Lisa Whelchel has been named as a potential contestant for the new season of Survivor. New reports emerged on Monday listing various new contestants, with three rumored to have been previously on the show.

Lisa Whelchel appeared on the 80's sitcom "Facts of Life" and is a Christian pop singer. She has been named on the new potential cast list which includes 15 contestants.

On the list is Mike Skupin, 50, who was a contestant from the "Australian Outback" season, who became the first contestant ever to be removed from the show for medical reasons after he infamously fell into the campfire.

Jonathan Penner, 50, a New York actor and writer, has also been named according to rumor site Survivor Fever.

Penner appeared on "Survivor: Cook Islands" and "Survivor: Micronesia." Jeff Probst, the show's host, has described Penner as his "favorite contestant" although in previous seasons he has been referred to as "cancerous."

The third former contestant that may reappear on the show is Russell Swan. Swan previously appeared on "Survivor: Samoa" and is a practicing attorney.

Others in the list include Jeff Kent, a former Major League Baseball player, and Angelia Layton, a former Miss Teen runner up.

"Survivor" first aired on CBS in 2000 and is currently going into its 25th season.

The show was created by Charlie Parsons in 1997 and focuses on a group of strangers left on an isolated locale and made to live off the land.

The contestants must take part in competitions and make alliances to keep from being eliminated or voted off the show.

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