DOLORES Catania reveals the contestants she's teamed up with for season three of The Traitors, promising fans they won't be disappointed by the “crazy” competition show.
Dolores, 54, has joined the third season of Peacock's The Traitors alongside other Bravo stars, including The Real Housewives of New York's Dorina Medley, The Real Housewives of Dubai's Chanel Ayan and The Real Housewives' Robin Dixon of Potomac. Tom Sandoval from Vanderpump Rules and other stars.
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In an exclusive interview with the US Sun, Dolores revealed that she has forged an alliance with her Bravo family.
“All the Bravo cast members, I was close to Dorina and Chanel and Robyn and Bob from The Biggest Loser, and I became very close to people,” Dolores said. “Imagine having everything taken from you and having these people in your life every day?”
Dolores also spoke about Vanderpump Rules star Tom, saying he “lives up to the hype.”
“What you see on TV with Tom is who he is in person,” Dolores said of her fellow Bravo star.
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“It was an amazing cast, it was amazing, and there was a lot of drama going on there.”
When it came to filming the competition series, Dolores said she was a “breath of fresh air” compared to Ronge.
“As hard as Traitors is and how deep it is, you get involved in the game mentally,” Dolores said. “It was a nice break. It really was. Fans will not be disappointed. The missions are crazy.”
“I wasn't into the game, I just took it day by day, that's all. My strategy was not to get one. I did that and it didn't work out for me.”
“It's a phenomenon now. Everyone loves it. People are into it. I've seen it, I've been into it. It's an experience. I'm interested in the experience now.”
Runge's future
Dolores is currently waiting to hear back from Bravo about the future of RHONJ, as there are rumors that the network may recast the stars after a lackluster season.
Dolores previously explained to The US Sun why the series, which last aired in August 2024, is currently on hiatus.
“We haven't heard anything from the bosses about our show. Nothing. Nothing from production, nothing from NBC, we're not even talking about it,” Dolores told The US Sun.
“They're probably so angry with us right now, I'm not sure they know what to do.”
Dolores explained how the fight “got out of hand,” leading to the network leaving the future of the show up in the air.
“A lot of stuff leaked, a lot of stuff,” the longtime Bravo star added [came out] On social media there wasn't supposed to be so much fighting out there [the show]. It's gotten too messy.
Despite the rumours, Dolores doesn't think the network will fire the entire cast.
“I don't think they want to renew the entire cast,” she said. “We're a cast. Like us or hate us, like one person, love one, hate another, we worked well together on our best days and on our worst days.”
“I'd hate to see anyone not come back.”
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Reboot Rumors
In July, producer Andy Cohen sparked rumors of an all-cast reboot while on his SiriusXM radio show when he responded to a caller saying, “We're rebooting the show. We're going to reboot it. We're going to do something different.”
“We'll see what we do. I don't know. Maybe just all the new faces? Maybe. We'll see.”
Earlier this month, Andy told Us Weekly: “You won't get it for about a year, so everyone stop asking. I keep saying you won't get anything, so stop asking!”
Traitors Season 3 Cast
Traitors will be brought down on Peacock on Thursday at 9pm
Season 3 cast includes:
- Bob Harper – The Biggest Loser
- Bob the Drag Queen – RuPaul's Drag Race
- Brittney Haynes – Big Brother
- Carolyn Wager – Survivor
- Chanel Ayaan – The Real Housewives of Dubai
- Chrishell Stause – Selling Sunset
- Ciara Miller – The Summer House
- Daniel Reyes – older brother
- Dolores Catania – The Real Housewives of New Jersey
- Dorinda Medley – The Real Housewives of New York
- Dylan Efron – Back to Earth with Zac Efron
- Gabby and Wendy – The Bachelorette
- Jeremy Collins – Survivor
- Lord Ivar Mountbatten – a member of the British royal family
- Nikki Garcia – Total Divas
- Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano – Survivor
- Robyn Dixon – The Real Housewives of Potomac
- Sam Asghari – actor and model
- Tom Sandoval – Vanderpump Rules
- Tony Vlachos – Survivor
- Wells Adams – The Bachelorette
Family dispute
A major issue in the final season was the feud between Teresa Giudice and her sister-in-law Melissa, as the stars rarely filmed together and refused to address their issues on camera.
When asked if Dolores believed a reconciliation was possible in the future, she replied: “I don't know.”
“Of course I hope so, but I don't see it in the future. I don't see much hope for it.
“This is a family. I want that for any family, because family is everything. It's just sad.”
A source previously told The US Sun: “The cast appears to partly blame Teresa, 52, and Melissa’s feud for poor ratings and an uncertain future.
“Fans have followed their relationship since Melissa became a housewife in Season 3 and want to continue to see the ups and downs.”
Bravo did not hold a reunion due to the dynamics within the group.
The insider also claimed that “everyone is walking on eggshells.”
“They are afraid to speak out and it might backfire and put their jobs on the line,” the source claimed.
“Executives are closely monitoring what they post on social media as there have been many leaks on fan pages.”
During an interview with SiriusXM's Reality Checked, Andy admitted that he “hates leaks” and addressed the issues on set.
“There are teams of people against each other and I think you would probably agree that one of the things that didn't work in the final season of Potomac is that the group wasn't coming together on this one.” he said on the podcast.
“It was unheard of, so that's the thing we have to solve for next season in Jersey and we can do that and we'll find out, but as far as leaks go, I hate leaks.
“I think there's a high level of mistrust that actors have with each other that's never healthy in terms of trying to make a great TV show.”
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