8 Things Nick Maiorano Wants You To Know Following His Survivor: Kaoh Rong Send-Off

With four votes against him in the latest episode of Survivor: Kaoh Rong, Nick Maiorano was sent home by his fellow castaways. The former Beauty Tribe member, who often rubbed his tribe the wrong way due to his boastful nature, tried his best to split the votes going into Tribal, but it just wasn't enough to take the target off his own back. 

We were able to catch up with the California personal trainer following his exit, so find out what he had to say about Debbie's flirting, his biggest downfall, and what he really wants people to know about him.
 

Nick: "It was a bummer to have that happen. I thought Scot and Jason were going to be the ones voting for me, not Michele and Julia, so that was the real blindside."

​Nick: "Yeah, just the way I interacted and communicated with Michele. That was my big downfall." 

​Nick: "I wouldn't compare our two games. Peter and I are pretty different people. I think we just come across as similar in some ways, but, no, I wasn't thinking like that."

​Nick: "I knew I was on the outs, at that point, because Michele had told me they were going to vote for me, so I went up to Aubry to hopefully scare her into voting for Debbie. I wanted more votes [for] Debbie and I wanted Aubry to stick around because I wanted to work with her."

​Nick: "Yeah, Debbie's great. I love Debbie. The thing is, I would flirt with Debbie privately all she wants and all I want, but, publicly, that's where it rubbed me the wrong way because it ruins her game and it ruins my game. But, yeah, Debbie's great and so is her flirting." 

​Nick: "Yes. So, Michele and Julia had pitched Cydney, the Brains [Tribe], and Tai to vote out Jason instead of me.

Supposedly, that pitch was made and people were thinking about it and Debbie said, 'No, Joe won't remember who to vote for because we're already locked in on Nick. We can't change it now;' so, Tai just didn't get that last bit of information or hear it properly, that the vote was still me and not going to be Jason."

​Nick: "I don't mind if people have an opinion of me—whether it's good or bad—so I would say no, as long as they knew that I enjoyed my time out there. That was the most important part for me. I had so much fun, it was a blast to do, and a gift from CBS and production to give me the opportunity." 

​Nick: "Yeah. Unfortunately, it's addictive from a competitive standpoint, so it's hard to say no to that type of offer if it ever comes."

Watch the episode where Nick gets eliminated now and all-new episodes of Survivor on Wednesdays at 8/7c.