Lisa Whelchel - Survivor

You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have... a "Survivor" contestant?


Children of the ‘80s will remember Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, the spoiled blond who drove her roommates crazy for nine seasons on “Facts of Life.” In recent years, the former sitcom star has garnered headlines as the result of her, shall we say, creative approach to child discipline, but now Whelchel’s back in the news for a surprising new reason: CBS announced Monday that she’d be among the 18 castaways vying for a million-dollar prize on the upcoming season of “Survivor: Philippines."
Known for her perfectly coiffed hair and frequent clashes with tough girl Jo Polniaczek, Blair was hardly the type to rough it – which makes Whelchel’s upcoming stint as a castaway all the more intriguing. Will Blair Warner eat rats? Now that would be something.

Whelchel, an avid “Survivor” fan, describes being cast on the show as the fulfillment of a “longtime desire,” but that doesn’t mean it was much fun. On her website, she describes her days on the island as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life” and compared them to childbirth. “I may need to put a few years behind me and some perspective in front of me before I would ever consider doing it again,” Whelchel wrote.

She’ll be joined on the island by several other famous-ish faces, including former professional baseball MPV Jeff Kent and two beauty pageant winners, though, sadly, none of her “Facts of Life” cast mates.

Whelchel can now add “reality star” to a long and rather eclectic resume. While “The Facts of Life” was still on the air, the actress recorded a Christian pop album, “All Because of You.” Since the show went off the air in 1988, she’s made a name for herself as a speaker and author of 10 books about religion and child-rearing – including one called “Creative Correction: Extraordinary Ideas for Everyday Discipline,” in which she advocates “hot saucing” as a way of punishing disobedient kids.

To find out whether Whelchel has really learned the facts of life – rimshot! – tune in to “Survivor: Philippines” when it premieres Sept. 19.

Cool. I think, I'm gonna watch Survivor this year. Lisa Whelchel is one of my favorite actress. I'm gonna see, what other famous is going be in Survivor.

oh wow!

I've got one of her books . She is a good author. Lets see how she does on Survivor.

Just off the top of my head, here are my picks for the best players this season.

ROBERT! I'M TELLIN!......LISA!!!!!! Get that pan out!!

Gin wrote:

ROBERT! I'M TELLIN!......LISA!!!!!! Get that pan out!!

In honor of Lisa...... to ROBERT. Misti puts some chalk on her hands so she has a firm grip, narrows her eyes at him, and brings on the pain...

I count twenty. That may be a new record.

WOW Misti, that was rough. I don't think he can see Fife now when he looks in the mirror. He!! he!!

Nope, now I bear a striking resemblance to Rock Hudson.

Gees, Rob, do yo have bruises?

Stop that! STOP THAT!!

Its okay...you will be fine soon.

I've always been a fast healer.

I don't think celebrities should be on Survivor unless they do an a Survivor Celebrity edition where they are all famous and have to give their winning to charity. I think that would be awesome.

Yeah..I agree.They really don't need the money...

I bet they get requests for a celebrity edition all the time. Myabe if they get enough requests, they will do it!

MattLabMyLove wrote:

I bet they get requests for a celebrity edition all the time. Myabe if they get enough requests, they will do it!

Lisa wrote:

Gin wrote:

WOW Misti, that was rough. I don't think he can see Fife now when he looks in the mirror. He!! he!!

Wow is right! All I was going to post was



But then I had decided that it wouldn't be polite to come and post



when I hadn't been on the board very much lately. But



would still have been a lot less than twenty pans or so. Thanks for the help, Misti, since I didn't have a



in here.



Marilyn, we're pros. We don't leave bruises.

You're welcome, Lisa! At least I know who I am hoping will be voted off first; the bimbos!
ETA: But not Lisa! I am curious to see how she does; although I'll bet a lot of the players won't recognize her. That was before their time.

Male wise, this is the most unattractive cast they ever had, lol.