Terry Silver

 is a contestant from Australian Survivor: Hauraki Gulf.

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Name (Age): Terry Silver (30)

Occupation: Drag Queen

Current Residence: Melbourne, VIC

Bio: During the 90s and Mid 2000s, Terry was just an average straight boy in high school, where he was one of the best school athletes back in the day, and a lovable student to get along with. Things changed when he announced at a school morning meeting that he was gay in 2007, where he was unrepentantly bullied by his classmates to the point that he nearly committed suicide at a young age. After being given nothing but support with his family members and the few friends that stood by him, along with a pep talk from a visiting idol, Terry slowly began to recover at the mental facility and was able to finish high school as a result, embracing who he is. When he once visited Courtney Act’s stage performance, Terry decided to follow the path to become a drag queen at the age of 20, to give his life more colour and personality, eventually coming up with his best-known persona ‘Sylke String’. Sylke’s first stage performance was well received, so Terry would take her abroad to the United States for a brief time, notably catching the eye of one of the scouts for RuPaul’s Drag Race. Despite being tempted by the opportunity of a lifetime, Terry turned it down, feeling that Australian Survivor would be a better vehicle to show the world what he is made of.

Terry’s plan is to have somewhat a mix of physicality, sociality and strategy all into one. He’ll opt to support the leader at first, before breaking off to form a major alliance to take down his threats one by one. Due to his mentally traumatic past, Terry will do his best to not talk about his sexuality at first, feeling that he doesn’t want to be defined by what he is. Which is why he intends to go in the game covering his occupation and be without his Sylke persona for a little while, which could put his spirit to the test.