JP Gutierrez

Juan Pablo "JP" Gutierrez is a contestant from Survivor: Royals vs. Rebels.

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Name (Age): Juan Pablo “JP” Gutierrez (21)

Tribe Designation: Apataki (Royals)

Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA

Occupation: Social Media Influencer & Model

Claim to Fame: Believe it or not, a year ago, I decided randomly to work with a modeling company to make a calendar with me on it! The calendar sold a ton, and I donated everything I got from it to the Trevor Project, which helps LGBT youth across the country.

Inspiration in Life: Ellen DeGeneres. Now in 2018, it’s pretty accepted to be gay and proud, but back in the 90s, it was a career killer. This awesome woman didn’t care though, and she stood loud and proud and announced she’s gay to the entire country. This paved the way for people to start accepting us, and I have to thank her for her bravery that I’m able to have the great life I have today.

Hobbies: Okay, I’ll sound totally basic, but I love to party and have a good time! It doesn’t have to be a drinking party, but I’ll admit I’ve had a lot of those since I turned 21. I just like to spend time with good people, it really warms my heart to have caring friends who look out for me and can have a good time with me.

Pet Peeves: I can’t stand complainers! I’m a naturally positive person, so I just don’t deal well with negativity like that. It’s especially bad if people are complaining about the stupidest things that aren’t even problems, like get some perspective, please. I’d rather just have a good time and not have somebody’s whining bring me down.

3 Words to Describe You: Upbeat, energetic, and social

What Makes You a “Royal”: I think I could go both ways, so it’s hard to say. I guess some people still think being gay is “rebellious”, but honestly, it’s not really that exciting anymore. I think I’m a Royal because my modeling has gotten me a pretty big following among the gay community and I fit in pretty well there. I don’t really “rebel” much against anything either. I just live my life with a smile on my face! Who is More Suited for Survivor: Royals or Rebels: I think it’s the Royals. Survivor is a social game, and from what I can see, the “Royals” are the ones who get on well with society and fit in, so to speak. Rebels definitely have a lot of fight, but at the same time, they might struggle socially because they’re so, well, rebellious. I honestly think anybody could win, though.

Reason for Being on Survivor: I want to make new friends! Almost all of my friends are other gay men, and that’s nice and all but I want to get out of the Los Angeles bubble a little bit. I want to meet country bumpkins from Alabama, businesspeople from New York, and stoners from the Pacific Northwest! I love meeting new people and this is the perfect opportunity to get a big range of people to meet instead of just people like me.

Why You Will Be the Sole Survivor: It’ll probably be, what? Two days, maybe, until people get sick of strategy. I’ll be the guy they want to keep just to have fun or have a solid chat. It might take me a bit to open myself up to new people because I’ll be a little nervous, but once I do, I think I’ll make a lot of good friends and social bonds. That’s the key to winning Survivor - having people like you and want to give you the million. I might struggle strategy-wise, but I’ll make it so nobody will want to get rid of me just by being a friendly, positive guy like I am back home.