John Cena and ‘American Grit’ announce season two competitors and ‘The Cadre’

A new season of “American Grit” returns to FOX this summer. John Cena and a brand-new group of mentors, known as “The Cadre,” will live alongside 17 fierce competitors at Camp Grit, where the drama quickly heats up.

They will take these competitors under their wings as they lead them through all-new team and individual challenges where one individual will win a quarter of a million dollars.

This season, The Cadre includes John Burk, an Infantry Drill Sergeant with the U.S. Army; Riki Long, a U.S. Marine; Chloe Mondesir, an Ammunition Technician with the U.S. Marines; and Grady Powell, a Green Berets Commander. The Cadre will build their teams and leverage their very different mentoring styles to prove they have what it takes to help their competitors find their grit.

Each week, the competitors will undergo a series of team challenges designed to test their ability to work together, strategize and lead. The winning team is safe from elimination but the losers’ fate is in the hands of the winning Cadre leader who selects three rival competitors to face off in a final test of endurance.

Check out the 17 competitors below:

“American Grit” returns June 11 on FOX.

Scarlett Angelina                                  

Age: 24

Hometown: New Brunswick, NJ

Occupation: Public Relations Coordinator

Shermon Braithwaite          

Age: 22      

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Occupation: Hotel Clerk

Herman Brar

Age: 26    

Hometown: Billings, MT

Occupation: Nurse

Hannah Butera                                        

Age: 23     

Hometown: Newburyport, MA

Occupation: Housewife

Chris Edom

Age: 48          

Hometown: Merrick, NY

Occupation: Kindergarten Teacher

George Foreman IV                                      

Age: 28        

Hometown: Houston, TX

Occupation: Publicist

Gigi Gustin                              

Age: 20

Hometown: Glassboro, NJ

Occupation: Sales Associate

Alison Kempkey                                      

Age: 36      

Hometown: Seattle, WA

Occupation: Fashion Consultant

Melanie Mahanna                               

Age: 29    

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Occupation: Tutor

Richard Mallard                                                

Age: 32

Hometown: Berryville, TX

Occupation: Vlogger

Nathalie Martin

Age: 45           

Hometown: Youngsville, LA

Occupation: Cleaning Business Owner

Carla Mireles                                           

Age: 26       

Hometown: Chino, CA

Occupation: Account Executive

Janessa Morgan                                          

Age: 36      

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA

Occupation: Telecommunications Manager

Michael Wilson Morgan                                                

Age: 39   

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY

Occupation: Costume Designer

Gill Morton                                 

Age: 36         

Hometown: Vernal, UT

Occupation: Yoga Instructor

Heather Pincelli                                     

Age: 36 

Hometown: Lakeland, FL

Occupation: Private Investigator

Will Westwater                                        

Age: 23

Hometown: West Hollywood, CA

Occupation: Swimming Instructor

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