It turns out that The Traitors castle can spark murder, deceit — and love.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Phaedra Parks confirmed on the Friday, September 4, broadcast of SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live that she’s dating season 2 costar Chris “CT” Tamburello.
“Are you dating? ‘Cause I heard you were going to the Emmys with a date. Is this a platonic thing?” Lewis, 56, asked Phaedra, 52, who coyly replied, “No, it’s not.”
Phaedra told the radio host that she has “been out” with CT, 46, in the past, although she declined to share how many dates the pair have enjoyed.
Phaedra also shared their plans for the weekend, revealing that they will attend the Creative Arts Emmys — where CT is tasked with presenting — on Saturday, September 5, in Los Angeles and then head to New York together.
She played coy when asked whether she and CT would have any “sleepovers” together this week.
Phaedra and CT notably met while filming the second season of Peacock’s hit series, which aired in 2024, and formed a close-knit bond. In fact, many faithful viewers and fellow contestants alike thought the pair had a certain amount of chemistry.
“I ship it,” costar Peter Weber exclaimed during an exclusive interview with Us at the time. “I think they’re really cute together. They had some good chemistry. Who knows what the future holds with them?”
CT, for his part, ultimately shut down the romance rumors, stressing that he and Phaedra were simply friends.
“Nothing real happened, I’ll be honest with you,” CT told Entertainment Weekly in March 2024, addressing the speculation. “It was fun. I loved her because she’s a cornball. She was great. I would say there was a sense of sincerity, for sure. But it was also playing a game, you know?”
He continued at the time, “Honestly I have too much respect for her to try to turn it into something it’s not, just to try to be a flash in the pan. I don’t think that would be fair, I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. I mean, what would I do, move to Atlanta? I can’t do that.”
During the game, Phaedra was tapped as a Traitor opposite CT’s role as a Faithful. He eventually cast a vote to banish the Bravolebrity from the game before winning the entire show. (CT was crowned the champion alongside Trishelle Cannatella. The pair opted to split the cash prize.)
“It’s a really good [game]. I have to say, it takes working smarter not harder to a new level in this game,” he told EW of his Traitors participation. “I really enjoyed it because it was more of a political game. It wasn’t just who’s the fastest, or the strongest, or who could swim the deepest, or who has the guts to jump out of a perfectly good plane or get thrown off a cliff. It’s different. I did appreciate this game because … there was a lot more deeper strategy as time evolved.”
Prior to his relationship with Phaedra, CT has been married twice: to Lilianet Solares from 2018 to 2023 and Catalina White from 2024 to 2026. (CT and Lilianet share a 10-year-old son.)
Phaedra, meanwhile, shares two sons with ex-husband Apollo Nida, to whom she was married from 2009 to 2015.
