‘Survivor’ 45’s Austin Li Coon Is Dating Jeff Probst’s Niece — 7 More Show Couples Who Are Still Together
Survivor 45’s Austin Li Coon has cleared up confusion about his former romantic relationship with costar Dee Valladares by revealing he’s dating Jeff Probst‘s niece, Amanda Probst!
The couple went public with their relationship on Instagram on Friday, September 13 with two separate posts. They have been quietly dating since meeting late last year.
“So this happened… just as shocked as you are,” Austin wrote in his caption. “Instagram, meet Amanda! We met for the first time in Chicago last November. Wild to think that our casual meet-up to talk about Survivor would lead to 10 months of cross country flights to visit each other. But ya know when the vibes are this good you can’t just drop it. She’s amazing and has made this year the most fun I’ve ever had.”
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He then addressed his breakup with Dee. “I know that this might be a surprise to some given how 45 ended, but the season finished filming last spring and everything since happened in a respectful way. Excited to start sharing more of what’s happening in my life! All love.”
Amanda shared her own photos and captioned it, “My turn! I love you @austinlicoon.”
Survivor isn’t a dating show, but it is known to produce some couples. Aside from Dee and Austin, Matthew Blankinship and Frannie Marin got together on the show in Season 44. There are seven more Survivor couples that are still going strong, all of whom met through being cast on the show — and one of them seems to have just gotten hitched!
Get to know each couple in the gallery below. Perhaps we’ll see some of these couples back for the upcoming returning players season, Season 50?
Survivor, Season 47 Premieres, Wednesday, September 18, 8/7c, CBS
Boston Rob and Amber Mariano
Instagram: @bostonrobmariano
Boston Rob and Amber Mariano are the couple of Survivor. Both have appeared in more than one season and each has won it all, and they delighted fans by playing together in Survivor Season 40, “Winners at War.” The couple first got together during the first all-stars season, Season 8, which aired in February 2004. They competed on The Amazing Race Season 7 during their engagement, finishing in second place, and they got married in April 2005, one month after the season aired. They’re still married together and are parents to four daughters, Lucia, Carina, Isabetta, and Adelina. All four daughters bear the middle name Rose, and they range from ages 10-15. Rob most recently made it far on the debut season of Deal or No Deal Island and will next be in The Traitors Season 3.
Matthew Blankinship and Frannie Marin
Instagram: @mattblankins, @hailthevail
Matt and Frannie are the most recent Survivor showmance (at least, the most recent that we know for sure are still together). The pair were on the same tribe in Season 44 and got to know each other better at Ponderosa following their eliminations. It was there that the pair confessed their feelings for each other, and they’ve officially been together since June 2022.
Joe and Sierra Anglim
Instagram: @janglim21, @sierra_dawn_
Joe and Sierra met on Survivor Season 30, “Worlds Apart,” which aired in 2015, but they didn’t get together until August 2017. They were good friends after filming and both dated other people post-show. They started dating in 2017, got engaged in April 2019, married in November 2019, and are now parents to two kids, a daughter and son.
Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan
Instagram: @thewhitneyduncan
Keith and Whitney both competed in Survivor Season 23, “South Pacific,” which aired in 2011, and fell in love during filming. Keith visited Whitney in Nashville a couple of weeks after filming wrapped, and then he moved to her city not long after. They got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2013 and married in 2014. They competed on The Amazing Race the same year. This July marks their 10-year wedding anniversary. They have a son and are currently expecting their second child.
Elizabeth Beisel and Jack Nichting
Instagram: @ebeisel34, @jacknichting
Elizabeth and Jack met during Season 39, “Island of the Idols,” which aired in 2019. They announced they were together after the Season 39 reunion and got engaged in November 2022. Based on Elizabeth’s Instagram, it seems they may have gotten married in May or June 2024. Now, Elizabeth — a three-time Olympic medalist in swimming — is off to Paris for the 2024 Olympics! This time as a commentator.
Tyson Apostol and Rachel Foulger
Instagram: @tysonapostol, @rachelfoulger
Tyson has competed in three total seasons of Survivor, and these two were already a couple when they appeared on Survivor Season 27, “Blood vs. Water,” Tyson’s second. They were just dating while filming that season, which aired in 2013 and which Tyson won. They went on to appear in Season 2 of Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars, and then they got married in 2015. They now have two daughters, and Tyson last competed in “Winners at War” alongside Rob and Amber. His first season was Tocantins, Season 18. Tyson also competed on The Challenge: USA Season 1.
Kim Powers and Alex Bell
Kim and Alex competed on different seasons (“Africa,” Season 3, and “The Amazon,” Season 6, respectively) but met through the show. They got married in 2006 and keep a low profile with no social media. You can see a cute video of them talking about their relationship at the Survivor 10-year anniversary party here.
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