A staffer on Capitol Hill will be a participant on the popular reality show “Survivor” in its 49th season, which is slated to air this fall.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-Ill.) communication director, Alex Moore, appeared in the season’s promotional video and identified himself as a Hill staffer.
“I work on Capitol Hill, and I think that has prepared me for ‘Survivor’ because one of my favorite pastimes is kissing butt,” Moore said in the video, reported by Entertainment Weekly (EW).
The host of the show, Jeff Probst, described the cast as “very likable and quirky” in an interview with EW.
“Every season of ‘Survivor’ is unique, and that is definitely the case for ‘Survivor 49,’” Probst told EW. “This is a very likable and quirky group of players that are going to encounter a Fijian summer so sweltering it feels like the jungle is breathing on you.”
Schakowsky recently announced that she would not seek reelection.
Moore did not respond to an immediate request for comment.
