Terrifying Special Forces tasks lead an actor and an athlete to quit: 'Do you really want to be h...

See who goes home each week and who is still in the competition on the brutal reality show. Terrifying Special Forces tasks lead an actor and an athlete to quit

See who goes home each week and who is still in the competition on the brutal reality show.

Terrifying *Special Forces *tasks lead an actor and an athlete to quit: 'Do you really want to be here?'

See who goes home each week and who is still in the competition on the brutal reality show.

By Raechal Shewfelt

Raechal Shewfelt

Raechal Shewfelt is a writer at **. She has been working at EW since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Yahoo and in American *Journalism Review* and *The Shreveport Times*.

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on October 23, 2025 10:00 p.m. ET

The DS address the recruits on 'Special Forces'. Credit:

Pete Dadds/ FOX

After jumping out of a helicopter, crawling through excruciatingly tight underground tunnels, and escaping a plane submerged in water, the recruits on *Special Forces: World's Toughest Test*, have been through it.

On Thursday's episode, before they had even attempted another task, two of them decided they'd had enough. When the Directing Staff assembled the 13 celebrities remaining, asking 'Do you really want to be here?,' former NBA player Nick Young and actor Ravi V. Patel said they did not. They removed their armbands and, on the fifth day, became the sixth and seventh recruits to leave the course.

Both had struggled and had been reprimanded for appearing to not be taking the show seriously. But it was still surprising they left the way they did.

After all, the *Animal Control *actor had said he could definitely finish not long before that.**

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Onward. Eleven celebrities remain standing.**

Here's a rundown of who's been eliminated this season, and who is still in the competition. Check back each week for updates.**

Johnny Manziel (out)

Johnny Manziel on 'Special Forces'.

PETE DADDS / FOX

**Recruit: **Johnny Manziel

**Status: **Quit on the fourth day, when a task required him to crawl through narrow underground tunnels.

**Where you know him from: **Nicknamed "Johnny Football," Manziel was an accomplished college athlete who was briefly in the NFL.

Teresa Giudice (out)

Teresa Giudice on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Teresa Giudice

**Status:** Quit in the second episode when her daughter, Gia, was assigned to fight a fellow contestant and she couldn't bear to watch.

**Where you know her from: **One of the original stars of *The Real Housewives of New Jersey*.

Eva Marcille (out)

Eva Marcille on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Eva Marcille**

**Status: **Staff removed her armband in episode 2 and ordered her to leave the course "for your safety" after a medical incident during a challenge.

**Where you know her from:** Former *America's Next Top Model* winner, who stars on BET+'s *All the Queen's Men *and has appeared on *House of Payne*, *The Young and the Restless*, and *The Real Housewives of Atlanta*.

Brittany Cartwright (out)

Brittany Cartwright on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Brittany Cartwright

**Status: **Quit on the first day, after saying she couldn't go any further.**

**Where you know her from: **Reality TV star who's appeared on *Vanderpump Rules* and *The Valley*.**

Jussie Smollett (out)

Jussie Smollett on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Jussie Smollett

**Status: **Medically withdrawn in episode 3, after he developed a painful cough determined to be an allergy.**

**Where you know him from: **Actor from *Empire *and* The Mighty Ducks, *who was accused of staging a hate crime, which he has denied.

Gia Giudice on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit:** Gia Giudice

**Status:** Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from: **The daughter of Teresa Giudice, she's a reality TV star and influencer.

Kody Brown on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Kody Brown

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know him from: **Star of TLC's *Sister Wives*.

Randall Cobb

Randall Cobb on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Randall Cobb

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know him from:** Former NFL player for teams including the Green Bay Packers.

Jessie James Decker

Jessie James Decker on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Jessie James Decker

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from:** A singer who has also appeared on her own reality show.

Eric Decker on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Eric Decker

**Status:** Remains in the competition.

**Where you know him from:** Retired NFL player, who's been on teams including the Denver Broncos, is the husband of Jessie James Decker.**

Shawn Johnson East

Shawn Johnson on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Shawn Johnson East

**Status:** Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from:** Former U.S. Olympic gymnast.

Andrew East on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Andrew East

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know him from:** Shawn Johnson's husband and a former player for NFL teams including the Las Vegas Raiders.**

Mark Estes on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Mark Estes

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know him from:** The TikToker is one of the Montana Boyz.

Chanel Iman on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Chanel Iman

**Status:** Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from: **The model was previously one of the Victoria's Secret Angels.

Brianna LaPaglia

Brianna LaPaglia on 'Special Forces'.

PETE DADDS / FOX

**Recruit: **Brianna LaPaglia

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from: **The social media star and podcaster also uses the name Brianna Chickenfry.

Ravi V. Patel (out)

Ravi V. Patel on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Ravi V. Patel

**Status: **Voluntarily withdrew from the show in the fifth episode.

**Where you know him from: **Actor on TV's *Animal Control *and *Master of None*.

Christie Pearce Rampone

Christie Pearce Rampone on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Christie Pearce Rampone

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**Where you know her from: **Olympic soccer star.

Nick Young (out)

Nick Young on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Nick Young

**Status: **Voluntarily withdrew from the show in the fifth episode.

**Where you know him from: **NBA star who's played for teams including the Los Angeles Lakers.

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*Special Forces: World's Toughest Test *airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

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