Paulie is a Sydney paramedic competing on Australian Survivor 2025 as part of the Brawn tribe. He’s able to keep calm and collected in tough situations, but he’s also a big fan of CrossFit. He could be a challenge beast to watch out for!
Paulie thinks his skills as a paramedic will help him socially, saying: “For my job, I must connect with people quickly and make them feel at ease. I’ve been doing this job for so long that the skills I’ve obtained from it are part of my everyday life and I think will help me on Australian Survivor.”
Paulie is one of 24 contestants fighting for the title of Sole Survivor on Brains v Brawn II, with the winner taking home a massive $500,000 cash prize. Not too shabby!
Read on to find out more about Australian Survivor 2025 cast mate Paul.
You might have seen Paulie on Ambulance Australia
While Australian Survivor is Paulie’s first competition reality show, he’s no stranger to the camera. Since he works as a paramedic, he joined the cast of Ambulance Australia in 2024 on Channel 10 alongside his partner Jason.
In one episode of Ambulance Australia, the pair rushed to the aid of a burn victim after a food stall cooker exploded.
“I reckon burns are one of the most painful injuries,” Paulie said. “The pain management, airway management, is essential.”
Paulie is a city boy
The one tough problem Paulie may face on the Australian Survivor beach is, well, sleeping rough. He’s a city boy through and through, and said he might struggle.
“I like my city stuff. I go on vacation, but I’ve never lived in an environment like this! I’ve slept on a beach a few times, sure that’s cute but this is going to be hard,” he said.
Paulie’s favourite Australian Survivor players are Feras Basal and Simon Mee
Paulie recently shared on Instagram that his two favourite players are Simon Mee and Australian Survivor 2024 winner Feras Basal, saying they were both “icons”.
Simon is a challenge beast, while Feras is known for his unorthodox strategy. Wonder if we’ll see an interesting combo of the two in Paulie? That would be incredible reality TV!
Did Paulie reach out to past Australian Survivor contestants for advice?
There are some true Australian Survivor icons out there, from King George Mladenov to sneaky Shonee Bowtell, so fans have been wondering if Paulie slid into anybody’s DM’s.
Turns out that Paulie wanted to make sure he played his own authentic game on Australian Survivor 2025, so he decided to shut out all the noise.
“I thought about [contacting past contestants], but then decided I didn’t want to go into the game with someone else’s strategy in my head,” he wrote on Instagram.
“I wanted to be the master of my destiny and run my own race. I wanted the experience to [be] completely my own. I’m glad I made this choice.”
Hmm, sounds promising! Maybe Paulie is going to go far… possibly all the way. Time will tell!
Australian Survivor 2025: Brain v Brawn II airs from February 17 on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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