Last year, a group of celebrities descended upon a Scottish castle to โmurderโ and banish each other for money as they filmed Season 3 of โThe Traitors.โ Now, the season fans have been waiting for is here.
The hit Peacock reality competition series returned Jan. 9 for its newest season, with 21 famous faces, and possibly a few more, battling to be the last โFaithfulโ or โTraitorโ standing.ย
On June 5, 2024, host Alan Cumming revealed exclusively on TODAY the names of the Season 3 contestants while he sat next to a blazing fire presumably in the Scottish castle where the show is filmed.ย
โThe new season of โThe Traitorsโ cast is unlocked at last,โ he said mischievously before unfolding a parchment similar to the ones the contestants receive. After reading the list, he labeled Season 3, โthe most treacherous season yet.โย
So which celebrities were tapped for Season 3? Well, a few โSurvivorโ legends, some fan-favorite โReal Housewivesโ stars, a British royal and one of Britney Spearsโ exes made the cut.ย
See the full cast below and find out if they are Faithfuls or Traitors.
The full cast of โThe Traitorsโ Season 3 isโฆ
- Rob Mariano โ โSurvivorโ
- Dorinda Medley โ โThe Real Housewives of New York Cityโ
- Chrishell Stause โโSelling Sunsetโ
- Britney Haynes โโBig Brotherโ
- Danielle Reyes โโBig Brotherโ
- Bob the Drag Queen โโRuPaulโs Drag Raceโ
- Wells Adams โโThe Bacheloretteโ and โBachelor in Paradiseโ
- Chanel Ayan โโThe Real Housewives of Dubaiโ
- Gabby Windey โโThe Bacheloretteโ
- Dylan Efron โโDown to Earth with Zac Efronโ
- Tony VlachosโโSurvivorโ
- Jeremy Collins โโSurvivorโ
- Dolores Catania โโThe Real Housewives of New Jerseyโ
- Robyn Dixon โโThe Real Housewives of Potomacโ
- Bob Harper โโThe Biggest Loserโ
- Ciara Miller โโSummer Houseโ
- Lord Ivar Mountbatten โ British royal
- Carolyn Wiger โโSurvivorโ
- Sam Asghari โ Model and actorย
- Tom Sandoval โโVanderpump Rulesโ
- Nikki Garcia โ Former professional wrestlerย
Who are the Faithfuls, and who are the Traitors?
In the first episode of Season 3, Cumming picked three traitors to betray the rest of the group and try to survive until the final Round Table. Cumming picked Carolyn, Danielle and Bob the Drag Queen. The rest of the group became Faithfuls.
But three more people entered the game at the end of Episode 1: Rob Mariano and two previously unannounced contestants, Wes Bergmann of “The Challenge” and “Big Brother’s” Derrick Levasseur. Wes and Derrick were dubbed Faithfuls, while Rob was given the special job of joining the Traitors.
The Traitors are…
- Danielle Reyes
- Carolyn Wiger
- Bob the Drag Queen
- Rob Mariano
The Faithfuls are…
- Dorinda Medley
- Chrishell Stause
- Britney Haynes
- Wells Adams
- Chanel Ayan
- Gabby Windey
- Dylan Efron
- Tony Vlachos
- Jeremy Collins
- Dolores Catania
- Robyn Dixon
- Bob Harper
- Ciara Miller
- Lord Ivar Mountbatten
- Sam Asghari
- Tom Sandoval
- Nikki Garcia
- Wes Bergmann
- Derrick Levasseur
What is ‘The Traitors’?
On the reality game show โ which has versions in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and more countries around the world โ the Faithfuls and the Traitors compete together in missions to earn money for the group prize fund. In between missions, the Faithfuls try to determine the identity of the Traitors and vote to banish them at the Round Table. Meanwhile, the Traitors meet in secret at a turret every night to discuss which Faithful to โmurderโ and eliminate from the game. Every player is hoping to make it to the end and collect the cash prize.ย
Since launching in the U.S., โThe Traitorsโ has become a phenomenon and constantly trended on social media platforms during its second season.ย
In Season 1, โSurvivorโ alum Cirie Fields successfully deceived the other contestants while playing alongside fellow celebrities and a group of reality television fans. She left the show as the sole winner of $250,000.
Last season, fans watched Traitors Dan Gheesling (โBig Brotherโ), Parvati Shallow (โSurvivorโ) and Phaedra Parks (โThe Real Housewives of Atlantaโ) fail to outlast the Faithfuls. โThe Challengeโ stars Chris โCTโ Tamburello and Trishelle Cannatella were crowned the winners and split $208,100.ย
(Disclosure: Peacock is owned by NBCUniversal, TODAYโs parent company.)