Nash thinks the Australian Survivor cast need to shake things up: 'Scared to play the game'

Nash Gendo entered Australian Survivor 2025 with guns blazing, setting the tone by strutting into the very first Tribal Council with an Immunity Idol draped around his neck.

However, his no-holds-barred strategy failed to pay off, and Nash was eliminated in an almost unanimous vote during the Tribal, which aired on February 23.

Despite his bold gameplay and confident attitude being his downfall, Nash told Chattr that he doesn’t regret his approach and believes his fellow castaways need to spice things up.

“I think kicking back and seeing how far you can get, then to start playing the game, is a boring move,” he said.

“Obviously, you want to get the furthest and win the show, but sometimes blindsides exist, and if you haven’t made an impact and you make the final, then what makes you think people are going to vote for you?”

Nash explained that he entered Survivor with a “go hard or go home” mindset, which did ultimately see him get his torch snuffed. However, he thinks some other players are scared to make big moves.

“I decided to be myself and be confident on the Brawn tribe. I’m playing with heavy-duty athletic players, so I thought, ‘You know what? I can play this game’. Bring it on. Let’s do this. Let’s see who’s willing to take risks, make moves, and play a fun, exciting, and dangerous game.”

“But I think most of my team were pretty scared to play the game from early on because they weren’t expecting to play it right from the start.”

Nash knew that being on the Brawn team meant he had to play hard from the start

Australian Survivor 2025 has two tribes; Brains, which has an intellectual player cast, and Brawn, which comprises of physically fit players.

Prior to the Merge, which happens mid-way through the season, the Tribes compete together to secure either a reward or immunity for their team. Once the two teams come together, contestants compete individually for the same advantages.

Among the 2025 Brawn team is an Olympic athlete, a firefighter, a paramedic, and a powerlifter. Nash said that knowing the calibre of strength that was in his Tribe, he needed to adopt a daring strategy to help him make it to Merge.

Does Nash regret playing his Immunity Idol the way he did?

Episode 1 of Australian Survivor 2025 was a doozy, largely due to Nash finding an Idol in the first five minutes and then proudly wearing it around his neck.

In past seasons, Survivor players have generally tended to keep their Idols secret and use them to blindside other players at Tribal. However, Nash did the exact opposite and ended up using his Idol at the first elimination ceremony. Looking back at the bold move, Nash said he still doesn’t regret saving it for later in the game.

“The Idol move was a spur-of-the-moment decision. I thought, ‘Let’s do something different. Let’s see who’s going to want to play with me. Let’s see who’s not scared. Let’s see who’s ready to make bold moves.’