Cheerleader cast in new FOX reality show 'KICKING & SCREAMING'

ATLANTA - An Atlanta Hawks cheerleader with an undergraduate degree in political science and a graduate degree in communications has decided to trade in her pom-poms and books for a walk on the wild side in the new FOX reality show KICKING & SCREAMING.  

Atlanta native Nakeisha Turk is one of two contestants from Georgia that will join eight other survivalist in the jungles of Fiji to compete for the grand prize of $500.000. 

The show premieres Thursday night on FOX 5 at 9 p.m. and is hosted by Hannah Simone (NEW GIRL).

The series drops unlikely duos in the South Pacific, where they must work together to overcome hunger, animals and extreme weather among other challenges.

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