Alone Australia contestant reveals the real reason the survival show was filmed ... trends now
Alone Australia contestant Chace Leitch has defended producers of the hit series after they were slammed for their decision to film the reality show in New Zealand.
The gruelling program sees 10 survivalists dropped in the wilderness, where they must outlast their competition for the chance to win $250,000.
Defence combat engineer Chace, 27, said attempting to shoot the show in a place such as Australia's hot desert regions would have been too dangerous for contestants.
He made the comments after one fan suggested producers should have used the Kimberleys in Western Australia, a region notorious for its unforgiving climate.
'I'd love that,' he said in an interview with Yahoo Lifestyle on Thursday.
Alone Australia contestant Chace Leitch has defended producers of the hit series after they were slammed for their decision to film the reality show in New Zealand
'But the problem with that is that it comes with its own risks because heat illness is something that can happen very, very quickly.'
Chace said it was easier to monitor a decline in cold conditions and that would not be possible in a hot climate because the effects of heat sickness impact the 'mental capacity' of sufferers.
He said contestants may not know they are in trouble until it is too late.
The gruelling program sees 10 survivalists dropped in the wilderness, where they must outlast their competitors for the chance to win $250,000. Pictured: Alone Australia
Crace, who left the show last week after surviving 10 days, also discussed further dangers contestants would encounter in a region like the Kimberleys.
'So, that's the problem with Australia and the heat, I'd love it, because that's where I grew up, in the tropics and the heat and stuff like that,' he said.
'However, it's a different
