Ranking The Traitors Season 3 Cast

The Traitors 3 cast list dropped this morning

The internet breathed a collective sigh of relief when Teddi Mellencamp (podcaster and ex-cast member of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) wasn’t in season 3 of The Traitors. But also, I’m LIVED that the rumor of Mary Cosby’s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City joining was false! Fuck. But regardless, the cast as is? Pretty fucking stacked. We’ve got housewives, gays, some of reality TV’s best villains, and some people I never wanted to see on TV ever again!

21 - Tom Sandoval

Haven’t we had enough of Sandoval? NBCUniversal is really, really devoted to redeeming him so you know he’s gonna be a faithful. And he’s going be doing his “poor me” waterworks routine like he tried last season of Vanderpump Rules when confronted with the fact that everyone hates him for cheating on Ariana Madix. I wish he were generous enough to just be a villain! He’d be a lot more watchable twirling his mustache than trying to be the redeemed good guy.

20 - Sam Ashgari

Britney’s ex? What is this, Interview? Was he cast so there’s at least one person the audience hates more than Sandoval?

19 - Gabby Windey

I only watched seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette during covid (and Rachel Lindsay’s season), so I have no idea who this young lady is. Congrats to her!

18 - Wells Adams

Wells is only ranked above Gabby because well, I’m gay and he’s cute, but also I did watch a couple episodes of Bachelor in Paradise and he seems fun?

17 - Tony Vlachos

Tony is great at Survivor which allows you to win challenges and not go to tribal or protect yourself from getting voted out with immunity idols. Tony is also incredibly annoying. I don’t foresee him surviving any of the first three banishments.

16 - Ciara Miller

Ciara gives absolutely nothing on Summer House or Winter House and I don’t anticipate that changing here. Maybe she’ll surprise me?

15 - Lord Ivar Mountbatten

He can only hope to be as iconic as John Bercow! Is he a royal or just related to a royal? I don’t know how that shit works. But I’m fascinated by his story of being married to his wife Penny for 17 year then coming out, getting married, and having his ex-wife walk him down the aisle? Might be a bit iconic.

14 - Bob Harper

I really love Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser). I think he’ll be great at challenges and charismatic on television. He was kind of a bitch when he hosted on RuPaul’s Drag Race, but that should be pretty entertaining here?

13 - Chanel Ayan

I was worried Peppermint would be the last drag queen cast on the show, but we’ve got Bob the Drag Queen and Chanel this season! Chanel is always good for a soundbite but I don’t anticipate much interesting gameplay for her. She’s barely that interesting on Real Housewives of Dubai, which is also barely interesting as a housewives franchise.

12 - Dylan Efron

If you didn’t watch Down to Earth with Zac Efron you missed a great show but also you might not know how hot his brother Dylan is. This ranking is based purely on that. Sorry!

11 - Nikki Garcia

I loved the Bella Twins and Nikki has always been a fave of mine. I think she’ll do pretty well with the gameplay and delivering reality TV drama.

10 - Robyn Dixon

Oh, my sweet Robyn. It’ll be nice to see her doing something without Gizelle or her albatross of a husband Juan for once. I’ve always thought she was a smart woman (relationship with her constantly unfaithful husband be damned) and this is her chance to prove it. I anticipate she’ll be more a gamer than anyone expects.

9 - Chrishell Stause

Full disclosure, Chrishell and I are friends IRL. But I still think she’ll be one of the more capable players (I hope she’s a Traitor!!!) this season. Her navigating psychos on Selling Sunset like Christine and Nicole should make this season a breeze.

8 - Bob the Drag Queen

Where Peppermint floundered — not reading the room — I think Bob will do exceptionally well. Also, the sound bites alone will be worth the price of admission. He’s funny as hell. People might assume he’s a Traitor and get him out quickly though.

7 - “Boston” Rob Mariano

I love Rob, but I also kind of need a break from Rob after Deal or No Deal Island. He’s one of my favorite Survivor players ever and he could definitely win (he got a raw deal on Deal but also he was playing with idiots). But also, I think everyone has wised up to his shtick at this point and might get rid of him faster than they did Sandra last season.

6 - Carolyn Wiger

I cannot believe this NUT is playing! She was iconic on Survivor. I cannot wait to see her screaming and howling through challenges and acting up at the roundtable. We’re so back.

5 - Dorinda Medley

Dorinda could be iconic or she could be a mess. She’ll probably be both. Fans worried that she might drink too much and say something insane (like she often did on Real Housewives of New York City), should know that all the liquor they drink on The Traitors is fake! Johnny Bananas revealed that on his podcast last year and other players have pretty much confirmed as much. A sober Dorinda could be incredibly deadly…

4 - Dolores Cantiana

I have to imagine Dolores is secretly a gamer. She’s incredibly shrewd on Real Housewives of New Jersey and she has the perfect mob wife/bad bitch personality that thrives in confrontations. Phaedra might have some competition for best roundtable performance after this season.

3 - Britney Haynes

I am always rooting for Britney. She’s been blindsided by allies twice on Big Brother, but she won America’s Favorite Houseguest in BB13. She’s incredibly funny and one of my favorite people to watch on TV. She was one of my favorite parts of the recent Big Brother Reindeer Games so I hope she kills on this too.

2 - Jeremy Collins

Jeremy, the man that you are… absolutely one of my favorite Survivor players. I just rewatched his first season, the extremely underrated San Juan Del Sur and now I’m in the midst of a Cambodia rewatch (his winning season). He’s incredibly funny, smart, adaptable, and a great strategist. He gets along with everyone, except for the people who immediately realize he’s a threat and target him. Jeremy could win this thing.

1 - Danielle Reyes

Danielle is just my favorite reality competition contestant ever. Big Brother fans know that she should’ve won Big Brother 3 but she was screwed over when the producers let the jury watch her confessionals. They altered that rule after her loss, for good reason. You should be allowed to be a bitch in confessionals without it fucking up your game. Danielle finally returned to reality TV after a hiatus for Big Brother Reindeer Games but didn’t get far. I think she’ll excel here.

My hopes for Traitors: Chrishell, Robyn, Britney, Danielle