Alternate Returning Players

Alternate Returning Players are past contestants who were considered to return for a particular season, but were either cut from the cast, didn't respond to the invite, were simply considered, or declined the offer. These castaways may well have been selected to return again for a different season, where they may have been apart of the final cast.

Due to a majority of seasons being generated years prior to being written up in full, it is common for some choices to seem surprising. This list features all those considered to play again whilst being generated, regardless of how they may have fared after being written up in full. Fictionalised reasons may be given to explain an individuals absence from a season they were considered to be apart of.

The tables below will state whether a respective alternate returning player did ultimately return, but will only state the first season they returned to after failing to be picked for their specific season.

All-Stars
The season featured eighteen "All-Stars" returning from the first seven seasons of the show. It was taken into account that Pearl Islands would have filmed just prior to the filming of All Stars, making it less likely for certain players from the season to return straight away.