Main Outcast Expelled from 'Survive in Istanbul' Show

The latest episode of the show «Survive in Istanbul» revealed how stars truly regard the participants from the public, and vice versa. It showed how people unfamiliar with show business are not as simple as they might seem at first glance. What made the fourth episode of the reality show memorable, and who left the project?

In the previous episode, viewers saw the triumph of the people«s team: Alena Blin, who »accidentally« found herself among them, secured a victory over the stars in minor challenges. Thanks to this, the people who were abroad for the first time moved from the Istanbul forest to a luxurious villa.

But instead of enjoying her victory and comfortable life on the project with everyone else, Alena Zhigalova immediately went to a new challenge. This time, it was personal. This was an opportunity to earn immunity for herself, as the hosts realized that the «civilians» would continue to vote against the star journalist. Which, by the way, none of the participants hid or were ashamed of.

Mia Boyko was subjected to the same fate—she lost the support of Yekaterina Gordon, who left the show. Now the singer is alone against her own team, which has turned against her.

So, Alena Zhigalova and Mia Boyko spent 40 hours alone in Istanbul, completing various tasks from the show«s organizers—from finding the Russian consulate to traveling independently to the participants» camp by hitchhiking. They did all this separately and with varying success.

Meanwhile, their teammates were settling into their new places. The civilians moved to the villa and went yachting, where they played a game with host Lyaisan Utyasheva. By answering tricky questions, participants earned advantages for the next challenges with the stars.

As for the stars, they grumbled about the former inhabitants of the forest camp and meanwhile arranged it «to their liking».

In the new season, a punishment was devised for the losing participants: they must «serve» the winners. In this episode, the stars had to do a general cleaning of the villa: washing sheets, mopping floors, and so on.

In gratitude, the civilians sent a washbasin to the stars« camp. Actress Maria Gorbany was most pleased with such generosity—she had been complaining about the unfamiliar living conditions. Even one night outside a luxurious hotel room was hard for her. The actress couldn»t sleep on a synthetic pillow and threw it away.

And while the stars dreamed of clean sheets and a hot lunch, real passions were flaring up at the villa.

Igor Prokhorov from Tyumen decided to stage a small provocation for Alena Blin«s friend—Sergey Stepantsov. He sensed that the newly minted player was playing unfairly and decided to test him.

The Tyumen native is a professional coach of a volleyball team. During his work, he learned to understand people, strategies, and game psychology. All this led him to the idea of planting a fake immunity for Sergey. Such a bonus was given at the very beginning of the show when moving into the villa, and it went to Kuzma Saprykin in the first episode. Therefore, it was easy for the participant to believe in the authenticity of the coveted envelope.

Igor Prokhorov didn«t bother with decoration and simply wrote the word »immunity« by hand on a piece of paper. And on the back, a condition: »It will burn if the other participants find out about it.«

«I did this not for intrigues. But for understanding—whether he is playing honestly or not. Sergey could destroy the team from within,» explained Igor Prokhorov in the show.

Sergey Stepantsov was happy with such a gift of fate, but off-camera he said that he wouldn«t tell anything about the immunity himself. But if someone asks, he will admit it.

The big challenge in this episode was not only about team cohesion but also about demonstrating leadership qualities. The teams had to choose one captain each who would manage the «blind participants»: the others simply had masks put on their eyes and carried their leader through an obstacle course. So, the civilians and stars collected elements for a puzzle at speed. The stars won this challenge.

When the teams dispersed to their camps and began to think about who to nominate for voting, the intrigue with the fake immunity was revealed. Igor Prokhorov openly asked Sergey why he took so long to leave the room and if he found something there. Sergey himself stated that he wanted to vote either against his boss Alena Blin or Darya Vykhodtseva (he considered her to be moping).

The star team cherished the hope that by evening, Mia Boyko would return so they could vote against her.

However, at the ceremony itself, it turned out that neither Alena Blin nor singer Mia Boyko had yet managed to return from their tasks. All players had to make a decision on the spot.

So, the civilians almost unanimously named Sergey Vykhodtsev. And the stars—Irina Shibetskaya (a simple baker who also accidentally ended up in the star team). They vote against her as often as in the people«s team against Alena Blin.

In the challenge, Sergey won. And Irina went home, thanking everyone for their support and the chance to prove herself.