Mariana van Zeller

And if I show up with security, it means that I don't trust them.

They have to trust me, right?

Even no matter how much planning you put in place, it's like Mike Tyson says, plans are great until you get punched in the face.

There's always stuff that's going to go wrong.

And so we had that situation in Niger where I got stuck in a coup.

That was also season four.

And we made that part of the story because we were there to do a story about illegal gold mining.

And then there was a military coup.

We got stuck.

And there was an incoming war.

We were in one of the most dangerous places on earth with terrorist groups all around us.

And the whole time I'm thinking, I'm here.

I'm stuck with six other guys.

It was all men, but they all have families.

All their wives and moms were calling my production company because I'm also the executive producer and owner of the company.

and asking what was happening and how can we get them back to safety.

So it was the worst time of my life.

I wasn't able to sleep.

It was just nerve-wracking.

Ten days.