What You Didn't Know About Life Below Zero Star Sue Aikens

While the 58-year-old mother of two famously keeps her career and her personal life separate, she often takes to her Instagram to share beautiful nature shots and inspirational quotes in addition to smiling selfies and pictures of family and friends.

What you may not know about Aikens is where she gets her seemingly instinctual survivalist skills. In a 2019 interview on "The Ellen Show" guest-hosted by Melissa McCarthy, Aikens discussed moving to Alaska as a child after her parents' divorce. Growing up, she moved around a lot, developed survival skills, and embraced solitude.

Her challenging lifestyle pushes her to persevere every day, battling difficult weather, providing herself with a safe environment, and sharing her worldview on "Life Below Zero." "They think about wanderlust," she said of 9-to-5ers in an interview with Hollywood Soapbox. "But I live wanderlust."

Additionally, Aikens has appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience," "Sarah Palin's Alaska," and "Flying Wild Alaska" to share her adventurous stories.