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Yes, Survivor's Gavin Whitson Really Did Reschedule His Wedding to Wife Carly to Compete on the Show

The <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27332307/survivor-family-visits/" id="1d90afee-2c41-3e04-a678-2e8fe64a117f"> family visit </a> on episode 11 of <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27224973/when-is-survivor-finale-2019/" id="179de3a2-dbd0-31a6-ad77-3a708d983c3b"> Survivor: Edge of Extinction </a> showcased a lot of sweet moments, from <a href="https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a27331389/rick-devens-wife-becca-survivor/" id="2c6466d5-47c9-3b0b-a95a...
How 'Survivor' Played a Part in Gavin's Marriage
How 'Survivor' Played a Part in Gavin's Marriage

But Gavin Whitson's reunion with his wife Carly was particularly touching, as he revealed the couple had JUST gotten married when Gavin left to film Survivor. The two could hardly keep their hands off of each other when they were reunited on the show, and fans instantly fell in love with the adorable couple. Here's what you need to know about Gavin and Carly.

Gavin and Carly got married two days before he left for Survivor.

As Gavin explained before Carly arrived on the show, they were supposed to get married a week after filming for Survivor started. When Gavin was cast, Carly decided to push up the wedding, and the newlyweds only got to enjoy married life for about two days before Gavin flew to Fiji to compete on Survivor.

View this post on Instagram Best day ever. A post shared by Gavin Whitson (@gavinwhitson) on May 1, 2019 at 6:38pm PDT

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Gavin has been a Survivor fan for a long time, and Carly was well aware.

"Ever since we started dating, she knows I've been a fan of Survivor and it's been my dream," Gavin said on the show. And as Knox News reports, Gavin started watching the show from its very first season in 2000. "I can remember watching Boston Rob and people like that just dominate the game, and I thought, 'Why can't that be me?'"

He started sending Survivor his audition tapes as soon as he turned 18, and he was picked to be a castaway five years later.

He told Entertainment Weekly that Carly shares in his love of the game too: "Luckily I have a wife - I can say wife now - who loves Survivor also... On Valentines Day, she would get me the buffs, and so I have the love for the game and she knows that."

View this post on Instagram Jeff Probst is throwing a BLOCK party tonight at 8pm in Fiji . A post shared by Gavin Whitson (@gavinwhitson) on Apr 3, 2019 at 11:59am PDT

Gavin and Carly's love story was a little rocky at first.

When asked what his "personal claim to fame" is by CBS , Gavin responded, "Five years ago I asked a girl to go out with me and she said no. One year later I asked again and she said yes. Now we are engaged and I couldn't be happier. She is also lucky because I am a catch! It's really an accomplishment for both of us."

View this post on Instagram New tribe, new shirt. #mustwatchmanu A post shared by Gavin Whitson (@gavinwhitson) on Mar 20, 2019 at 3:22pm PDT

Gavin and Carly live in Tennessee.

Gavin works as a YMCA program director in Erwin, Tennessee, while Carly's Twitter says that she began a career in HR last year. According to Knox News , Gavin decided to play up his country roots on Survivor: "I think based on people who've played in the past, typically the people with the Southern accent, they're seen as honest, loyal, trustworthy, and I was going to play those characteristics up to these people because I wanted to feed into their expectations."

View this post on Instagram #teamcarly A post shared by Gavin Whitson (@gavinwhitson) on Feb 14, 2019 at 2:57pm PST

Since Gavin had to fly out right after their wedding, the family visit was like a "mini-moon" for the couple.

Before the season started, Gavin told ET Canada that he hoped to make it to the family visit so that he and Carly would get to have a bit of a tropical honeymoon. After filming wrapped, the couple traveled to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, for a real vacation.

View this post on Instagram Having a blast with this little son of a beach. A post shared by Gavin Whitson (@gavinwhitson) on Jul 28, 2018 at 3:47pm PDT

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