Lydia Kim

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Saint Lucia - Shipwrecked.

Profile

 * Name (Age): Lydia Kim (36)
 * Tribe Designation: None
 * Current Residence: Sydney, NSW
 * Occupation: Defense Attorney
 * Previous Contestant You Are Most Like: I'm going to be a basic bitch here and say Aaron Stanton I hope to play the cunning manipulative game that he did.

Lydia is a lawyer from Sydney, she grew up as an only child to her father, a Cardiovascular surgeon and a homemaker mother. Success seems to run in the family, her husband, Jae-Yong is also a surgeon and Lydia has had an extensive career in law.

''I know the stereotypes, strict Asian parents force daughter to be a doctor or a lawyer and well... yeah, that fits my childhood perfectly. I know that there are some people out there who resent their parents for that but I'm really thankful. My life could have gone a whole different way but my dad pushed me towards study and my mother made sure I had a stable home life. I wouldn't be the person I am today without their love, support and guidance''

Lydia and Jae-Yong have been married for three years when they met at a work Christmas party. Lydia came along as her father's plus one when her mother was feeling "under the weather", which was an elaborate ploy to introduced her to his younger co-worker. Though initially frustrated with the situation, Lydia decided to give him a chance and the two hit it off.

''So my marriage is about as close to being an arranged marriage as you can get without actually being an arranged marriage. My father literally handpicked my husband for me. Lucky for me, he has great taste in men. Jae-Yong is amazing, he is everything I could ever ask for in a husband.''

Lydia hopes to come in to the game playing hard-ball, she enjoys watching the villainous playstyle and hopes to emulate it during her time on Survivor.

''Nice people bore me after about twenty minutes on screen, give me more Aaron's or Nina's or you know, anyone interesting. I know it'd be harder than it looks to turn on friends, but I'm going to do my best. I'm playing for all the bored wives who have to sit through their husband's shows. They need someone to keep them entertained. Not that I'm speaking from experience or anything.''

Trivia

 * Lydia is the first Korean-Australian contestant in a DuskEars season.