{"id":57367,"date":"2023-11-28T03:01:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T03:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/special-forces-tyler-cameron-calls-reality-tv-psychological-warfare\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T03:01:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T03:01:08","slug":"special-forces-tyler-cameron-calls-reality-tv-psychological-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/28\/special-forces-tyler-cameron-calls-reality-tv-psychological-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Forces&#8217; Tyler Cameron Calls Reality TV &#8216;Psychological Warfare&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tyler-cameron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tyler Cameron\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> time on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/the-bachelorette\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> The Bachelorette<\/em><\/a> wasn\u2019t exactly a walk in the park \u2014 but he\u2019d rather look for love than find himself on another season of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/special-forces-worlds-toughest-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth [shows are] psychological warfare,\u201d Cameron, 30, exclusively told <em>Us Weekly<\/em> on Monday, November 27, ahead of the season 2 finale. \u201cBut I would definitely say <em>Special Forces<\/em> is tougher. I get to go to nice exotic places on<em> The Bachelor<\/em> and do all that stuff. I go to exotic miserable places with<em> Special Forces<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron joined season 2 of <em>Special Forces, <\/em>which premiered in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/special-forces-season-2-cast-is-insane-watch-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alongside other reality stars<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bachelor\u2019s<\/em> <\/a><strong>Nick Viall<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/vanderpump-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Vanderpump Rules\u2019 <\/em><\/a><strong>Tom Sandoval<\/strong> and <strong>JoJo Siwa<\/strong>. The Fox reality show follows a group of celebrities to a remote location where they are forced to perform training exercises led by special forces operatives. While season 1 took place in Jordan, season 2 saw the recruits fighting the harsh winter months in New Zealand\u2019s mountains where they faced rough terrain, freezing temperatures and more.<\/p>\n<p>For season 2\u2019s final course, Cameron \u2014 along with Siwa, 20, Sandoval, 41, Viall, 43, and Olympic gold medalist <strong>Erin Jackson<\/strong>\u2014 were\u00a0 \u201ccaptured\u201d and forced to run through the night before enduring a resistant interrogation process meant to push them to their mental limits. After a grueling eight days, Cameron learned he had passed the course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/special-forces-casts-quotes-about-the-shows-extreme-living-conditions\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/special-forces-casts-quotes-about-the-shows-extreme-living-conditions\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>&#8216;Special Forces&#8217; Cast&#8217;s Quotes About the Show&#8217;s Extreme Living Conditions<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tOne lesson the stars of Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test have learned is that rough living conditions can be just as tough to handle as the challenges. Celebrities are pushed to their physical and mental limits by undergoing military training on the Fox competition series. The show\u2019s first two seasons placed its casts in two [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was on the edge the whole time,\u201d he told <em>Us<\/em> of the final challenge. \u201cI was like, I don\u2019t know how I can keep going further. I feel like they\u2019re going to kill me in this sense. I\u2019m beyond freezing. I feel like I\u2019m experiencing hypothermia. I\u2019ve never had it before, [but] I was jackhammering, shivering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler had personal reasons for wanting to be successful throughout his time on <em>Special Forces<\/em>. His brother, <strong>Austin Cameron<\/strong>, is an infantry officer in the U.S. Army. Tyler told <em>Us<\/em> that his sibling was \u201csuper thrilled\u201d to hear he had passed \u2014 and was extremely impressed with how \u201cgood\u201d the <em>Bachelorette<\/em> alum fared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018It scares me how good you are at this. Probably even better than I am,\u2019\u201d Tyler recalled. \u201cAnd I\u2019m like, \u2018Austin, you got to understand, this is me knowing that there\u2019s actually no gun at the end of this that\u2019s going to be shooting me one day. Your mind and your mentality and bravery are so much more advanced than mine. I would never put myself in those positions, but you\u2019re willing to and make that sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyler compared his time on <em>Special Forces<\/em> to that of being in a \u201cvideo game,\u201d noting that what his brother does is \u201creal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut to hear him say that is like, \u2018Damn, I did it in his eyes,\u2019\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s one thing. I wanted to get: his respect. \u2026 So that\u2019s one thing that kind of kept me pushing through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While <em>Special Forces<\/em> makes it clear that no gifts or rewards are given out for participating on the show, Cameron joked that he was hoping there was a \u201clittle something more\u201d to passing the course. \u201cGive me a trophy. You know what I mean?\u201d he quipped. \u201cI was like, \u2018I really passed?\u2019 I was so unsure. And I was so cold, my mind was just shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cameron added that it took him \u201ca minute\u201d to register the accompaniment, which is why viewers likely saw \u201cno emotion\u201d on his face during the season 2 finale.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3447106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Tyler Cameron Equates The Bachelor and Special Forces to Psychological Warfare 563\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyler-Cameron-Equates-The-Bachelor-and-Special-Forces-to-Psychological-Warfare-563.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Pete Dadds\/ FOX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not even in my own body anymore,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m just kind of checked out, just hoping to survive. It isn\u2019t until they come up and give us a hug or whatever, that I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh wait, I actually passed and did this thing.\u2019 And then I think the whole sense of joy and relief comes. I got so much more energy after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the recruits enter <em>Special Forces<\/em> as individuals, they\u2019re often faced with group tasks and find themselves turning to each other for strength throughout the process. Tyler in particular was noticed by his fellow castmates as a leader and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jojo-siwa-says-tyler-cameron-could-be-her-best-man-at-future-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive team player<\/a> \u2014 something the reality star said he learned to be early on in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is almost like you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kelly-rizzo-says-tyler-cameron-and-tom-sandoval-are-opposites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just pulling for people<\/a> to get past points that we\u2019ve never been to before,\u201d he explained to <em>Us<\/em>. \u201cAnd I think when you go through something like we\u2019ve gone through, it brings you together and builds a bond. That\u2019s one thing I love about football. We\u2019d be up at 5:30 in the morning doing crazy training, workouts, all that stuff. It created a bond because we were trying to do something that\u2019s bigger than us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/every-woman-tyler-cameron-has-been-linked-to-since-bachelorette\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Every-Woman-Tyler-Cameron-Has-Been-Linked-Since-Bachelorette-landing-01.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Every Woman Tyler Cameron Has Been Linked Since Bachelorette\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Every-Woman-Tyler-Cameron-Has-Been-Linked-Since-Bachelorette-landing-01.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/every-woman-tyler-cameron-has-been-linked-to-since-bachelorette\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span>Every Woman Tyler Cameron Has Been Linked to Since &#8216;Bachelorette&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tGet in line! Tyler Cameron won over\u00a0Bachelorette\u00a0fans when he vied for Hannah Brown\u2019s love during season 15 of the dating show, surprising viewers with his feminist approach to the process. Since then, the reality star\u2019s dating life has been busier than ever. The Florida native has been linked to a long list of famous women, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Tyler was able to succeed in the arduous terrain of New Zealand, trying his hand at another round at finding love on TV seemingly still isn\u2019t in the cards. The model, who was runner-up during<strong> Hannah Brown\u2019s<\/strong> season of <em>The Bachelorette<\/em>, revealed in August 2021 that he was asked to take up the mantle<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tyler-cameron-reveals-why-he-turned-down-the-bachelor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> as the next <em>Bachelor<\/em><\/a> but ultimately declined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to see what the world has to offer me,\u201d he said during an episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pMmEd3NEzzE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BroBible\u2019s \u201cEndless Hustle\u201d<\/a> podcast. \u201cI took a gamble on myself and took my own way. It\u2019s worked out, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/special-forces-tyler-cameron-calls-reality-tv-psychological-warfare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Cameron\u2019s time on The Bachelorette wasn\u2019t exactly a walk in the park \u2014 but he\u2019d rather look for love than find himself on another season of Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test. \u201cBoth [shows are] psychological warfare,\u201d Cameron, 30, exclusively told Us Weekly on Monday, November 27, ahead of the season 2 finale. \u201cBut I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-57367","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}