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Who is Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho? Survivor 44 contestant likes to do “bearded drag at Halloween”

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Natalie Ross

Published Jan 14, 2026

Survivor is set to get back with another season this week and will highlight another clump of castaways as they prepare to contend to turn into the Last one standing. One of the 18 candidates set to show up on the show is Yamil “Sweet potato Sweet potato” Arocho, who likes to do hairy drag for Halloween.

While addressing Diversion Week by week, he expressed that consistently, he gets an outfit that he cherishes, typically a person from his experience growing up, and does a drag pantomime of it.

He expressed that for Halloween 2022, he went as Tempest, while his significant other was Cyclops and that they had loads of tomfoolery.

Tune in on Wednesday, Walk 1, at 8 pm ET on CBS to watch the season debut of Survivor season 44.

Yamil Arocho is one of the competitors set to show up on Survivor season 44. The 36-year-old was born and brought up in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The salon proprietor, who has headed out to 57 nations up to this point, depicts himself as tomfoolery, noisy and mindful. He said that he needs to satisfy his deep rooted want of “playing the best game on the planet.”

Sweet potato Sweet potato said that he has been watching Survivor since its beginning in 2000, when he was a 13-year-old. He said that he needs to demonstrate to himself that he has the physical and mental solidarity to make his fantasies work out by bringing home the cash and the championship.

Arocho addressed March about his forthcoming appearance on the show and expressed that the best counsel he got about being on the show was from his brother. His brother let him know that they picked him on account of what his identity is and that he is who he needs to be.

Yamil’s brother let him know that he was enough similarly as he was and encouraged him to act naturally on the show and that all that will be perfect.

Talking about what has set him up to be a piece of the show, the challenger said that it was being in Puerto Rico after Typhoon Maria, which obliterated the region. Yamil said that he was fortunate that his business and home were not as seriously harmed however that he needed to manage the shortage of assets that everybody was languishing.

The season 44 candidate said that he was 31 at that point and individuals of the local area were checking out at him for answers and trust. He must be the pioneer as well as a partner during the time.


Yamil added that subsequent to managing the vulnerability of what planned to occur, he felt like he could do anything. He added that as long as he had individuals around him who he puts stock in, he realizes that he will be fine. The salon proprietor noticed that was precisely exact thing he would search for on the show too, individuals he could trust in.

The Survivor season 44 castaway is very amped up for the impending season and the “new time” that accompanies it. He expressed that he will move toward it as he does his everyday existence, with the adage “Make its best, and attempt to work with it.”

Tune in on Wednesday, Walk 1, 2023, at 8 pm ET to watch the season debut of Survivor season 44 on CBS.