Jeff Probst Reveals Why ‘White Lotus’ Creator Mike White Was Selected to Return to ‘Survivor’ | Jeff Probst, Mike White, Survivor | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Jeff Probst is giving new details about Mike White‘s return to Survivor.

If you didn’t know, The White Lotus creator was the runner-up on the 37th season of Survivor in 2018. This week, it was announced that he will be returning as a contestant on the upcoming 50th season of the reality competition show.

In a recent interview, longtime host Jeff revealed that Mike‘s casting on Survivor 50 was due to the producer’s persistence.

“Mike, after he finished playing, said, ‘I want to play again,’ and that was before White Lotus. Then White Lotus hit and I thought, ‘Well, he’ll never play again.’ But he kept texting and saying, ‘Look, I’m serious, if you ever do anything where you have returning players, I want to play again.’ So we’re happy to have Mike back,” Jeff told CBS.

Find out the other contestants that are participating in Survivor 50.