Shauhin Davari of the survivor dated Sherri Papini

And beyond the allegedly simulated interest in his hobbies, he said that she would go as far as simulation of serious medical diseases.

“She simulated a heart disease at some point, and ultimately not only me, but a bunch of people understood that it was not true,” he recalls. “I was like there is no way. She is fine. I promise you that she is fine. There is simply no chance that she was kidnapped.

In the end, Shauhin spoke because he wanted to withdraw from the show she had created once and for all, and clearly indicate that he was not the ex-friend who acted as an accomplice of his fraud.

“I want to prevent people from thinking that I am the guy who hid him,” said the star of reality, “or helped or had contacts with her.”

E! News contacted Sherri Papini and CBS to comment but did not hear.

To learn more about the cast of Survivor Season 48, keep reading.