Jerri Manthey

About Jerri Manthey

Jerri Manthey is an American actress and television personality who gained fame as a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback in 2000. She returned for Survivor: All-Stars in 2004 and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010, where she reached the final four. Her reality television career also included appearances on The Joe Schmo Show and The Surreal Life. Beyond television, she worked as a freelance private chef and event producer, and later launched a podcast focused on life and mental health.

In this interview

• Discusses her role on The Joe Schmo Show airing on Spike TV
• Reflects on being portrayed as 'the bitch' during her time on Survivor
• Acknowledges she gave editors plenty of material to work with on Survivor
• Jokes about the early morning interview time affecting her demeanor

“I kind of give them a lot of material”— Jerri Manthey, in this interview

Since this interview

Following her 2003 Joe Schmo Show appearance, Manthey returned to Survivor for Heroes vs. Villains in 2010, reaching the final four. She later transitioned to podcasting, launching 'Lessons from a Floating Unicorn' in 2021, and worked as VP Creative Director for the Healdsburg Wine & Food Experience from 2021 to 2022.