BacheloretteAlum Trista Sutter Reveals Which Reality Shows She Would Do AfterSpecial Forces(Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

First-ever Bachelorette Trista Sutter celebrates her 50th Birthday at the all new Sandals Royal Curaçao Resort on November 29, 2022 in Willemstad, Curacao.Photo:John Parra/Getty

John Parra/Getty

Warning: this story contains spoilers from the Jan. 15 episode ofSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

Despitewithdrawing from the competitionon the Jan. 15 episode ofSpecial Forces: World’s Toughest Test, the inauguralBachelorettestar, 52, tells PEOPLE she wouldn’t mind another shot at the grueling Fox reality show.

“I would doSpecial Forcesagain if they asked me, just because part of me regrets leaving,” she shares. “Even though I keep reminding myself, ‘You didn’t like being a burden. You felt at peace. You didn’t get hurt permanently, and maybe you would have,’ but I kind of feel like I would do it again.”

Trista Sutter on ‘Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test’.PETE DADDS / FOX

PETE DADDS / FOX

However, it’s not only a return toSpecial Forcesthat would bring Trista back to television screens.

“I would love to doTraitors,” she says, referring to thePeacock’s Emmy-nominated psychological reality competition series, which challenges faithful contestants to sniff out a number of secret saboteurs among them in an effort to win a cash prize. “I mean, that seems like so much fun. And they have challenges on there too.”

The mom of two is also open to other opportunities becauseSpecial Forces“wasn’t around back when I was first on reality television, so you never know what other shows are going to come out.”

Despite her decision to withdraw fromSpecial Forces, Trista says Ryan is “proud of me.”

“I think he was proud of me back then when I said yes [to the show] and I know he’s proud of me now,” she says. “I think vicariously, he would’ve loved to live through me… To continue on in the show. But we’ve talked about it and it’s hard because the way that I left, I was really at peace with leaving.”

From left: Ryan and Trista Sutter at ‘The Golden Wedding’ special on Jan. 4, 2024.James Clark/Disney via Getty Images

James Clark/Disney via Getty Images

“I was in a really bad place after the beach,” she continues. “Hypothermic shock is no joke. My lips were turning blue. I was turning blue and couldn’t lift my head, had lockjaw. It was really scary.”

The television personality adds that Ryan “knows when I left and why I left, and he keeps reminding me, ‘You, thank God, didn’t get permanently hurt.’”

While noting that the hypothermic shock was “pretty temporary,” she was worried about “what could have happened afterwards.”

“He’s my biggest fan and he’s proud of me,” she concludes. “But I kind of wish I could have made him more proud.”

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Special Forces: World’s Toughest Testairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.

source: people.com