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Billie Eilish has spoken.
The 24-year-old—a self-proclaimed Survivor fan—has played a significant role in the show's 50th season, serving as the namesake for the "Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol. "Now she's explaining how the cameo came to be.
"So basically, like, I wrote a letter to the contestants being like, 'Here's your secret idol,'" said Amy Poehler on the May 5 edition of Good Hang, using air quotes. "'If you use this idol, you can, you know.'"
Indeed, if competitors uncover the idol, they can utilize it to gain immunity during Tribal Council, but Billie's comes with a twist.
Players who uncover the idol, which includes a letter from the "Bad Guy" singer outlining the rules, must deliver the talisman to someone from another tribe. If that individual is eliminated while still clutching the idol, the immunity "boomerangs" back to the original player.
Naturally, because Survivor 50 is titled "In The Hands of the Fans," notable fans of the show—including Billie, Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, Jimmy Fallon, and Zac Brown—have helped introduce interesting twists throughout the season.
"I love imagining that I could one day do it," the "Wildflower" singer admitted. "But I'm so poor at math—that's the portion of the puzzles I can't solve. I feel like I could accomplish the physical stuff. I mean, I say that, but sure, who knows, ‘cause it's so hard-seeming.”
For the time being, she'll stay with her one-of-a-kind idol, which she co-created with presenter Jeff Probst.
"We sent her a couple of ideas, and she decided which one she liked," Jeff told People in an interview on March 14. "She said, 'I like the boomerang.'" Then we wrote up the hint, which she approved as well."
The longtime presenter went on to say, "It was a lot of fun working with her. "She was excited about it."
