'Outlast: The Jungle': Why Braxton Doesn't Regret Siding Against Sarah and Leiya
Team Charlie on Outlast: The Jungle struggled the most socially. Many Netflix viewers noticed the arguments only happened between men and women, which made it more uncomfortable.
The season is fully out, and the cast members can talk more freely about their experience. Braxton Fish explained why he thinks the men on his team's behavior wasn't due to sexism.
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Braxton of 'Outlast: The Jungle' Insults Sarah After the Finale
Sarah Awad and Wes Saunders clashed at the beginning of the game. She accused him of not helping build the shelter after he lay down on the beach. That offended him, and things got worse with time. Team Charlie spoke to Sarah less then voted her out. Braxton addressed the rough start in an Instagram video on June 19.
"The team dynamic at Charlie was obviously extremely intense from the very first moment we all came together," he said. "We're all very different personalities and big personalities. This is a game you have to remember, so I had to choose a side."
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He chose Wes, Leiya Pillitteri, and Brett Johnson. But that alliance also fractured with Leiya on the outside.
"And I do not regret the side that I chose because Sarah was a basket case and Leiya did not provide anything that she told us she would initially provide," Braxton continued. "We all had a hand to play in making that shelter. We all were working on that fire every single day. That was the most important thing to any of us."
Leiya was stressed about the fire because she told the team she knew how to make a fire. Braxton claimed the men just wanted a fire and didn't care who did it. The outdoor vlogger said the guys were so excited when they finally got a fire. But Leiya was miserable and affected their excitement.
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Braxton Says Team Charlie's Drama Was Funny
"If those girls were guys, we would've done the same exact thing," he claimed. "Like, they did not mesh well with our team. It wasn't the fact that they were girls. I have nothing against girls."
Braxton said he was close to Leiya in the beginning. But he feels like the end of their relationship, when it became negative, was shown more. That included him mocking Leiya when she told Brett that he hurt her feelings. He said he doesn't regret how the end of their relationship played out.
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"I am not sorry for the things that I said," Braxton said. "I was playing a game. I was fighting for a million dollars. I was surviving."
Braxton said, "That sh-t was funny, low-key." He said the drama on Charlie was "engaging, captivating, and reality TV at its finest." He said they were honest and he would do the show again.
We'll have to wait and see if anyone from Outlast: The Jungle will appear on another Netflix show. The season of the survival show is now available on Netflix.
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This story was originally published June 19, 2026 at 8:26 AM.