Survivorman Quits Show, takes a jab at Bear Grylls

The original Survivor man Les Stroud, is planning on ending his popular show after he wraps up the filming of his third season. Les Stroud has been chased by jaguar, suffered from heatstroke and spent many a  sleepless nights in the wild.

Survivorman which airs on the on the Discovery Channel, puts Les Stroud alone in the wilderness for 7 days with little or no food and water. He films himself and has no help, unlike another T.V. Survivor who has been caught sleeping in hotels while pretending to be filming his show (Bear Grylls).

Well it looks like Bear Grylls is probably celebrating because the “Real Survivorman ” has announced that he will be retiring the popular show at the end of season 3.

“It takes a lot out of me as I really do what I do for real, with no camera crew, no nights in hotels like others do, and it takes a toll on my body,” Stroud told Reuters.

“You can only do seven days surviving without food a certain number of times a year. I’m pleased with what I have done, I’ve been copied around the world, but 25 times I’ve not eaten anything for a week while sleeping on rocks. I need to move on.”

Although this is probably Sad news for some, Les is in talks to return to the airwaves with a TV series where he will follow in the footsteps of famous explorers.

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