Biographie
Steven Kelly, also known as Survival Ste, is a British TV survivalist, former 29 Commando Regiment soldier, survival instructor, founder of South West Survival, and host of The Survival Debrief Podcast. He is known for his appearances on Naked and Afraid, Naked and Afraid: Apocalypse, Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home, and Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning.
Born in Liverpool in March 1986, Steven served 23 years in the British Army with 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery, deploying and training across Afghanistan, Norway, Sierra Leone and multiple other operational environments. He rose to the rank of Warrant Officer Class 2 (Sergeant Major). After leaving the Army, Steven founded South West Survival, a survival and bushcraft training company based in Plymouth, Devon, delivering practical outdoor education to schools, families, corporate groups, veterans and private clients across the South West of England.
Steven made his first Naked and Afraid appearance in Season 17, Episode 5 "Runaway Bride" (2024), completing a 21-day survival challenge in the Colombian tropics alongside American survivalist Meagan "Sunny" Forsythe. He returned to the franchise for Naked and Afraid: Apocalypse (2025), the show's first post-apocalyptic spin-off, filmed in an abandoned African wasteland.
His UK television work includes Channel 4's Naked, Alone and Racing to Get Home and Bear Grylls: Wild Reckoning.
Steven hosts The Survival Debrief Podcast, a long-form interview series with survivalists, adventurers and television cast members that unpacks the decisions, mindset and fieldcraft behind survival television.
He is available for selected media interviews, public speaking, brand partnerships and survival commentary.
