Sue Aikens

Sue Aikens: Biography in Details

Who is Sue Aikens?

Sue Aikens is a real-life Native American hunter. Sue Aikens is a television personality and one of the stars of the US documentary television series, ‘Life Below Zero’, a reality show.

She also appeared in the TV series ‘Flying Wild Alaska’.

Sue Aikens: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Sue Aikens was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1963. As of 2022, she is 59 years old.

In 1975, her mother left her father and took off to Alaska taking Sue along with her. Eventually, they settled in a village 80km north of Fairbanks, the largest city in interior Alaska.

There, her mother left her alone to pursue her own life and the young girl had to learn to fend for herself in the cold wilderness.

Sue Aikens is of Native North-American heritage.

Sue Aikens: Professional life, Career

Sue Aikens initially appeared in ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ in 2010. Later, from 2011 to 2012, she appeared in ‘Flying Wild Alaska’.

In 2013, she joined five other Alaskans in ‘Life Below Zero’, which depicts the daily activities of subsistence hunters in some of the most remote parts of Alaska.

Before Life Below Zero, she made brief appearances in the reality television series ‘Sarah Palin’s Alaska’ in 2010. In addition, she has also appeared in ‘Today’, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’, ‘Fox and Friends’, and ‘Access Hollywood Live’.

Sue Aikens now runs Kavik River Camp, an exploration camp that provides accommodation in summer. In 2007, she was attacked by a male bear, which left her limbs severely injured.

Sue Aikens: Salary, Net Worth

As of 2022, Sue Aikens has a net worth of $1.5 million and her annual salary is around $200,000.

Sue Aikens: Controversy

Sue Aikens became part of a controversy after she was engaged in a high-profile lawsuit against the producers of ‘Life Below Zero’.

The lawsuit contends that her contract was so onerous that she felt forced to do whatever the BBC producers told her to, regardless of her safety concerns.

In addition, Sue Aikens made a dozen claims against the series’ parent companies and the producer.

How did Life Below Zero, Sue Aikens lose weight?

Sue Aikens lost 75 pounds when she returned for the new seasons of Life Below Zero. She was 57 years old at that time. Furthermore, she lost weight in a year.

The main reason that inspired her to cut her pounds was for a healthy lifestyle. She had lots of injuries for being overweight.

Social Media

Sue Aikens has more than 25.9k followers on Twitter. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 100.7k followers.

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