Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Biography – Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Wiki
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer is a professional surfer and a reality television show personality from Australia. She was cast in the reality television show Australian Survivor also known as Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn. The show is an Australian television series based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor. The season features contestants divided into two tribes: “Brains” and “Brawn”.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was filmed domestically in Cloncurry, Queensland. It premiered on July 18, 2021. It is the sixth season to air on Network 10 and is hosted by Jonathan LaPaglia. She was contesting against two of her opponents Hayley Leake and George Mladenov to win the final prize as the show wrapped up. She came third.
At 12 years old, she competed in her first surf contest. In 2021, she competed on Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn. In 2015 she rode the biggest wave ever ridden by a female Australian surfer at Cowaramup Bombora (aka Cow Bombie) off the coast of Margaret River, south of Perth. In 2016, she was invited to compete in the Pe’ahi Women’s Challenge on the island of Maui. Palmateer’s sponsors have included Billabong, Channel Islands Surfboards, Future Fins, The Surfboard Room.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Age
She was born on August 4, 1992, in Hillarys, Australia.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Parents
She is the daughter of Warrick Palmateer and her late mother Pauline Burggraaf. She spent her childhood on the beaches of Western Australia surfing with her father, Warrick Palmateer, and two younger brothers Alex and Luke. She was 12 years old when she competed in her first surf contest. Her parents, both artists, encouraged and supported her twin careers of art and surfing. Her mother died in June 2021.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Mother
Her mother Pauline Burggraaf died when Felicity was competing on Australian Survivor Brains vs Brawn. At the time she made the difficult decision to stay on the show instead of flying back to her home in Western Australia. ‘It was so hard because talking to all of my family, they all tried to encourage me to stay, saying that that is what my mum would have wanted me to do,’ she said in an interview.
Her mother was diagnosed with early-onset frontotemporal dementia at 46 and her memory and health started to decline rapidly. Felicity admits, even though she said ‘goodbye’ to her mother years ago, she still could not come to terms with how fast she drifted to her death.
‘I thought I would have at least another year and a bit with my mum. I had been grieving my mum passing away for a long time, with dementia, you begin to grieve for them while they are still alive. (It) is a difficult thing to come to terms with.’
She claims her fellow Survivor contestants were supportive and helped push her forward during the competition in the midst of grieving. ‘I couldn’t have asked for better people (around me),” she said. ‘My family would have been amazing to see, but these people, honestly, they feel like my second family.’
She says that making the decision to stay on the show was ‘me living for my mum, honoring her and the ‘reason I wanted to play (survivor) in the first place.’
In memory of her mother, she has since set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for Dementia Australia and the WA-based Perron Institute.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Boyfriend
She is in a relationship with her boyfriend, Mitch Gimm. Palmateer came out as bisexual on Instagram and has been identified as such since 2010. Previously, she had been in a relationship with her ex-boyfriend, journalist Jonathan Jenkins, a film producer, and film exhibition.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Height
Being a sports personality, she stands at a listed height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters tall).
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Net Worth
Her net worth is not known. However, Flick has career earnings of up to $64,438.
Felicity ‘Flick’ Palmateer Instagram
She is active on her Instagram handle @flickpalmateer.
