilani is the highest-placing woman on .
* Leilani is the first Survivor U.K. runner-up, along with Christopher Haul, to receive any jury votes.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Survivor U.K. (2023) Contestants
Category:Finalists
Category:Caletón Tribe
Category:Calena Tribe
Category:2nd Place
Category:Survivor (U.K.)
Category:Survivor (U.K.) Contestants
Category:Asian-English Contestants