The
Survivor community
is
in
mourning.
Sonja
Christopher,
who
in
2000
became
the
first person
to
be
voted
off
the
show,
has
died,
according
to
Deadline and more
outlets.
She
was
87.
The
death
of
the
ukelele-playing
contestant
of
the
first
season
of
the
CBS
reality
competition
show, Survivor:
Borneo,
was announced
publicly
by Liz
Wilcox,
who
stars
in
the
currently
airing
46th
season.
“Today,
the
legend
herself
Sonja
Christopher
of
Season
One
passed
away,”
she
wrote
on
X
April
6,
alongside
a
screenshot
of
a
FaceTime
conversation
with
the
late
contestant.
who
is
holding
her
signature
ukelele. “I
had
the
pleasure
of
meeting
her
on
Christmas.
She
had
so
much
spunk
+
love
for
Survivor
and
what
the
show
brought
to
her
life.
I
hope
you’re
singing
+
playing
your
heart
out
somewhere
beautiful,
Sonja.”
Liz
added
in
another
post, “No
flowers,
but
donations
may
be
sent
to
Mt.
Diablo
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
(Walnut
Creek,
CA),
the
Cancer
Support
Community
of
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area,
or
the
Sjogren’s
Foundation.”
The
cause
of
Sonja’s
death
was
not
made
public.
Red Carpet
