Who is Derek Chavez?
Derek Chavez is an American reality TV star widely known as a challenger on the MTV reality game show “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras” as part of “Era 2,” which premiered on August 14th at 8/7c on MTV. She is also known for being a 5-time competitor.
Derek Chavez Age
As of 2024, Derek is 36 years old. He was born Xavier Derek Chavez in Phoenix, Arizona, USA on the 22nd of February 1988. However, the reality TV star celebrates his birthday every year on the 22nd of February and his birth sign is Pisces.
Derek Chavez Height
Chavez’s height is approximately 5 feet 8 inches equaling 1.75 meters.
Derek Chavez’s Parents and Siblings
Chavez was raised in a small town by his grandmom, whom he calls his mom since she was there for him throughout his entire life. He also has a sister who passed away though her name is not on social media. Besides this, there is no further information regarding his family especially, his mom and dad.
Derek Chavez’s Wife, Children
According to our records, Derek is openly gay and loves the single life, stating he’s too young to be committed to anyone, although he does have ex-boyfriend baggage that seemed to follow him around….even to Cancun.
Derek Chavez Career|Wiki
Chavez was raised in a small town by his grandmother. Through it all, he became an overachiever. In high school, he served as president of the student council, captain of the track teams and basketball, and valedictorian of his graduating class. From high school, he joined Arizona State University, where he pursued a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology since he wanted to be a physician’s assistant. In addition, he is currently working at a bar in Tempe. Besides this, Derick is a contestant who rose to prominence after appearing in shows like The Real World: Cancun, Cutthroat, Battle of the Seasons (2012), Rivals II, All Stars 2, and now All Stars 4.
Derek’s The Challenge appearances
Although Derek hasn’t earned any cash in his 5 challenge competition, he was a finalist on All Stars 4. He also competed on Cutthroat, All Stars 2, Rivals II, Battle of the Seasons (2012), and now Battle of the Eras. Derik gained public attention after appearing in The Real World: Cancun.
Derek Chavez “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras”
Chavez was one of the 40 legendary challengers, appearing on the MTV reality game show “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras.” During this season each player represented one of four “eras” of The Challenge as they contested for a share of $1 million, where Derek appeared as part of Era 2.
All about “The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras”
“The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras” follows forty legendary competitors from the series’ 26-year history representing their “Challenge Era” in an epic battle for the ages where players will clash as they strive to immortalize their names as Challenge 40 winners and earn their share of the 1 million dollar prize.
Premiere and Duration:
Hosted by T. J. Lavin, MTV announced that the longest-running reality competition show, “The Challenge,” embarked on its monumental 40th season on the 14th of August 2024, at 8 PM ET/PT.
Who are the casts of The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras;
As of this writing, Derek’s 39 fellow “Battle of the Eras” competitors are Amanda Garcia, Cara Maria Sorbello, Cory Wharton, CT Tamburello, Darrell Taylor, Derrick Kosinski, Averey Tressler, Brandon Nelson, Brad Fiorenza, Darrell Taylor, Aneesa Fereira, Cara Maria Sorbello, Cory Wharton, Derek Chavez, Devin Walker, Emily SchrommHoracio Gutierrez Jr., Jenny West, Jodi Weatherton, Aviv Melmed, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Ryan Kehoe, Theo Campbell, Tina Barta, Tony Raines, Tori Deal among others.
Derek Chavez’s Net Worth
Chavez has an approximate net worth of $ 1 Million- $ 5 Million. Nevertheless, his current career is his primary source of income.
Social Media
You can follow him via Twitter or Instagram. However, Derek doesn’t appear to have a public Facebook or Snapchat account.