“We’ve been hanging out for the last three months,” [SPOILER] tells EW.
After meeting and getting close throughout season 2, theSurvivoralum andChallengechampcontinued to see each other after Noel was eliminated.
“I wanted to see her, and I didn’t want to go home without a final goodbye.
Sebastian Noel.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
We had some fun there.
It was just the most amazing time, and we got to spend some quality time together.”
And they’ve continued to spend time together after getting back home.
Sebastian Noel, Desi Williams, Wes Bergmann, Alyssa Snider, Michaela Bradshaw, Cory Wharton, Chanelle Howell, Faysal Shafaat, Tori Deal, TJ Lavin, Michele Fitzgerald, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Tyler Crispen, Josh Martinez, Cassidy Clark, Chris Underwood.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
“She’s actually my neighbor in Miami,” Noel says.
“We’ve been hanging out for the last three months.
We’re not dating, we’re not a relationship.
Desi Williams, Wes Bergmann, Alyssa Snider, Michaela Bradshaw, Cory Wharton, Chris Underwood, Faysal Shafaat, Tori Deal, Michele Fitzgerald, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Tyler Crispen, Josh Martinez, Cassidy Clark, and Sebastian Noel.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
We don’t want to date.
We like each other, but we don’t need to date.
But we’ve been really good friends ever since and continued.
Sebastian Noel.Jonne Roriz/Paramount
We just hung out a couple of days ago, so it’s been awesome.
We’ll be together for a while.”
He also reveals that there was a lot more of their relationship that wasn’t shown onscreen this season.
“They’ve got cameras everywhere and they only show me completely drunk off my mind, saying whatever.
But we were actually super cute.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How are you feeling about your exit now that you’ve watched it on TV?
SEBASTIAN NOEL:I’m proud of myself.
I enjoyed every single second out there.
I love the game.
I did not want to go home.
They wantedSurvivorout so bad.
So when Chris got put in there, I had to throw names around like Cory.
It was kind of depressing.
Do you know exactly where those seven votes came from?
[Laughs] Yeah, everyone besidesSurvivor.
We voted as a whole.
That’s what was cool about beingSurvivorstrong is that we were actuallySurvivorstrong.
Every single time we needed to vote together, we did.
I said, “Let’s go.”
Tori turned to me and goes, “Get your game face on, it’s showtime.”
What was it like competing in that elimination?
I would 10 times out of 10 rather have a physical competition.
I like being physical.
I’m pretty smart, too.
That was just a weird one.
I thought I knew how to do it.
I won a similar challenge onSurvivor, so I thought I had it in the bag.
How long did it last?
The first round where we had to make the first barrel, I think that took probably 30 minutes.
Overall, maybe 40-45 minutes.
It took a lot of critical thinking.
We rearranged our barrels multiple times and that first round took forever.
Chris was getting close, he had a better straight line.
I think his was more even.
I think that was my downfall.
I couldn’t get a straight shot into the barrel.
At what point did you realize you were going to lose?
It’s going to go in eventually.
What was it like having the entire house cheering for you?
I don’t want to be selfish here, but they were.
Nobody said a word to Chris.
It was just me communicating with the entire cast, “Help me.”
It’s cool to see how much love was in the house for me.
What was your downfall that you attribute your exit to this season?
I think only having twoSurvivormales was my downfall.
That just really sucked.
Unfortunately, that was me.
I played a pretty good game all the way until the end.
Hopefully, next season we’ll have more than twoSurvivorguys.
Yeah, but I told Tori everything.
She didn’t relay that info to Cory.
I think he caught wind of it [another way], so it was safe with her.
I’m not mad that I threw his name out at all.
Nobody was targeting him.
Nobody wanted to make a big move.
I want this s— so bad.
And not only that, but all these guys are beasts.
I’m pretty strong, but I need to get my weight up.
I’m going to start running as much as possible.
And just training to be ready for anything.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
