A cause of death was not disclosed.
“Every interaction I had with her over the years was lovely.
She would always greet you with a smile on her face and joy in her heart.
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Im honored that our paths got to cross.”
News of Christopher’s death first broke on Friday, with multipleSurvivorplayers sharing tributes to her on social media.
“We will always smile when we think of Sonja Christopher.
RIP to a legend.”
“Today, the legend herself Sonja Christopher of Season One passed away,” Wilcox wrote.
“I had the pleasure of meeting her on Christmas.
She had so much spunk + love forSurvivorand what the show brought to her life.
I hope youre singing + playing your heart out somewhere beautiful, Sonja.”
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Christopher competed onSurvivorjust three years after battling invasive breast cancer.
“I was newly recovering from breast cancer treatment.
After she struggled in the first challenge, the Tagi tribe voted her out on day three.
“I had mixed feelings, that’s for sure,” Christopher toldEWabout her exit 20 years later.
Someone once asked me if I thought my being voted off early was due to ageism.
And I said, ‘Oh, no.’
And you know why is because I had no concept of ageism.
I was always good at sports and very active physically.
I just didn’t realize I was, to some of these people, an old lady.”
In 2017, Christopher revealed that she was stillSurvivor’s biggest fan ina video shared on social media.
I hope they don’t vote me off."
