What Its Really Like Being on Naked and Afraid

Published: March 11, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

When experienced wilderness guide Blair Braverman was invited to audition for the Discovery Channel reality show \u2018Naked and Afraid,\u2019 she saw it as a chance to live out a childhood fantasy. Here was an opportunity to have a totally wild\u2014if somewhat absurd\u2014adventure that would allow her to prove her mettle or fail trying. Having crossed the Arctic twice by dogsled, she felt she could handle all kinds of discomfort and physical challenges. Pus, it\u2019s just a TV show, right? Then she found herself without clothes in the searing African heat, enduring one of the most intense experiences of her life.