Name: Tevin Naidu

Previous season: Survivor South Africa: Philippines S6

Age: 28

Hometown: Cape Town

Tevin Naidu qualified as a medical doctor at Stellenbosch University. He is interested in neuroscience and wants to specialise in that field. He won the Mr India South Africa title when he was 18 and was a presenter on Eastern Mosaic.
 
Naidu has a master's degree in philosophy, ethics and mental health and, as someone passionate about the human condition, he intends to use that knowledge to play a better game.
 
He and his mum have watched Survivor together since he was 7 – he calls himself a Survivor Encyclopaedia. Naidu is determined to cement his place in the Survivor SA history books as one of the best the game has ever seen. He wants to be recognised and revered as one of the best players in the world and he will stop at nothing to achieve it.