No one makes an impression on a reality show Parvati is shallowAnd this year, he's taking his talent with him Deal or Deal Island.

42-year-old Parvati said, “I am happy to see it our weekly During an exclusive interview in our NYC studios about why she joined Season 2 of the NBC show after Colleagues to survive superstar Boston Rob Appeared in season 1. “I love watching Rob play. It was so fun. And then Joe Manganiello The host is perfect for the character. It is on an exotic private island. It has a little Charlie's Angelsa little Austin Powersa little to surviveA short game of intrigue. I was like, 'I have to play this game.'

after a while the traitor Last year, Parvathy hinted that she was cheating on him Reality TV cap.

“I retired twice because I did Deal or No Deal Island And I did Australian Survivor vs the World One summer, way back," he said our Regarding his earlier comments “There's something in my blood about these reality competition games — their peak experiences, their life-changing experiences and who gets to play them more than once? It feels like a blessing and a curse."

on Deal or No Deal Island — which follows contestants in the “Banker's Challenge,” a.k.a. deal or no deal game to retrieve briefcases containing cash — Parvati is dealing with mostly people who have never been on a competition show before.

"They don't have a reality TV background, but they have huge personalities, which I get used to when I play these games," Five Times to survive Competitors Dr. “But then when it comes to gameplay and strategy, people who have never had a real competition, they don't understand. It feels real when you're in the moment. And these people can get really caught up in the drama and the emotions and everything. So it makes it easier to manipulate them in a way because you know how their emotions are going to guide them and they won't be able to stop it. So for me, I can sit back (and be) like a lifeguard, stand over them and watch the kids play in the pool and just make sure they're safe and then take them out as needed. And then let them swim with each other."

Although he added that he "can't really make a plan until I know what I'm working on," he doesn't worry about figuring out his next move once the game starts. "I've refined the ability to just wait, to be patient, to sit in the unknown, not stress too much about what's going to happen," he said. our. "And then when it comes, it feels like a big uplifting experience."

Deal or No Deal Island NBC airs Tuesdays at 9 pm ET and begins streaming on Peacock the following day. Keep reading for the biggest takeaways from Partavi about Season 2 so far:

On Dr. Will:
During the second half of the season, big brother the star Will Kirby — aka Dr. Will — joins the cast, much to Parvati's dismay.

“I don't really know much about Dr. Will. I only know what I saw of him the traitor When he hosts the challenge at the cabin in disguise. So I thought, 'Oh, he's a strange man.' And I know he is one big brother The legend was all I knew about him,” he said our. "And I was like, 'Okay, okay, he's another big threat coming into the game, so we can play together.' But then when he showed up in a tux and then put up all these stats about me, I was like, 'He's a stalker who likes weird fashion. That's not my guy.' And then it got worse from there."

Fans have seen Dr. Parvati's plan to not openly discuss will blow to survive Past in group settings on show.

“It's a classic dynamic of a pathological narcissist and you know someone who has really learned how to assert themselves around these types of people and create boundaries and let them know, like, 'Your game you're playing' doesn't work for me. So it's got to stop,'" he continued. "There's definitely going to be a power struggle that's going to happen between Will and me. He doubles over and digs his heels in and so do I."

Dr. asked if overlapping to survive And big brother Fandom can be torn over who to root for, Parvathy said, “Not on big brother 20 years in, so I feel the fan's novelty bias. Hope the fans have a little more warmth and support for me. I'll need it because he's crazy! I might be crazy too, but... he's really crazy, out of his mind."

In Sydney:
Parvati called sydney — who was eliminated in the second episode — a "Hot Mess Express."

"He was having a time," Parvati said of how quickly the contestant crashed. "And I think Sydney thought she was really running the show. The level of it seemed quite delusional. It was like, there's no match between reality and the reality inside Sydney's mind. When I saw her at the airport, she was Art of Seduction - That book in his bag. And I was like, 'I got your number, girl.' I have read that book. So I thought he'd come up with some tricks and then when I saw how he was doing, I thought, 'Oh, he's got to keep reading.'

On David:
Working with Parvati David GennettKnown as its Golden God Surviving Australia.

“No one knows who David is. Will doesn't know who David is. I'm the only person who knows who David is,” he explained. “Will is trying to find him. Chai, would stop me in my tracks and be like, 'I think David is Boston Rob Surviving Australia.' And I was like, 'Wish, you're out of your mind. What do you think of that? He sucks at the challenge, he's kind of a dumbass.' I just kept playing it and Will was like 'Oh'. But there's also going to be a power struggle with these two, Will and David. I think David respects Will's style because David is a performer — a to survive Competitor-slash-performer. He knows how to ham it up, be a villain and play what the audience wants to see. Will takes it to the extreme. So Dave's like, 'God, he's like a method actor.' And I was like, 'No, he's not. He's just crazy!'

On Dixon:
Dickson The show has been referring to Parvati as "mother", but he's not afraid to betray her if he has to.

“I will be Dickson's mother. There is something about her. When we were sitting on that swing and he was telling us the story of how his parents basically gave him up for adoption when he was three months old and he grew up with this older white couple as his mom and dad, I was like, 'Oh man. , OK, I'll be your mother. Take you under my wing,'' she said. “But I know he's got ice in his veins because of the words he said when Luke was going home in that first episode! Look Loved Dixon. Luke was giving Dixon his jewelry, like his watch. 'Protect Dickson at all costs,' he told me. And I was like, 'Are you sure?' Because Dixon was like, 'I don't want that watch,' like, threw it in his bag. He doesn't feel the same warmth towards other people as they feel towards him. People felt very protective of him. But I knew it was a strategic alliance. If he has to go, he has to go."

On living conditions:
After several seasons to surviveThere is nothing but praise for Parvati during the unpublished time Deal or No Deal Island set

"Girl, put me on an island any day of my life. I love an exotic, beautiful beach. Deal or No Deal Island was a brilliant experience that I would have paid for," he said. “I mean, minus, like, sleeping on the side rock who snored or Dixon who was always hacking and coughing in his sleep, sometimes talking in his sleep. I was like, 'Oh, I could do without these guys.' But the glamp experience was so beautiful. And then the pavilion where they put us on the dock, the hammocks, the swings - loved it there. The castle in Scotland is nice, but it's cold - and it's probably haunted by the ghost of the first murder."

"Everyone was really happy to be there, but the bugs scared people and the snakes," he continued “There were many snakes, (but) I don't mind snakes. Some people really do - wrap me in a cobra."

About the challenge:
"The challenges are really intense and complex," he said. “And the challenges change every single time, so it's not the same. You can't rely on, 'Oh, there's two people going to be safe, everybody else is down there.' They changed it. It's really dynamic. It's really fluid. So when I was mentally preparing for the challenges (every day) from camp, I (didn't) know what to expect. I just need to be in the most grounded, confident, peaceful, calm, open-eyed, present state to be able to absorb all the information happening at lightning speed and then conquer these challenges. So it requires a different level of operation for me because it's so non-linear."

In the temple:
Parvati said our That you have 20-30 minutes of challenge to shower, do hair, make up, get dressed - and maneuver for the temple, where they will play deal or no deal.

"(This is the time) to convince these new reality contestants who have never played a reality game to do what you want them to do," he said. "And they're all running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Then I start thinking of the temple as a tribal council, like, it's my forum. If I want to influence somebody and I don't have the power, who goes to play, I can say something and Maybe I can turn people's heads (or) wheels."

Parvati noted that "the strategy is so layered" in a way that is "so different from any game I've ever played" because contestants can only really control so much when playing deal or no deal. "Unless you have psychic sight, which anyone in this cast might have," he teased our.