Josh Canfield Seasons S29
Best placement 11th of 18, Jury
Career 21 days across 1 appearance
Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly: Relationship Timeline
The Broadway couple’s Survivor partnership led to a public proposal, but their engagement ended the following year.
What happened between Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly?
Engagement ended in March 2016. They were already dating when both were independently considered for Survivor: San Juan del Sur and cast as a loved-one pair.
Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly were a couple before Survivor: San Juan del Sur and were each pursuing a place on the show when casting discovered their relationship. They competed on opposing starting tribes, reunited after the swap, and later served together on the jury. On January 28, 2015, Josh surprised Reed during their 54 Below cabaret by performing an original song and proposing onstage; Reed accepted. The engagement did not lead to a wedding. Josh publicly announced in March 2016 that they were no longer together and asked for privacy. In a 2020 Entertainment Weekly interview, he independently confirmed the split while recalling that The Amazing Race had later asked whether he and Reed could compete together. The supported record is a pre-show relationship, a documented 2015 engagement, and a 2016 separation.
How their relationship unfolded
- They compete as boyfriends
Josh and Reed entered San Juan del Sur as an established couple and were separated onto opposing starting tribes.
- Josh proposes at 54 Below
Josh proposed during the couple’s cabaret show after singing Reed an original song, and Reed accepted.
- Josh announces the split
Josh shared a first-person statement that he and Reed were no longer together and requested privacy.
- Josh confirms the breakup in retrospect
Josh told Entertainment Weekly that he and Reed were no longer together when The Amazing Race later contacted him.
Sources
- Josh Canfield discusses joining Survivor with Reed Kelly Reality TV World
- Josh Canfield’s quarantine questionnaire Entertainment Weekly 2020-10-27
- Broadway boyfriends of Survivor get engaged Playbill 2015-01-29
- Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly get engaged The Advocate 2015-01-30
- Josh Canfield’s breakup statement Josh Canfield via Facebook 2016-03-17
Josh Canfield 
Reed Kelly Seasons S29
Best placement 8th of 18, Jury
Career 29 days across 1 appearance
How their Survivor records compare
Across their full Survivor careers, Josh Canfield and Reed Kelly have made 2 combined appearances and recorded 50 combined player-days. Josh Canfield has played 21 days; Reed Kelly has played 29.
On the season they shared, Josh Canfield recorded 21 days and Reed Kelly recorded 29, for 50 combined player-days across those appearances. In completed head-to-head seasons, Josh Canfield placed higher 0 times, Reed Kelly placed higher 1 time.
- On Survivor 29, Josh Canfield finished 11th of 18, Jury, while Reed Kelly finished 8th of 18, Jury. Their runs lasted 21 and 29 days, respectively.
Seasons they played together
| Season | Josh Canfield placement | Reed Kelly placement |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor 29 (2014) | 11th of 18, Jury 21 days | 8th of 18, Jury 29 days |
Where to go next
Josh Canfield's full profile
Every season, placement, days played and castmate connection on record.
Reed Kelly's full profile
Every season, placement, days played and castmate connection on record.
Trace the connection path
See the shortest chain of shared seasons linking Josh Canfield to Reed Kelly.