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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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