I'm on the new Survivor – friends were so worried about me they called the police | The Sun

A CONTESTANT on the rebooted series of Survivor on BBC One has revealed his loved ones were so worried about him they "called the police".

Joel Dommett's new version of the legendary noughties reality game show requires the players to have zero contact with the outside world.

Participants in the gruelling competition, are flown to a paradise island in the Dominican Republic.

18 people compete in some of the most difficult physical and psychological tests ever,

And to make things even more harder, they have no access to essentials like clothes and a toothbrush, let alone a means of communication with friends and relatives.

Shai, a finance risk manager, had only told his brother about the show.

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But thankfully his family reached out to his brother and he "downplayed" where Shai was.

However the rest of his friends were very worried when he just "disappeared".

His pals didn't know where he was, and some even called his work place to make sure he was still alive.

"When I left, we weren’t allowed to tell anyone, so I didn’t," Shai told Metro.co.uk

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"One of my friends called the police, being like 'Where is he?'

Shai admitted that the next time he has a similar encounter, he will make an excuse like "I'm climbing Mount Everest."

He continued: "So it was fun, but communication with my family and stuff was another thing I particularly missed, because obviously now I always have my phone with me and I work in a finance job, so I’m always on the phone constantly typing, and when you take it away, it’s harder than you realise.

"Contact with home is crazy important."

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