“Survivor 50” star Christian Hubicki revealed that Mike White hasn’t spoken to him since the show.
Hubucki told Page Six in an exclusive interview on Thursday that he sent White “a long message” after filming wrapped last July and apologized for voting him out, but the “White Lotus” creator never responded.
“I basically said, ‘Look, Mike, I totally understand you feel hurt. This was not the part of some grand plan,'” Hubicki explained after he was eliminated on Wednesday’s episode.
Hubicki, White and Angelina Keeley all competed on “Survivor: David vs. Goliath” in 2018. Hubicki was voted out by the pair, who made it to the final three and lost to Nick Wilson.
But on Season 50, Hubicki, 40, took White, 55, and Keeley, 36, out of the game in back-to-back tribals.
Hubicki told us that he was “never quite as close” with Keeley, but he did want to work with White — who gave him a cameo on “The White Lotus” Season 3 last year.
“It was just a really bad situation where I had to choose: who do I go with?” Hubicki said. “And ultimately getting rid of Mike separated Ozzy and Angelina so they wouldn’t work together. It was all to defuse the target at the merge.
Hubicki admitted that he especially “hated” making the move because White is a “Survivor” superfan.
“For all the wonderful things he’s done in his life. I know he also deeply cares about this show,” he said about the Emmy Award winner.
“So taking that away from him, I knew it would hurt, but I could not march into the merge a dead man on his behalf. That’s all it was.”
Hubicki confirmed that he’s “still waiting on a response” from White, but he’s not mad about being ignored.
“The whole thing takes a while to process and so I don’t blame him,” he explained. “But my phone is always open to him if he ever wants to talk about it.”
The robotics professor added, “And when I voted for him, I said, ‘Look, I’m not sure you ever understand how much respect I’m writing into this vote. And I and I hope that someday you’ll understand and we can talk again.’ And I’m hopeful for that day.”
Hubicki also predicted that fellow “Survivor 50” contestant Q Burdette will score a cameo in “The White Lotus” Season 4, which is set in France.
“Q’s just got a natural charisma to him,” Hubicki told us. “I’d be curious to see how he does deliver lines because that’s a different skill set.”
“But I think that he’s got the natural charisma and such a unique look,” Hubicki added. “I think he’s a good ‘White Lotus’ pick.”
“Survivor 50” airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
