{"id":5032,"date":"2026-07-15T22:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:34:31","slug":"george-santos-next-gig-reality-tv-show-contestant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5032","title":{"rendered":"George Santos\u2019 next gig? Reality TV show contestant."},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 George Santos has worn many hats: Swindler, congressman, prison inmate, podcast host. The obvious next gig? Reality TV show contestant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5030\">Graham Platner\u2019s collapse underscores Elizabeth Warren\u2019s endorsement woes in key Senate races<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In September, Santos will appear on the fifth season of Fox\u2019s \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d a grueling contest where participants will be subjected to chemical gassing and other military themed challenges in a Malaysian jungle, the network announced Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI took my fat behind off the coach and tried something new!,\u201d Santos wrote in a post on X along with a promotional image of himself standing next to a tree with a stern expression on his face. \u201cAnd it changed EVERYTHING! I can\u2019t wait to share this experience with y\u2019all!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span>He will go up against more than a dozen other contestants \u2014 including former NBA player Matt Barnes and actor Ruby Rose \u2014 in a show Fox has billed as the \u201cultimate test of physical, mental and emotional resilience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Love Letters: The Newsletter<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A weekly dispatch with all the best relationship content and commentary \u2013 plus exclusive content for fans of Love Letters, Dinner With Cupid, weddings, therapy talk, and more.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Santos was elected to the House from New York in 2022 as a Republican, but he wound up serving less than a year in the office after it was revealed he had fabricated much of his life story. He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5028\">Florida man killed fleeing ICE is at least the 10th fatality in US immigration sweeps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>He pleaded guilty but had his sentence commuted by President Trump after serving around 84 days in prison. He later tried to reboot his political career with another run for the House but quickly abandoned the run after raising no money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last month, Kalshi, the online prediction marketplace, reported him to federal authorities after he boasted he would be going to Trump\u2019s State of the Union address, then allegedly bet against his own attendance. That caused Polymarket, another online prediction platform where he was working in an influencer capacity, to end its paid relationship with him. Santos has said the allegation is \u201cpreposterous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He did not immediately return a message seeking comment Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among the challenges on Fox\u2019s \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d according to the network, were a claustrophobic search of an underground bunker and a supply load retrieval while suspended high above the jungle floor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5026\">Fleet continue to solidify roster by re-signing forward Abby Newhook to a two-year contract<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santos will appear on Fox\u2019s \u201cSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test,\u201d where participants will be subjected to chemical gassing and other military themed challenges in a Malaysian jungle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>George Santos\u2019 next gig? 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