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See who goes home each week and who is still in the competition on the brutal reality show. Athlete quits Special Forces and another contestant has panic attack

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

Athlete quits* Special Forces* and another contestant has panic attack as tasks intensify

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 16, 2025 10:07 p.m. ET

'Special Forces' contestants Shawn Johnson East, Ravi V. Patel, and Johnny Manziel. Credit:

PETE DADDS / FOX

If *Special Forces: World's Toughest Test* were a football game, former NFL quarterback Johnny Manziel just lost big.

Fox's grueling reality competition sees famous faces like actor Jussie Smollett, *America's Next Top Model *winner Eva Marcille, and* Real Housewives of New Jersey *star Teresa Giudice attempting to complete exercises similar to what Special Forces trainees go through in real life.****

On the Oct. 16 episode, Manziel went though the grind of the course for three days, though, and it was only on the fourth that he decided not to go any further. He was working on a task with his teammates, Bravo star Gia Giudice and model Chanel Iman, that required them to crawl through narrow underground tunnels, so narrow, in fact, that Manziel declared at one point that he was stuck.

Though Giudice, who overcame a panic attack at the start of the task, urged him to simply move backwards, so they could try again, it wasn't enough. After he extracted himself from the excruciatingly small space, he told the DS that he was out and removed his armband.

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"My biggest struggle with myself is just giving up at times," Manziel told the cameras. "You know, losing that battle mentally."

Now, 13 celebrities remain standing.**

Here's a rundown of who else has been eliminated or quit, 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

Ravi V. Patel on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Ravi V. Patel

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**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 on 'Special Forces'.

**Recruit: **Nick Young

**Status: **Remains in the competition.

**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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