That opportunity was the reason she vaulted into the competition in the first place.
“Shawn had been asked to do it in previous seasons,” explained Andrew, whose armband was stripped in the Nov. 20 finale when he struggled through the interrogation, “but she had other things going on.”
As in, explained the mom to Drew6, Jett4, and Bear23 months, “I was pregnant. Every time.”
But after welcoming her last little cub in December 2023, producers suggested that she could compete in season four and bring a teammate along.
“As soon as we found out that we could do it together, it was like, ‘Oh, baby, let’s go. This would be like a second honeymoon,'” joked Andrew. “A sick and twisted one, you know.”
A vacation that was light on sunbathing sessions, but heavy on self-reflection.
“We voluntarily jump out of planes,” Shawn explained of their shared adrenaline junkie nature. And while they hold a deep respect for the military, “I think there was also a curiosity in both of us, like, are we capable of that? We’re used to pushing ourselves in athletics. But this felt a little bit different.”
