Bryony Cawthley

**Bryony Cawthley** is a contestant from Survivor: South Africa.

Right at the start of the game, Bryony found herself in the minority alliance with Jasper Arroyo and Irene Walker. After losing the first immunity challenge, the majority alliance decided to vote out Bryony due to her being a challenge liability and annoying, becoming the first boot of the season.

## Profile

**Name (Age):** Bryony Cawthley (23)

**Current Residence:** Vashon, WA

**Occupation:** Counterculture Commune Partner

**Interview:** Hello, my name is Bryony Cawthley, I am twenty three and I am a counterculture commune partner from beautiful Vashon Island, Washington. (cut) \*giggles\* A counterculture commune partner is basically someone who lives on a commune or a cooperative. Some people call us "hippies", I mean, I don't mind the term, some people really don't like it though. (cut) I was actually born on the commune, yeah, my parents were looking for something different, somewhere with people with the same views as them. (cut) The commune's totally self-sufficient, amazingly. We pump our own water, grow our own food. We're on the Puget Sound too, so we harvest oysters and clams as well. It's actually great training for Survivor \*laughs\*. I'm a Sagittarius, which means the astral field granted me exceptional social skills. I don't have a ton of experience with people outside the commune - I did go to college, so it's not like my first time in the outside world - but I am nervous that I might not be on the same wavelength as the others here. I've been told it takes some time getting used to my spirit...hopefully they don't vote me off before they get use to it. \*nervous laughter\* (cut) I am so excited to be in South Africa. This is like the cradle of humanity and I can feel the energy in this land \*closes her eyes and breathes in deeply before opening them again\* It's stirring inside of me. (cut) Strategy...yeesh that's kind of scary word. Some people want to be really cutthroat but that's not me. I feel if everyone could just work together the world will be a better place. But, I mean, if that's what it takes to win I guess I could try, (exasperatedly) I just don't know if I can be that without defiling my soul. (cut) I've been a fan of Survivor for...five years. I started in college, one of my roommates suggested it to me, because it was kinda what life was like on the commune. I didn't like it at first, because of the cutthroaty-ness, but I like the focus on survival and how the show reveals a person's innermost persona. It's very beautiful in a way. Oh look at me, now I'm getting sappy. Sorry about that. \*giggles\*.

## Survivor: South Africa

When Byrony entered the game, she discovered the theme was Fans vs. Favorites, where previous contestants would be playing against fans. Right from the get-go, Byrony began working on the camp with Jasper Arroyo. What Byrony did not know was that Grayson Dane was forming an alliance, leaving Byrony, Jasper, and Irene Walker on the outs.

At the first immunity challenge, the Fans lost to the Favorites. Back at camp, Byrony was approached by Irene who stated that her, Byrony, and Jasper were in the minority alliance. She then suggested to target Emmanuel Franco for possibly becoming a threat later on in the game. Grayson, the leader of his newfound alliance, ordered them to target Byrony because of her annoyance. At tribal council, Grayson's troops did as he said, and Byrony was eliminated in a 7-3 vote, making her the first boot of the season.

### Voting History

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## Trivia

* Byrony is the first female to place 20th.