Survive in Istanbul expels main outcast — who is it?

While the celebrities stick to a familiar routine, the everyday contestants stage provocations, exposing tensions on the reality show.

Feb 12, 2026

Rapper Serega struggles to lead his team and appears to isolate himself from others.
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The latest episode of «Survive in Istanbul» showed how celebrities truly relate to the common contestants, and vice versa. It revealed that people unfamiliar with show business aren«t as simple as they might first appear. What stood out in the fourth episode, and who left the project?

Contestants from across Russia, on their first trip abroad, move into a lavish villa.
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In the previous episode, viewers saw the triumph of the common team: Alena Blin, who «accidentally» ended up among them, secured a win against the stars in minor challenges. Thanks to this, the first-time travelers abroad moved from the Istanbul forest to a luxurious villa.

The singer seeks immunity or team reconciliation, with only a show bonus opportunity available.
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But instead of enjoying her victory and comfortable life on the project with everyone, Alena Zhigalova immediately headed for a new challenge—this time, a personal one. It was a chance to earn immunity, as the hosts realized that the «commoners» would continue voting against the star journalist, something none of the participants hid or were ashamed of.

Alena Blin receives a new task aimed at earning her immunity on the show.
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Mia Boiko met the same fate—she lost the support of Ekaterina Gordon, who left the show. Now the singer is alone against her own team, which has turned against her.

Celebrities express shock at the common contestants« tactics, with Pavel Volya speculating it was deliberate.
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So, Alena Zhigalova and Mia Boiko spent 40 hours alone in Istanbul, completing various tasks from the show organizers—from finding the Russian consulate to hitchhiking to the participants« camp. They did this separately and with varying success.

Maria Gorbany confesses the challenge of adapting from playing a role to facing harsh reality.
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Meanwhile, their teammates settled into their new places. The commoners moved to the villa and went yachting, where they played a game with host Laysan Utyasheva. By answering tricky questions, participants earned advantages for future challenges with the stars.

Sergey Stepantsov becomes the target of a provocation involving a fake immunity note.
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As for the stars, they grumbled about the former inhabitants of the forest camp and set about making it «their own.»

Teams compete to collect colored cubes with letters to spell out the word «survive».
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This season, a punishment was devised for losing participants: they must «serve» the winners. In this episode, the stars had to do a thorough cleaning of the villa: washing sheets, mopping floors, and more.

Alena Blin returns to camp displeased with her team«s performance, wearing a mask bought during her task.
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In gratitude, the commoners sent the stars a washbasin for their camp. Actress Maria Gorbany was most pleased with this 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 out.

And while the stars dreamed of clean sheets and a hot meal, real passions flared up at the villa.

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

The Tyumen native is a professional volleyball team coach. Through his work, he learned to understand people, strategies, and game psychology. This led him to plant 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. So, it was easy for the participant to believe in the authenticity of the coveted envelope.

Igor Prokhorov didn«t bother with presentation and simply wrote the word »immunity« by hand on a sheet of paper. On the back, a condition: »It burns if other participants find out about it.«

«I didn»t do this for intrigue. But for understanding—whether he«s playing honestly or not. Sergey could destroy the team from within,» Igor Prokhorov explained his action on the show.

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

The major challenge in this episode tested not only team cohesion but also leadership qualities. Teams had to choose one captain each to guide «blind participants»: the others simply had masks put over their eyes and carried their leader through an obstacle course. This way, the commoners and stars collected puzzle pieces for speed. The stars won this challenge.

When the teams dispersed to their camps and started thinking about whom to nominate for voting, the intrigue with the fake immunity was revealed. Igor Prokhorov openly asked Sergey why he took so long to come out of his 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 too gloomy).

The star team harbored hope that Mia Boiko would return by evening so they could vote against her.

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

So, the commoners almost unanimously named Sergey Vykhodtsev. And the stars—Irina Shibetskaya (a simple baker who also accidentally ended up on the star team). She is voted against as often as Alena Blin is in the common team.

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