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January 5 , 2008: CBS eventually gets around
to putting up their Survivor: Micronesia site,
which includes Cirie's marginally updated bio (below):
"Cirie SURVIVOR: PANAMA - EXILE ISLAND
Age: 37
Home Town: Norwalk, CT
Occupation: O.R. Coordinating Nurse
Cirie Fields was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey with
her sisters Karla, Cicely, and brother Kenneth. She attended
St. Francis Nursing School in New Castle, Pennsylvania, where
she obtained her nursing degree. She currently works as the clinical
coordinator for Norwalk Hospitals Operating Room. Her previous
occupations include surgical technician, home health aid, working
at a candy factory and telemarketing. Fields' proudest accomplishment
was becoming a nurse. Her mother is her hero because she has
overcome many adversities and managed to raise six kids with
nothing and taught them many life skills.
Fields loves to swim. Her favorite sports include running and
working with a personal trainer. She loves amusement park rides
and watching television. She describes herself as funny, charismatic
and compassionate. She believes she will be a useful member of
the tribe because she is very strong. Fields' skills include
the ability to fish, cook and do some carpentry. She believes
she will be the Ultimate Survivor because people love her cute,
smiling personality. Her primary motivation for being on the
show is to win and to change her family's life. She is proud
of the fact that she was disciplined enough to lose 30 pounds
once she learned she would be a castaway on Survivor: Micronesia.
Fields currently resides in Norwalk, Connecticut. She is married
to Clarencio and has three sons (John, Jamie and Jared) from
a previous marriage. They have one dog, Sam. Her birth date is
July 18, 1970."
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January 3, 2008: Entertainment
Weekly (mostly Dalton Ross) handles the cast-release chores
for Survivor: Micronesia. Included is Cirie's pre-show interview
and Probst's comments:
"THE RETURNING FAVORITES: CIRIE FIELDS
AGE: 37
SEASON: Survivor: Panama
CIRIE SAYS: ''If I go before Jonny Fairplay, something is really
wrong. Nothing against Jonny, but damn!''
JEFF PROBST SAYS: "Cirie represents the kind of people I
love to see on the show. You look at Cirie and you think, 'How
are you going to survive? You don't have the tools, you don't
come from this background, you're not physically fit enough.'
But there's more to this game than that. My hunch is Cirie played
a very good game the first time, and I expect her to play an
even better game the second time."
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| Date,
source |
| January 26, 2006 |
| Click
here to watch the full 45-min video at CBS2 Chicago |
January 26, 2006: CBSNews video of
a pre-game press roundtable discussion about Cirie, led by
Jeff Probst, with Mara Reinstein (US Weekly), Paul Adler (TV
Guide channel), Shawna Malcom (TV Guide), Dalton Ross (EW),
Jarett Wieselman (In Touch). Transcript:
 Jeff
Probst: Let's talk about Cirie, one of my
all-time, already, favorite Survivor contestants.
Cirie (pre-game interview): I'm
Cirie, I'm 35 years old, I'm married. I am a registered
nurse.
Shawna Malcom: She's just effervescent.
She has so much energy. She walks into a room
and it just lights up. And her enthusiasm for
the game is incredible. I couldn't believe, you
know, she's so excited to be here.
Paul Adler: And man, does
she have the hots for you, Jeff. Whoo! She
went on and on.
Jeff Probst: You know what
I like about Cirie is that, for me, she represents
every person who's ever been at home and said,
'Gah, you know I'd like to do Survivor.' But
never get up off the couch.
Cirie (pre-game interview): My
life is boring! I just, uh, work, come home
and take care of the kids and watch TV. I do!
I'm sorry! That is really all I do.
Jeff Probst: Cirie is the
most unlikely candidate to ever make it on
the show, but she did. She applied, and her
personality and enthusiasm won us over, and
she's on. How well will she do? I actually
think she'll do all right.
Shawna Malcom: I think so
too, because she showed determination. You
know, she was told she had to lose weight,
in order to be on the show, and she did it.
She stuck to it. She started working out, and
changed her diet, and she looks great.
Jeff Probst: I'm hoping that
when you guys have met her, that a little bit
of the nervousness is gone. Is it?
Jarett Wieselman: It was, it definitely
was. She was very excited, and like ready to go.
I think the thing with Cirie, that will get her
far in the game, is that she can sort of take on
that motherly figure.
Cirie (pre-game, still): I
want to be... everything to this group. I want
to be like the hot mama, want to be the hot
nurse, I want to be the hot cook. I just want
to be hot, really!
Jarett Wieselman: She even
admits herself that she's not gonna be great
at the challenges. But you know, when it comes
to the mental stuff, she's ready. I mean she's
very intelligent. She knows what she's doing,
having raised you know, three kids, like she
can keep people in line, she can let 'em do
what she wants. If she can align herself with
some stronger people who will bring her further
in terms of competition, I think she has a
really good chance.
Mara Reinstein: The other women
I asked about, I mean, when I asked them about
Cirie, this came out right away, that they could
just tell that she has a great personality and
would be fun to have around. That's just total
body language, and not even talking to her.
Dalton Ross: Yeah, you've
got to play what card you have and I think
that's her card. And so she's gotta play that
card. And you know, like, 'I've got to make
connections somehow with these people, so if
I'm not holding up my end in the challenge,
I can give them another reason to keep me around.'
Paul Adler: She's also a nurse,
so that caregiver role, that really worked
for Margaret, a short time. And that really
worked for Margaret in Guatemala, you know,
being able to take care of people who are new
to their environment, and were hurt, and sick.
Jeff Probst: Well, Cirie seems
to have, and you kind of hit on it, that, that
quality that you can't manufacture, which is
true likeability. You just like her. And you
actually would probably get rid of somebody
else, just 'cause you like Cirie. Whereas so
many other times in this game, you're getting
rid of somebody 'cause they're too likeable,
meaning, they might win this game. But there's
not a true, soulful, I just like you. I like
what you represent. I think people want Cirie
to succeed. I think the audience is really
gonna pull for her.
Paul Adler: She'll be very happy
to hear you like her, Jeff. She went on and on....
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January 22, 2006: Transcript of Cirie-specific
footage from the TV Guide Channel " Survivor: Panama
- Exile Island Preview" (featuring pre-game contestant
interviews and Jeff Probst comments from circa Ep1):
"Danni Boatwright: Operating room
nurse Cirie will be living a very different life in Panama
than she does in her hometown, Jersey City.
Cirie (pre-game interview): I'm a
couch potato. And I wanted to do some things before
I got too old. I love this show, I want to just challenge
myself, and see how far I can make it. I think I can
win.
Jeff Probst: Cirie represents
everybody who's ever sat at home and said, 'I could
do that!' But they never got up off the couch.
Cirie got up off the couch, and she's on the show.
And I think her little bubbliness is probably a
bit of a mask for a player underneath, who might
be better than we think.
Cirie (pre-game interview): I'm cute and funny, but... [mock
threatening stare] Don't play. [laughs]."
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| Date,
source |
| January 10, 2006 |
| Prentiss Findlay,
for the Charleston (SC) Post
and Courier |
January 10, 2006: Local press actually interview
one of Cirie's coworkers, rather than running verbatim AP copy:
"Walterboro nurse earns chance to be 'Survivor'
Cirie Fields, an operating room nurse from
Walterboro, will be in a national TV spotlight when the 12th
edition of Survivor debuts at 9 p.m. Feb. 2 on WCSC-TV.
On Monday, CBS announced the 16 new contestants
on the show, including Fields, 35, and Ruth Marie Milliman, 48,
of Greenville, director of retail leasing at a shopping center.
Ann Jonason, director of nursing at
Colleton Medical Center, described Fields as an excellent nurse
and a delightful person with a big smile. 'We're thrilled about
it. We didn't know she was so talented,' Jonason said.
Fields and her husband, Clarencio, recently
married, and she has three children from a previous marriage,
according to the show's Web site.
Contestants are not allowed to talk, even with
family, about what happens to them on the show until after their
fate on the program is publicly known. 'It's all top secret,'
Jonason said.
Fields will be competing as a member of one
of four tribes - Older Men, Older Women, Younger Men and Younger
Women - in the show dubbed Survivor: Panama - Exile Island.
At least one castaway each episode will be
banished to Exile Island, which is miles away from camp. While
being separated from the tribe is not desirable, the castaways
will learn that there is a hidden immunity idol somewhere on
Exile Island. If found, this immunity idol could save an individual
from being voted out at a future Tribal Council.
Fields is not the first South Carolina woman
to compete on Survivor. JoAnna Ward of Orangeburg was
a contestant in Survivor: The Amazon in 2003."
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January 9, 2006: Officially
revealed as a contestant on Survivor: Panama - Exile Island on
the Early Show.
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Cirie's bio, from the CBS Survivor:
Panama site:
Cirie Fields
was born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey.
She attended St. Francis Nursing School in New
Castle, Pennsylvania, where she earned her nursing
degree. She currently works as an operating room
nurse. Her previous occupations include surgical
technician, home health aid, working at a candy
factory and telemarketing. Fields' proudest accomplishment
was becoming a nurse. Her mother is her hero because
she raised six kids with nothing and taught her
kids many life skills.
Fields swims regularly. Her favorite sports include
running and working with a personal trainer. She
loves amusement park rides and watching television.
She describes herself as funny, charismatic and
compassionate. She believes she will be a useful
member of the tribe because she is very strong.
Fields' skills include the ability to fish, cook
and do some carpentry. She believes she will be
the Sole Survivor because people love her cute,
smiling personality. Her primary motivation for
being on the show is to win and to change her family's
life. She is proud of the fact that she was disciplined
enough to lose 30 pounds once she learned she would
be a castaway on the show.
Fields currently resides in Walterboro, South Carolina.
She recently married Clarencio and has three sons
from a previous marriage. They have one dog, Sam.
Her birth date is July 18, 1970. |
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January 7, 2006: MayanSun from
SurvivorFever.net reports receiving a tip that Cirie was the
long-rumored African-American nurse ChillOne mentioned as a Survivor:
Panama - Exile Island contestant. See also SurvivorFever's contestant
page for Cirie.
"I've been working on a tip about the African American nurse.
Having a hard time finding out much but I'll throw the name out
there just in case....
I think it might be Cirie Tiffany Fields. She's
about 35 years old. She's married, a traveling surgical nurse.
Holds nursing licenses in several states (an agency probably
sends her out on temporary nursing jobs, very nice pay for those
types of jobs).
She's supposedly a big reality tv fan and had always talked about
trying out for the show.
I was told that she worked out all summer and practiced swimming
techniques, was away during the filming timeframe, returned thinner
but claimed to have been taking care of her ill mother. (No other
confirmation if she was gone during filming).
"She has a colorful personality and is sure to make it interesting."
I had checked for domain registerations and there was never one
registered. Bianca checked today and she apparently registered
www.ciriefields.com on Jan 7th."
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| Date,
source |
| Dec. 2005 - Jan. 2006 |
| S12
contestant thread, Survivor Sucks |
| ChillOne's
spoiler thread, Survivor Sucks |
December, 2005 - January, 2006: A rough outline
of Cirie-related contestant rumors and research done in the
S12 contestant thread and ChillOne's spoiler thread at Survivor
Sucks:
- On November 28th, 2005, ChillOne starts
the wheels turning with this sentence: "The african
american girl, military guy, rasta chick,
and asian dude go ... into the game." (edited
in deference to spoiler-phobic sensibilities).
- December 5th , 2005 - An update from ChillOne: "Black
Girl ... a nurse."
There are a number of other updates, but since they all contain
game-specific spoilers, we'll just point you to the thread itself
(link, above right), if you want to read more. |
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