How are you doing?
PARVATI SHALLOW:I’m great.
COLLIDER: I’m doing great.
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It is an honor speaking to you.
I’m a big, big fan.
So it’s been a pleasure watching you on this show.
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So, let’s start simple.
If you could describe your experience in three words, what would they be?
I would say luxury, silly, and sexy.
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COLLIDER: Oh, I love that.
You’ve done a lot of reality TV.
What inspired you to go out on this adventure forDeal or No Deal Island?
PARVATI: I was talked into it bySharon Vuongat NBC.
She talked me intoTraitors.
She talked me into DONDI.
I also watched Rob play, and I was like, “Oh, that looks pretty fun.”
The thing about DONDI is it’s more of a fun game than a suffer fest.
So I was like, yeah, I could play a fun game and potentially make millions of dollars.
COLLIDER: Did you have a particular strategy in mind when you first stepped foot out there?
The challenges weigh so much in this game.
I couldn’t wrap my head around preparing or planning ahead of time before a challenge.
An my yogic mindset of presence and attunement, too.
there was something really cool happening on the Banker’s Island where it felt very spiritual.
And it felt like I could connect with something beyond what I could see.
So that was very different to any game I’ve played.
Parvati Shallow Discusses Her Expert Social Game
COLLIDER: Nine straight weeks of safety.
In any other game, you probably would be voted out because you’re Parvati.
Do you think that the structure of this game also helped your ability to stay safe?
PARVATI: Yeah, because there were multiple paths to safety.
Every challenge offered a different path to safety.
My favorite one was the ring challenge.
And I was like, “I bet it’s that one on the right.
That was the safe one.”
So I’m just thinking on multiple different levels of how can I be safe?
And so that was kind of where my head was at every single challenge.
COLLIDER: What is the secret to having one of the best social games across any reality franchise?
PARVATI: I write about it in my book.
I have a book out for pre-order right now calledNice Girls Don’t Win.
PARVATI: Thank you!
It’ll be published in July.
I go into detail in the book about my origin story.
But then I’ve been asked to return.
But I will say, I feel very blessed and fortunate to have found reality television competition.
And now I’m moving into more producing, creating, developing my own content, shows, workshops.
I’m teaching a class called"How Villains Are Made.
“We’re bringing it back.
COLLIDER: I love that.
PARVATI: With my friendKallie [Klug].
We’re actually starting it in a week.
Parvati Breaks Down Decision To Play the Banker
COLLIDER: So David.
I was like, “He’s good.”
So it’s so rare.
And when you have that, oh my God, it’s like this treasure.
So I was grateful for that and that’s why I wasn’t going to blow his cover.
Because I was like, ‘I need him to be able to maneuver.
Work for me and then feed me information later.”
COLLIDER: So you decided you wanted to play the Banker.
Do you stand by the decision?
I mean, I think it would have been 50-50 either way.
So it’s kind of, it’s tricky.
It’s not like you might just get the numbers and vote someone out.
Yeah, we would have voted Lete if I had the numbers, if it was like that.
But because it’s the banker, I didn’t know what CK was going to do.
I had been working very closely with CK.
I was like, “oh, you’re going to compete with Lete in a challenge.”
You’re going to have to do something to redeem yourself" kind of thing.
She says yes, in her revisionist history, since we’re friends outside the game.
And I was like, “I don’t know about that.
She was gaming hard.
COLLIDER: She sure was.
PARVATI: I give her a lot of credit for that.
I thought she was great out there.
She made it really fun to play.
They thought that like, “Oh she’s already rich.
She already won a million dollars on tv.
They knew who he was.
And they were like, “Oh, he’s wonAustralian Survivor.
He’s rich too.
He won all this money on TV.
We don’t want to let him win again.”
So I was like, “Oh, that would happen to me.”
What’s it going to be?
COLLIDER: What does it mean to you being a bonafide legend of reality television?
PARVATI: It’s so funny.
I never could have planned this in my life.
I’m just an adventure seeker.
And I like challenges.
I like overcoming challenges.
I like learning new things.
I love having fun and playing games.
I think that’s what makes life really interesting.
I just learned I’m an Enneagram Seven for my podcast.
I have a podcast also,Nice Girls Don’t Win.
And I’m like, ‘Hmm, that sounds, I relate.”
I think this is in my blood.
It’s in my nature.
Seychelle discusses what integrity meant on Deal or No Deal Island Season 2.
What was it like returning to Scotland, and what did you think of season three?
PARVATI: I loved season three of The Traitors.Gabby Windeyis my spirit animal.
She’s so funny.
She should be a very famous stand-up comedian.
I find her so entertaining.
Carolyn [Wiger] was incredible.
Rob was amazing at the round table.Dylan [Efron]was so cute.
I lovedBob the Drag Queen.
There were some iconic characters who really made that season so fun to watch.
And to just sit there and talk sh- with Kate Chastain for the challenge.
I was like, “This is all we have to do?
We’d just be fed grapes byFergusand drink wine and talk shit?
We don’t have to engage with bugs or worms.”
Sounds great, I’ll come back anytime.
Also, adoreAlan [Cumming].
Anytime Alan invites me to the castle, I’m going to say yes.
COLLIDER:Survivoris about to hit season 50.
What is it about this show that has such longevity?
PARVATI: I think people are drawn to this specific kind of adventure.
I think it’s mythic.
And there’s something that’s so compelling to think about being stranded on an island.
And viewers always imagine what they would do if that happened to them.
So it is like you’ve got the option to play it as a viewer.
You feel like it’s possible for you to, their are the casting is so relatable.
So it’s sort of like football.
It’s like American football.
That will never go away because it’s larger than life.
It’s this mythic arena, coliseum, gladiator-style adventure, but with real people.
COLLIDER: My final question, to tie it all together.
We need a legacy fromSurvivoronDeal or No Deal Island.
Who should play next?
COLLIDER: I’m here for it.
COLLIDER: Let’s get her that win.
PARVATI: Get Cirie on the island.
I think she would be great.
So, that wouldn’t be an issue for the people that she’s with.
COLLIDER: Well, congratulations.
I can’t wait for the book.
Congratulations on the podcast.
It is truly an honor speaking to you.
PARVATI: Thank you!
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