Cast Members of Survivor Philippines Celebrity Edition Revealed

The third season of Survivor Philippines, telecast on GMA 7, will comprise 18 local celebrities and personalities.

The latest season, which will air in August 2010, will be hosted by Richard Gutierrez, taking over from Paolo Bediones, who resigned for greener pastures at Kapatid network, Channel 5.

The castaways that will be stranded in an island in Thailand for 40 days to compete for the title of Sole Survivor.

Female Castaways:

Michelle Madrigal - Banak in Dyesbel
Aubrey Miles - sexy actress at hot mama
Solenn Heussaff - socialite at model
Karen delos Reyes - meh
Aira Bermudez - Sexbomb member
Elma Muros - champion athlete at long-jump queen
Princess Snell - StarStruck V Avenger
Mykah - Bubble Gang regular cast member
Moi Marcampo - commercial model and Piolo Pascual's personal assistant (seen in the movie Kimmy Dora

Male Castaways:

Akihiro Sato - Brazilian-Japanese model-actor
Jon Hall - model and rumored boyfriend of Michelle Madrigal
Ahron Villena - actor, former? ABS-CBN talent
Mico Aytona - TV host-actor (who?)
Ian Batherson - StarStruck V Avenger
Doc Ferds Recio - celebrity veterinarian at Born To Be Wild host
Buwi Meneses - Parokya ni Edgar bassist
Ervic Vijandre - athlete at model (ex-boyfriend of Marian Rivera)
Pretty Trisha - comedian

A bunch of has-beens, never-was and wannabes, with the exemption of Elma Muros and Doc Ferds.

If this season is as contrived for drama as the previous season, I'm going to bail in the middle of it. I was blogging and suddenly I lost interest because that season definitely jumped the shark.

I hope this celebrity season is more natural - let the drama and the story line unfold on its own.

For what it's worth, my early faves are Elma Muros (props to her sports accomplishments), Doc Ferds (his passion for the environment is hot) and Mykah.

Of course, my favorites never win.