Helena

Tribe(s): Lunda, Nguvu
Finish: 5/20
Days Lasted: 37

Helena is a contestant from *Survivor: The Congo*.

## Survivor: The Congo

Helena began *Survivor: The Congo* feeling isolated on the pink Lunda tribe. She eventually bonded with Alisha, Annaliese, Ashley, Catherine and Sophie due to their shared histories as models, which led to them forming The British Invasion alliance. When Lunda lost their first immunity challenge on Day 9, The British Invasion voted out Alex because they were a social threat and physical liability, which caused their ally Sukhvinder to isolate herself. The two tribes then met together for a surprise announcement on Day 12, where Sukhvinder elected to quit the game. A tribe switch occurred following her departure, where Helena remained on Lunda with Annaliese, Ashley, Sophie and Sue whilst being joined by Ilona and Lemon from the rival Bemba tribe. The original Lunda members held the majority on this new tribe, though it was clear to The British Invasion that Sue was going to work with Ilona and Lemon instead. Helena also considered herself the swing vote after hearing that she was the last person invited into The British Invasion. When the tribe lost their first immunity challenge on Day 18, The British Invasion told Helena to vote for Lemon but she worked with Ilona, Lemon and Sue to blindside Ashley. This group decided to vote for Annaliese when Lunda lost again, but Sue was voted out after Annaliese saved herself with a Hidden Immunity Idol.

When the tribes merged on Day 23, Helena was shunned by The British Invasion and lost Ilona and Lemon to The Maple Leaves. However, she was recruited by Aliza to form a voting faction that also included Erica, Estelle and Kari. At the first merged tribal council, The Maple Leaves voted for Catherine, The British Invasion voted for Estelle but The Faction eliminated Ilona. The women were thrilled their secret faction pulled off such a big move and planned on voting for Lemon next. However, The Maple Leaves worked with The British Invasion to form a new majority that eliminated The Faction's Estelle and Erica at the following two tribal councils. Despite being a trio at the Final Nine, Helena found an idol at the Day 30 immunity challenge. She shared this information with Aliza and Kari, who told her to play the idol because the majority were likely going to split their votes. However, Helena wasted her idol at because The British Invasion switched their vote at the last minute to eliminate Priyanka.

The Faction continued to be down in numbers, unbeknownst to them that Aliza had an idol and Vote Steal. Aliza told Helena and Kari to try and work with The British Invasion in order to understand their next target, which allowed them to find out it was Aliza. At tribal council, Helena and Kari voted for Aliza because they were confused by the logistics of this plan but they were negated by her idol. Aliza also stole Sophie's vote, which caused a 2-2 tie between Kari and Sophie. The Faction was spared at the revote because Alisha and Lemon switched their vote to eliminate Sophie. Helena hoped that she could convince her friend Lemon to permanently turn on The British Invasion and instead work with The Faction at the Final Seven, but she was threatened by Aliza's strong strategic game. Helena tried to appease Lemon by voting out Aliza when she failed to win individual immunity, and she was prepared to vote with Helena and Kari against Annaliese. At tribal council however, Kari switched her vote to Lemon at the last minute and caused her own elimination. This was the final nail in Helena's coffin as she was unanimously voted out at the Final Five. At the Final Tribal Council, Helena voted for Alisha to win the title of Sole Survivor because she empathised with her uphill battle to the end.

## Trivia

* Helena was shortlisted to compete on *Cloncurry*, but was ultimately not selected for the final cast.