Lisa Whelchel: Survivor is great divorce therapy

Sep 20, 2012 9:30 PM by Sara McGinnis

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Lisa Whelchel Is A Single Lady On Survivor

Former Facts of Life actress Lisa Whelchel is loving the cutthroat competition on Survivor, despite being heartbroken over her divorce from her husband of 24 years.

Lisa Whelchel

Actress Lisa Whelchel spent 24 years married to the same man before getting divorced and taking part in Survivor — coincidentally, in the show's 25th season.

While the viewing public doesn't yet know how long her turn as a contestant will last, we do know the former Facts of Life star was extremely grateful to be one of just 18 castaways.

Breaking the news of her split from Steve Cauble, Lisa Whelchel told People on Thursday, "The divorce was final on March 1, and [I] went out to be on Survivor on March 10."

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"Going out to Survivor was helpful for me, to divert my attention and not just dwell on the loss."

The 49-year-old, who met Cauble when he was an associate pastor at The Church On the Way, tied the knot in 1988. During their marriage, the couple went on to have three children who are now all grown.

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"I just never thought it would happen to me," continued Lisa Whelchel, who has worked in Christian ministry with Cauble since The Facts of Life ended in 1988. "It was painful to realize that it wasn't going to work out."

Despite their divorce and her newfound time in the spotlight thanks to taking part in Survivor: Phillippines, Lisa Whelchel and Steve Cauble insist their kids come first — in fact, the family watched this past Wednesday's premiere all together!

"We will always be friends," Lisa Whechel added. "And we will always be family, too."

Any bets on how far Lisa Whelchel will get on Survivor: Philippines?

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Apparently Lisa got all the way to the final 4 - but did not win. She did win the Player of the Game award though. I cant get over how many christians tell us over and over again, that marriage comes from god and that marriage is for life - and yet she cant even get to 25 years in her own marriage!!!! What happened Lisa? Did he cheat on you? Did you cheat on him? Did your marriage get too boring? well now I can officially say that any christian who says marriage is for life - is a Hypocrite, and a Liar and has no idea what they are talking about - because christians DO get Divorced.

Barbara...Cast the 1st stone why don't you? Just because Lisa is a celebrity, doesn't give you the right to judge her divorce based on your non-knowledge of the real reasons behind her divorce. It ISN'T as if she needs to answer to you or any other "Christians" who are daily hypocrites. I find the funniest statement you wrote as your first 7 words: "Christians are not perfect. We are sinners". Yes, according to your God you are and most who find...that faith are the biggest of "sinners". It's too bad Lisa can't look inside your glass house and throw a stone back, as that would be the same way of, typical, "Christian" trying to downgrade the human characteristics of a Christian. I don't care much for religious zealots, but what I can tell you based on what I have seen of the real Lisa this year is she is good of heart and it would have been really hard for her to divorce anyone, as it goes against her nature. She definitely isn't "Blair", nor the religious fanatic the media painted her as in the past and THAT is a good thing. Learn a lesson from this post...quit telling others you will pray for them, when the person you should be praying for is your judging self. If you truly believed in that Bible you hold aloft, you would know that it says that God is the only Judge and all others judging or being self righteous are sinning. Take that lesson from an Atheist who apparently knows the book you speak of following better than yourself(And the majority of Christians who judge too much.).

Christians are not perfect. We are sinners who seek after God and His righteousness in order to be sanctified by Him. That said, it truly disturbs me that a woman who divorced her husband because, as I read in one of her interviews, she doesn't love him the way she should, has taken speaking engagements to speak on walking in faith with God and that now that she is divorced, she is going to renew her Christian walk. I'm sorry. Except for adultery, divorce is not an option, and I pray that instead of speaking to other people about her faith that she takes some time off to develop it.