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Warning: This post contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Challenge: World Championships.
Like most episodes, Paramount+’s latest installment ofThe Challenge: World Championshipswas quite a roller coaster. But this week’s ride came with quite a few sick players.
An illness ravaged the house and ultimately sent two players home, but the game had to go on — and two more players had to be eliminated. Still, one Challenger received a bit of life-changing news even as their fate in the game was sealed.
Early in the episode, formerchampionAmber Borzotra, 35, revealed, “Tristan [Phipps], Ben [Driebergen] and I haven’t been feeling our best. We’ve been struggling physically. I’m feeling nauseous. I have headaches, fever, I’m sweating. But there’s one thing I’m not going to do is give up on my partner. I’ll push through this sickness.”
Her partner, Troy Cullen, was optimistic. “Hopefully she can get over her sickness and be physically 100 percent,” he said in an interview. “But to be honest, I’ll take her physically at 80 percent over a lot of other people.”
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Still, Kaycee knew the situation was dire for her time in the game. “My partner’s hooked up to IVs and all this stuff,” she said. “If you don’t have a partner, then you’re out. I’m not sure what his body’s trying to fight right now but I do need him to get better ASAP.”
The next day, Kaycee was actively clasping her hands together and praying when host TJ Lavin arrived to welcome them to the daily challenge.
“First order of business: I understand Ben is in the hospital,” TJ began. “He is medically unable to continue, so, Kaycee, that means we’re losing you as well.”
Kaycee took the bad news on the chin. “It is what it is,” she said in the moment. Later, she told the cameras, “You can’t control stuff like that. You can’t control injuries, sickness, and this game can take a toll on you and I just hope that he’s in good health. But I am bummed having to leave this way. I get it though: That’s just part of the game.”
As the rest of the cast stood in shock, TJ paused and eventually said, “That’s fine with me. Take care of yourself, Amber.”
Addressing her competitors, Amber responded: “I love you guys.” And, to Troy, she added, “I’m positive you are the best partner ever. I couldn’t ask for anyone better.”
She and Kaycee embraced, and she told her fellowBig Brotheralum to “kill it.”
Many days later, Amber and Troy were reunited in an interview. “So, I’m so happy that I listened to my body, and I have some news. I’m pregnant!” she told him. “I have the tests. Do you want to see? Look, I got two, just to make sure. I’m pregnant! I’m going to be a mommy!”
After filming theWorld Championships, Amber revealed on social media in January that she and herThe Challenge: Ride or Diespartner, her boyfriend Chauncey Palmer, were expecting.
After yet another tense deliberation (will Tori Deal and her partner Danny McCrayeversee eye-to-eye?), Kaycee and Troy ultimately wound up having to battle it out in the Arena to stay in the competition.
And they did. The newly minted duo sent home the last remaining members of Team Argentina.
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New episodes ofThe Challenge: World Championshipsstream Wednesdays on Paramount+.
source: people.com
