Heather Aldret

Heather Aldret is a contestant from Survivor 41.

Out of the gate, Heather's age and lack of physical strength put her at a disadvantage on the physically-stacked Luvu tribe. However, she formed a tight bond with Erika Casupanan that, in combination with Luvu's undefeated record in Immunity Challenges, allowed her to push through and eventually make the final four. Unable to convince Xander Hastings of Erika's status as a jury threat, Heather was put into a fire-making challenge against Deshawn Radden, where she was eliminated in 4th place after narrowly losing the challenge.

Profile[]

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Age: 52
Hometown: Charleston, S.C.
Current Residence: Charleston, S.C.
Occupation: Stay-at-home mom
Hobbies: Exploring, painting, tennis, and pickleball
Three Words to Describe You: Authentic, passionate, devoted
Pet Peeves: Loud cell phone talkers, people who choose not to hear the truth, bullies
What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? With the profit I made with the sale of my first house which I bought all by myself, I was able to pay off the remainder of my student loans and all of my personal debt. Marrying my husband 100 percent debt-free was the absolute best gift to myself. I'm still raising two strong, courageous, kind daughters but I'm sure who they are becoming is undoubtedly going to be my absolute best accomplishment.
What is something we would never know from looking at you? I had a very challenging upbringing, have a passion for opossums, and I cuss like a drunken, sunburnt sailor.
Who is your hero and why? I know many heroes. My definition of a hero is anyone who goes against the grain and stands up for what he/she believes, in the face of ridicule, embarrassment and at the risk of being ostracized, all while being his/her true authentic self. I strive to be one and raise two of my own.
Which past Survivor will you play the game most like? Rick Devens — he played so hard with everything he had. Even when it was getting bad, he made his time fun! I want to make my experience a truly fun adventure, even if only for myself. I want to belly laugh when it's so tough. Tina Wesson — she was calculated, direct, but kind. Age and stature and her nurturing persona played in her favor, she inspired me. I'd embody the kindness of Lisa Whelchel, but with the savviness of Chrissy Hofbeck.
Why do you believe you can win Survivor? I'm sharp and observant, like OCD observant. I'm surprisingly very strong and have a ridiculously high threshold for pain. I'm resilient. I'm daring but careful. I build strong relationships. I'm likable and entertaining. I listen and learn. I will be the person who remembers where everyone is from and what they love on their pizza. I'll know their stories — the kids, pets, etc. I may not like them all, but I have the ability to convince them all that I do! I'll make people smile when they need to. I hope to make all feel included and important.^[2]

Survivor[]

Heather's assignment to the dominant Luvu tribe compensated for her weakness in challenges. Throughout the pre-merge, Heather played a quiet game, highlights of which included forming a critical friendship with Erika Casupanan and making up a dream to target Sydney Segal, with whom she did not get along. Despite floundering one Reward Challenge, Heather had the support of her tribemates and was never targeted despite being the oldest member of her cast. Luvu's perfect record with Immunity Challenge allowed all six members, including Heather, to enter the merge.

At the merge, Heather was recruited by her Luvu tribemates into the All-Black Alliance to form a supermajority that controlled the early merge votes. However, by going rogue at one of the Tribal Councils and attempting to switch the target to her former tribemate Naseer Muttalif, her allies began to doubt her loyalty, with Naseer declaring his ire for her apparent act of duplicity. At the Double Elimination on Day 17, Heather was grouped with Erika (who had won individual immunity), Naseer, Ricard Foyé, and Shan Smith and was unable to convince Naseer to work with them due to her earlier gaffe. Fortunately, Ricard convinced Shan to take out Naseer to flush his idol, and Heather played up her disappointment with her impending elimination to lull Naseer into a false sense of confidence that eventually contributed to his elimination.

Heather would then be recruited into Ricard's Final Four Alliance, which took control after blindsiding Shan on Day 19. This would be the catalyst for a heavy conversation about race at the following Tribal Council where Deshawn Radden negotiated the dilemma between making the best strategic moves for himself and doing the Black community justice. Heather comforted Deshawn through his outpouring of emotions and vowed to introspect about her relationship with race as a sheltered Caucasian. Regardless, because Danny McCray had won the Immunity Challenge and Deshawn won immunity through the Do or Die game, Heather sided with her alliance to vote off Liana Wallace as the only remaining vulnerable member of her alliance.

Although Heather intended to vote Ricard off next, he won immunity, leading to a desperate situation for Deshawn. At Tribal Council, Deshawn made a Hail Mary with a "truth bomb", revealing that Erika did not intend to go to the end with Heather as she may have thought. Deshawn was saved over Danny that night. The next day, when Erika won the Reward/Immunity Challenge, she shared the steak dinner with Heather. The two women debriefed and reaffirmed their "unlikely" friendship to each other. After finally taking Ricard out, Heather made it to the final four. She was unsuccessful in convincing Xander Hastings to put Erika up for the fire-making challenge, and so the challenge was held between Deshawn and Heather. After a tight race that was decided by seconds, Heather was eliminated, becoming the final member of the jury.

At Final Tribal Council, Heather voted for her friend Erika to win the title of Sole Survivor, which she did in a 7-1-0 vote.

Episode	Tribe Affiliation	Challenge	Challenge Type	Sit-Out?	Result
1	Luvu	Marooning	Reward	No	Lost
1		Bonus Track	Immunity	No	Won
2		Water Sports	Reward/Immunity	Yes	1st
3		Victory in the Bag	Reward/Immunity	Yes	1st
4		Running Down a Dream	Reward	No	Lost
4		Kenny Log-Ins	Immunity	Yes	2nd
5		Ramplified	Reward/Immunity	Yes	2nd
Tribes Disbanded, Day 12
6	None	Keep Digging	Reward/Immunity	No	Lost¹
7	None	The Game is Afoot	Immunity	Yes	Lost
Tribes Merged, Night 14
8	Viakana	Puzzle Pieces	Reward	No	Lost
8		Keep on Your Toes	Immunity	No	Lost
9		Uncomfortably Numb	Reward/Immunity		Lost
10		Star fish	Reward		Invited
10		Hard to Handle	Immunity		Lost
11		Balance On The Line	Immunity	Yes	Lost
12		Beach Front Bay Bash	Reward		Lost
12		Dizzy Miss Lizzy	Immunity		Lost
13		Born to Rung	Reward/Immunity		Invited²
13		Let There Be Rock	Immunity		Lost
Eliminated, Day 25
Notes: ^1 The unchosen sit-out from the challenge (Erika) was exiled. There, she was given an hourglass which she may choose to break to strip the winning team of their immunity, transferring it to the losing team and herself. Erika broke the hourglass and she was given immunity. ^2 Erika shared her reward with Heather.

Episode	Heather's Votes	Voted Against Heather
1	Luvu Tribe Immune
2	Luvu Tribe Immune
3	Luvu Tribe Immune
4	Luvu Tribe Immune
5	Luvu Tribe Immune
7	Sydney	Individual Immunity
8	Tiffany	Evvie, Tiffany
9	Naseer; Ineligible	Naseer, Ricard, Shan; -¹
10	Liana; Shan²	-
11	Liana	-
12	Danny; Danny³	-
13	Ricard	-
13	Lost Challenge⁴
Eliminated, Day 25
Voted for Sole Survivor	Erika

^1 In "Who's Who in the Zoo", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Heather and Naseer, forcing a revote. On the revote, Heather did not receive any votes to be eliminated.
^2 In "Baby with a Machine Gun", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Liana and Shan, forcing a revote. Heather changed her vote to Shan on the revote.
^3 In "Truth Kamikaze", the vote ended with a 3-3 tie between Danny and Deshawn, forcing a revote. Heather did not change her vote on the revote.
^4 In "One Thing Left to Do... Win", Xander had the advantage of choosing one person to be in the Final Three with him. He chose Erika, subjecting Heather and Deshawn to a fire-making challenge. Heather lost the challenge, eliminating her from the game.

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Trivia[]

Heather previously competed on the November 8, 2010 episode of Wheel of Fortune, where she finished in third place.^[3]
Heather is the oldest contestant to compete on Survivor 41.
Heather lost 14 lbs. during her time on 41.^[4]
With the "Life at Ponderosa" series being phased out in Survivor 42, Heather is the most recent juror to have a "Life at Ponderosa" episode.