Lauren Cho

 is a contestant from Survivor: Gilbert Islands.

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Name (Age): Lauren Cho (63)

Tribe Designation: Makin

Current Residence: Albuquerque, NM

Occupation: Baker

Claim to Fame: Baking the cake for each mayor's inauguration party for the past 30 years. It's truly an honor that people like my baking enough to ask such a large thing of me.

Inspiration in Life: My grandchildren. They are such rays of sunshine and the best grandkids anyone could ask for. They're kind, generous, and always greet me and everyone they meet with a smile. I've made it my mission to do the same. Although, I hate to say it, I'm not very good at the whole positivity thing sometimes!

Hobbies: Filling out crosswords, meeting new people, and going on walks around my neighborhood.

Pet Peeves: Nasty people who yell at or insult others. I'd rather they just talk badly behind people's backs like everyone else does.

3 Words to Describe You: Nurturing, judgmental, and spiritual. Kind of contradictory, I know.

If You Could Bring One Thing on the Island With You, What Would You Bring and Why?: Oh, for sure some recipes. Although I'm a baker, I'm not too bad at cooking in general. I'd have ways to get creative with the little food we do have and make the rice taste a little less boring. That's one thing I'm not looking forward to at all!

Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I've lived 63 years and while I love what I do, it's time to shake things up a little bit. I'm looking for a brand new experience, and what's better than SURVIVOR? I could even spread my name far and wide and expand my baking business even further if I wanted to. Sounds like a dream!

What is Your Strategy to Become the Sole Survivor?: I'm just a naturally likable person. That will absolutely help me make it to the end. Who doesn't want to drag the sweet, unassuming old lady to the final 2? Little do they know, there's some bite in this dog here, and I'm ready to get my hands dirty if I have to.