Manu Toigo

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Manu Toigo
Nationality Australian
OccupationSurvivalist
Known for
  • Survival
  • TV Star
  • Environmental Activism
Television
Website manutoigo.com

Manu Toigo is a survivalist from Queensland, Australia, who was featured on Discovery Channel's TV show Naked and Afraid and Curiosity . [1]

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Early life

Manu was born in Queensland and lived on her parents' farm. [1] [2] At the age of 17 she joined the Infantry Reserve Unit in the Australian Army and served for eight years until she sustained an injury. [3] In 1998 Manu moved to Seattle, where she graduated college. [3]

TV appearances

Discovery's Curiosity

Manu appeared on the Discovery Channel series Curiosity during the "I, Caveman" episode which aired on October 2, 2011. [4]

Naked and Afraid

In 2013, Manu was featured on the second season of Discovery Channel's Naked and Afraid for a special double episode titled "Double Jeopardy" which took place in the Panama Jungle. The episode premiered on December 10, 2013, and attracted 2.4 million viewers. [5] Manu made it through the 21 day challenge but contracted dengue fever from a mosquito bite and went to the hospital three days after she finished the challenge. [6] Manu said that she got to the hospital just in time — any later and she might have died. [7] Manu spent a total of two weeks in the hospital and several months in physical therapy. She finished with a Primitive Survival Rating (PSR) of 8.0. [8]

In 2019, Manu returned to the Naked Afraid series as she was cast with 14 other survivalists for Naked and Afraid XL. [9] For this challenge the survivalists had to survive 40 days in the Palawan in the Philippines. [10] Manu was partnered in a group with Rylie Parlett and Christina McQueen, but tapped out on Day 7 due to her brother receiving treatments for jaw cancer. [11]

Mygrations

Manu appeared on National Geographic's show Mygrations in 2016. [12] The National Geographic team originally contacted Manu via Twitter and asked her if she would like to be featured in the show. [13] Manu said she enjoyed being on the show, but commented on the show's large production, which took much of the wilderness experience away from her.

Other projects

Manu currently runs a wilderness camp in California to educate youth about the environment called camp Manu. [14] She also runs an organization called Walk-about that gives survival tips and tells people how to respect the environment. [15] The organization is partnered with Leave No Trace and Women Owned. On November 9, 2019, Manu released a song titled "Plastic Solution" with Two Roads Plastic Project. [16] 100% of the song profits will go to efforts in fighting against plastic pollution. [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Episode 002 Manu Toigo". Nancy Mueller Empowerment Sensei. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. 1 2 "About Manu". Manu Toigo. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Shows A-Z - curiosity on discovery | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' & 'Bonnie & Clyde' Win Night, 'Naked and Afraid', 'Shahs of Sunset', 'Homeland' & More". TV By The Numbers. 2013-12-10. Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  6. ↑ "'Naked & Afraid' Star -- Catches Dengue Fever In Panama Jungle ... Nearly Bleeds to Death". TMZ. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Near Death On 'Naked & Afraid: Double Jeopardy' Special". HuffPost. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  8. ↑ Primitive Survival Rating.
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  11. ↑ writer, Follow AprilApril NealeApril is an accredited entertainment; interviewer; More, Television Critic Read (2019-06-15). "Naked and Afraid XL exclusive: Mother of all lightning storms descends on Jeff and Laura". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved 2019-11-03.{{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  12. ↑ "Manu's Bio". Walk-a-Bout. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  13. ↑ "A Mygrations and Naked & Afraid cast member compares the experiences". reality blurred. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  14. ↑ "Camp Manu". Manu Toigo. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  15. ↑ "Home". Walk-a-Bout. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  16. ↑ Plastic Solution , retrieved 2019-11-10
  17. ↑ "Manu Toigo on Instagram: "TODAY is the premier for 'Plastic Solution' I am honored to have worked with Clareden Road in bringing awareness to Plastic Pollution…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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