Kenzie Petty He took home the $1 million prize after winning Survivor 46 And she’s already investing money in herself.
“I’m actually putting it in a high-yield savings account, and then I don’t know what will happen,” Kenzie, 29, exclusively told PEOPLE. our weekly On Thursday, May 23, Survivor Concluding. “I never had this much money. I never expected I would have this much money.”
Petty, who opened up about beginning her hairstylist career at the age of 15, revealed she wanted to keep the prize money as part of her “retirement” fund.
“I’ve been working my whole life,” she said. “So the fact that I’m able to see that I don’t have to do that anymore because of this opportunity is really a blessing.”
In addition to saving money for her golden years, Kenzie also revealed that she plans to take “a little more maternity leave” so she can focus on starting her own family. Earlier this month, Kenzie announced that she and her husband Jackson Petty Are expecting baby no. 1 in September.
“This year I’ve gotten really good at keeping secrets and going on crazy adventures,” Patty wrote on Instagram on Mother’s Day, “but this is finally the perfect day to tell you all that we are having a baby!!” “Sweet little Patty is coming in September.”
Kenzie Weurink
Robert Voets/CBSKenzie exclusively told We She and Jackson learn that they are going to have a little boy in their home.
“I’m 23 weeks. He’s going to be a Virgo. It’s a boy. I haven’t put it on social media yet, so it’s new,” she said excitedly. “I’m finally getting him ready right now. I’m loving it. I love being pregnant. It’s really amazing.”
While watching the episode on Wednesday, May 22, Kenzie explained how exciting it was to see everything come “full circle.”
“I went there to play so I could start a family,” she recalled. “And when Jeff [Probst] Last night when I read my name, I felt my baby kick. This is a very beautiful time in my life.”
Kenzie Wuurink and Tiffany Ervin
Chuck Snyder/CBSKenzie confessed. We She said she initially planned to announce her baby news after the season ended, but her fellow tribe members Tiffany Nicole Ervin He was persuaded to share this news in advance.
“I was going to wait until the finale, and then Tiff messaged me and said, ‘Are you going to announce it on Mother’s Day?’ And I said, ‘That’s a great idea, actually.’ So yeah, shout out Tiff,” she revealed. We“I’m glad I announced it early. There’s so much happening in the finale that we didn’t need to drop two bombs at the same time. So yeah, it was Tiff’s idea.”
Even after becoming parents! After participating on the CBS show, many Survivor alumni have gone on to welcome children — some even with their fellow cast members! For example, Amber Brkich and “Boston” Rob Mariano competed on Survivor: All-Stars in 2003 before they went on to compete on The Amazing Race. The couple married in April 2005 […]
Kenzie is preparing to welcome her first child, she shared that tribemate Liz Wilcox She plans to attend the celebrations for the birth of her child but hasn’t finalized the guest list yet as the past few weeks have been quite busy.
“Liz is definitely coming,” she shared. “I haven’t even opened the invitation yet. There’s so much going on. We’ve all been traveling so much for the show that everyone can just relax. You’ve done so much for me.”
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