SURVIVOR Host: If you're just joining us, we're chatting live with Survivor Jeanne Hebert. We'll get to as many of your questions as we can. Let's get started! Hey Jeanne! How's it going?
Jeanne: Great! I'm having a lot of fun in New York City!

MissCleo: Hey, Jeanne, sorry to see you go last night. Were you surprised at how easily Heidi could turn on you?
Jeanne: I was not surprised that Heidi turned on me. I sensed that she felt uncomfortable being around me. I may have been a little intimidating, and the way she acted in camp before Tribal Council...I had my suspicions.

holymoly: Jeanne, why did you go on SURVIVOR?
Jeanne: I decided to go on SURVIVOR for the challenge. I tried out for Thailand; I was a runner up, and my children were actually pushing me to try again. I went on it for the adventure and the challenge, and that's what really enticed me.

Daniel: What was your strategy [going into the game]?
Jeanne: My strategy was to work hard, work some long hours and days, play the game from a distance and not in a leadership role, and be nurturing. Kind of the "mom" figure.

fred: Jeanne, Did you find it funny that Jenna's spilling the beans about your tribe caused Dave to pick Heidi?
Jeanne: I did find it strange that Jenna was spilling the beans, because she actually put our tribe at a disadvantage. Dave knew all the secrets of our tribe. He played it smart and didn't give any more information than he had to, and she was a little loose-lipped.

seawater: Hi Jean, How impressed were you about the guys' camp? Did they still have the Coke-filled refrigerator?
Jeanne: I was very impressed when I saw the guys' camp, and I was very happy to see they had a couple of Cokes left to celebrate our new tribe. We had a nice feast on piranha and Cokes later that evening.

not_so_clever: I was just wondering, what does a piranha taste like?
Jeanne: The piranha was excellent, and I enjoyed it. They fried it on the grill, and it tasted like a nice whitefish.

Feifer: Jeanne, what frustrated you the most about the entire experience?
Jeanne: The fact that I really didn't identify with anyone right away. JoAnna and I worked hard together. It was frustrating, because not many of the others had the same work ethic. I wanted to work strong and hard, and they just wanted to sit around and wait for the merge, if that were to happen, so they could manipulate the men.

FireyRedTU: Hey Jeanne, what has surprised you the most about any of the Survivors now that you have been watching on TV?
Jeanne: Actually, episode 4 was a little difficult for me to watch because I knew that they had different points of view and different strategies, but I didn't think that they were talking that badly behind my back. I knew they were pretty high on themselves, but I didn't know they were that bad. I was just out there working hard, and they were just talking about their looks and degrading women in general.

MollyRose: Jeanne, what did you think of the way the men treated Christy vs. how the women did?
Jeanne: It was edited to make the women look like they were alienating Christy, but actually, we tried hard to get her to join our group. But I think the men did a much better job than we did. Right away, they were concerned that at night when we were talking she couldn't read our lips, so they made sure that they had the lantern out and we all faced her when we were talking. Actually, Christy, I think, was a little frustrated at our behavior, and therefore she just went to bed at night, and that's when all the chatting took place.

yeah: If you were told that you were going to switch tribes, and had to pick 2 of the women to go with you, who would you have taken?
Jeanne: Christy and Deena. Christy was a hard worker and she wasn't scheming and manipulative, and Deena was the strongest of the other three remaining.

holymoly: Jeanne, what did you learn while on SURVIVOR?
Jeanne: I learned to appreciate the simple things in life and never to take for granted what wonderful family and friends I have.

rattler: Jeanne, was it ever your strategy to try to align yourself with someone from the male tribe?
Jeanne: No, I only had a day in the male camp, and I think probably I would've, because I think Roger, Butch and Dave had some good strong work ethic. If I'd had more time I would've. Our initial thought was to move the women forward, and that was what I wanted, but it didn't happen. I just needed more time.

westcoast: Jeanne, why did the girls boil the fish you caught? That has always bothered me. Why didn't you fry them over the fire? How bad did they taste boiled?
Jeanne: [laughs] I thought the fish tasted great that we boiled. In the end, we made it a stew, because we thought that with the boiled water we'd get more protein. I don't know why we just didn't fry 'em up, but it wasn't that bad.

SURVIVOR_fanatic: Do you think electing Deena as the tribe leader was a bad move?
Jeanne: No, because Deena and I were really hotheaded, and I think if I had been the leader we would've been a little frustrated, and perhaps there would have been a little more drama out there than we needed. Deena wanted that leadership role even though she didn't admit to it. I thought I could kind of sit back and observe.

leahsmom: Jeanne, congrats on being a GOOD role model for children and a true representative of women. Did you feel that the all-female tribe was just a weak gathering of personalities or a true representation of what would happen if 8 women were forced to live together?
Jeanne: Whoa. That's a tough question. I think with the youth, the lack of life experience in general hurt the women. I think they'll learn not only through this experience, but life experience as well, that looks aren't the only thing in life. I just think being a good role model is working hard and showing them that you need guts and determination and respect for people. There were just too many people that wanted to use their bodies instead of hard work, and I don't really know many people like that, to be honest with you.

SURVIVOR76: Hello Jeanne. On THE EARLY SHOW you said you weren't going to lie or cheat to win the game. Who do you think is lying and cheating the most?
Jeanne: [laughs] Well, Heidi, obviously. She lied to me because we made an alliance and we said that we were going to vote Butch off. Nothing against Butch, but since we didn't know Butch and how he worked with his team, we decided to draw straws, and he got the short straw. But there were many occasions where I heard story after story, and I knew people were lying, and I really don't want to identify anyone else. I listened to conversations every night because I could never fall asleep, and it was amazing how stories changed day to day.

john_son: Two words: granola bar. Your thoughts?
Jeanne: Okay, I want to set the record straight. The editing makes it look like I out and out blamed Janet, but in fact, I did find it in her bag, but we were sharing bags, and we--the whole tribe--were sharing the crate to put all our belongings in. I voted her off because she was the weakest, not because of the granola bar. Now that I know the woman, she's got a lot of integrity and I'm 100% sure that she did not take that out there.

smagelica: Jeanne, I really was sad to see you go. After the show last night, what did you think of Shawna's miraculous recovery?
Jeanne: Shawna's recovery was interesting. I knew that she, although she was part of that cute alliance, that there was more to her. Not only was the jungle beating her up, the people around her were. I was happy to see her rejuvenate, and I hope she wins.

Addicted2SURVIVOR: I read your Final Words: ouch! Did you really hate everyone on the tribe that much?
Jeanne: Ouch?! I didn't think I said hate. That's a strong word. I don't think I said it. I didn't hate anybody. I just didn't identify with them. After Joanna left it was hard for me to play the game using the strategy that I came into it with. There were some fabulous women on that tribe. It was just that we had different strategies and tactics. I definitely don't hate anybody out there.

bigred: Who would you have chosen [from the guys' tribe] if you had gone in Jenna's place to choose the new tribes?
Jeanne: For men, I probably would've picked Butch and Dave and Rob.

Wisdom: Jeanne, at any point did you ever feel like quitting?
Jeanne: [laughs] Absolutely not. I never quit at anything.

karissa789: What were you thinking when Jenna said "Jeanne, Christy and Heidi, you're leaving to Tambaqui"?
Jeanne: I said, "Hallelujah!" I needed the change because I knew the tribe was going to vote me off next, and I thought maybe I had a better chance on another tribe, or if we mixed things up. I also thought we should break up a few of the cliques that were going on out there. There were some good women out there, but together they got petty and catty.

Wisdom: Jeanne, you were portrayed as a bit of a whiner. Do you think they were fair with the editing?
Jeanne: I didn't see myself as a whiner. I think as far as editing goes, they didn't show how hard I worked. I woke up at dawn every day and worked until it was dark. I think perhaps instead of a whiner I was maybe more of a martyr. I looked like a martyr out there because I was getting upset that no one else out there wanted to work.