The Challenge finalist Jay Starrett debuted a new look, which some fans seem to love and others criticized. When he appeared on Season 39 of MTV’s competition series Battle For a New Champion, the former Survivor star received plenty of backlash. That was due to his connection to an alliance orchestrated mostly by his friend
The second part of The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion reunion featured cast members claiming Jay Starrett was unfaithful to his girlfriend during a moment not captured on film. During the special, there was a segment about various cast members’ showmances and hookups, including the ones fans saw. Those included Horacio Gutierrez and Nurys
Jay Starrett reached his first final in Season 39 of The Challenge thanks to a well-orchestrated alliance run chiefly by him and his ride-or-die Michele Fitzgerald. However, his appearance in that first-ever final was short-lived, as he met his fate after the first phase of the event. The Control phase featured the seven finalists working
MTV’s competition series, The Challenge, is known for sneaky moves, backstabbing, and other betrayals associated with the game, leading to fractured friendships and ruined relationships. During The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion, several friendships became fractured or no more because of the game. In particular, Nurys Mateo seems to have ended friendships with two
The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion star Jay Starrett indicated that he doesn’t mind all the criticism and “hate” he’s getting from viewers. Jay returned for the 39th season of MTV’s competition show after teaming up with Michele Fitzgerald on the previous season, Ride or Dies. With Michele and Jay among the few veteran
As The Challenge: Battle For a New Champion weeds out its finalists, alliances and friendships are tested. Several of those friendships were seriously fractured in Season 39, Episode 16, as multiple competitors got sent home from the game. At one point in the episode, Nurys Mateo contemplated leaving the show due to the ongoing drama
During The Challenge, sometimes losing castmates hurts badly as many individuals build solid friendships while filming and outside the game. In MTV’s Battle For a New Champion, many tears were shed at The Arena when Asaf Goren was eliminated by returning champion Chris “CT” Tamburello. One particularly choked-up cast member was Jay Starrett due to
Former The Challenge winner Zach Nichols slammed Survivor star Jay Starrett based on his latest appearance on The Challenge. Jay is currently among the cast members of MTV’s Season 39, Battle For a New Champion, where all the main cast members are vying for their first-ever championship on the show. As cast members like Kyland
During The Challenge: Ride or Dies, viewers saw multiple showmances during the episodes, with rookies including Nurys Mateo, Horacio Gutierrez, and Olivia Kaiser having an interest in some of their veteran castmates. In particular, Olivia caught the eye of veteran competitor Nelson Thomas, who had attempted a showmance in the previous season with another rookie,
As The Challenge: Ride or Dies season has seen more teams eliminated from the game, it’s made things difficult for competitors to choose teams to go into The Zone. That led to some uncomfortable moments for recent daily challenge winners Jay Starrett and Michele Fitzgerald after they had to choose veteran cast members as potential