Creighton Baird and Paulina Peña were married for two years, and then they got divorced. Four days after the ink dried on the papers to make it official they received the call about joining Race to Survive . The two didn’t let the end of their relationship stop them from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete along with eight other teams for half a million dollars.
The high-stakes USA Network adventure series has leveled up from the wilderness of Alaska to the unforgiving elements of New Zealand. Each duo puts their minds and bodies to the test in several legs through 150 miles of terrain over 40 days. They’ll have to work for every calorie and morsel of comfort or nourishment.
There is no GPS or Wi-Fi. What they have is only what they can carry or on their back. Constantly working against the clock and with fellow competitors on their heels, one decision could mean the difference between success and elimination.
Before the premiere, we caught up with the “Divorced Daredevils” from Salt Lake City about their journey. When you received the phone call, was there any second-guessing if you wanted to go through this together? Paulina Peña: We were in separate places when we got the calls. He was out of service.
For me, it was an instant yes, but we had to see what Creighton had to say. I got a call from him, and he said, “Are we in?” I was like, “We’re in.” It was pretty immediate for us to say yes to this.
Creighton Baird: At the same time we said yes .
