After being voted out by Rachel LaMont’s shocking idol play, the 31-year-old AI research assistant exclusively spoke to The Post about how he went from suffering a public breakdown on Day 3 to masterminding his “Operation: Italy” scheme that nearly won him the game.

Andy Rueda, who was recently voted off the 47th season of the CBS reality series, said he was "really proud" of all he achieved while on the show. "It's been such a fun ride," Rueda told Newsweek. "I really learned to have a lot of fun out there.

Andy Rueda wanted nothing more than to convince people he was playing a strong Survivor game. But once he finally did, it got him kicked to the jury. Believing Rachel LaMont to be the next one to go on day 23,