Looks like Survivor is getting a little infusion of Eastern Iowa for its 25th season.

Denise Stapley, 41, a licensed mental health counselor and certified sex therapist in Cedar Rapids, was announced by CBS on Monday as one of the 15 new contestants for Survivor: Philippines. (Coincidentally, Stapley recently contributed to a recent Gazette feature about current pop culture phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey.)

The cast also includes retired baseball star Jeff Kent, 44, the National League MVP in 2000 as a member of the San Francisco Giants, and Lisa Whelchel, 49, best known as the 1980s-era teen sitcom star who played snobby rich girl Blair Warner on NBCs The Facts of Life. In addition, a pair of former pageant winners  Angie Layton, 20, a former Miss Teen Utah; and Katie Hanson, 22, a former Miss Delaware  take up a pair of slots on the shows 25th season, which debuts Sept. 19 on CBS (KGAN).

The cast will be rounded out later this week with the announcement of three returning Survivor stars  all three of which were medically evacuated in their previous appearances on the popular CBS reality game show.