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Exclusive: The Traitors winner Kirby reveals where she stands with Rhys now: ‘Uncomfortable’

by Tara Watson

Kirby Bentley pulled off a huge The Traitors Australia 2026 win in a nail-biting finale, taking the entire $200,600 prize pot after surviving as an original Traitor from day one.

Kirby took down her fellow Traitor Rhys Nicholson, along with Faithfuls Krissy Marsh and Keira Maguire.

Despite Kirby trying to shift the heat to Krissy, Rhys was unanimously banished at the final Round Table, but crucially wasn’t required to reveal whether they were a Traitor. This left Kirby free to continue pretending the threat had been removed. At the fire pit, Krissy wanted to end the game, while Kirby and Keira elected to banish again. Their votes eliminated Krissy — another Faithful — leaving Kirby and Keira as the final two.

Keira then revealed herself as a Faithful, believing she had made it to the end safely. But Kirby then delivered the killer blow: “I have always been… a Traitor.” Chills!

Kirby wins The Traitors Australia 2026.
Kirby wins The Traitors Australia 2026. Image: Ten.

After winning, Kirby admitted, “This game is hard… it’s so good not to lie anymore,” joking that she had nearly been banished “every single day.” She said the victory was “massive” for her family, the Aboriginal community and women, adding that the enormity of winning as the “OG Traitor” had not yet sunk in.

Chattr spoke to Kirby in an exclusive interview and she spilled all the updates you need to know about what happened after she swiped the prize money.

The Traitors Australia’s winner Kirby Bentley on where she stands with Rhys Nicholson and Keira Maguire

In a tense exchange, Rhys called out Kirby in the finale because she wrote their name down at the previous Round Table, which Rhys believed left them as a ‘sitting duck’ for banishment.

“It was an uncomfortable conversation in the moment, and I was exhausted. I was shattered, and I adore Rhys, I was connected [to them]. I still wanted to play the game with Rhys, but I was conflicted in choosing self-preservation,” Kirby said.

Kirby said that Rhys has since realised that she wasn’t quite the master manipulator in that moment. “We sat and we watched it together, and they’re like, ‘Ah, you were actually working with me’, and I was like, ‘Oh, I was trying!’, but I also respect that Rhys was firm on me because I was using them as a scapegoat if I needed it, and they knew that and they called it out.”

When asked what would have happened if Kirby and Rhys were the final two standing, Kirby said she planned to split the prize money. “I would have written share definitely,” she said.

She believes Rhys would have likely done the same. “I don’t think [they’d steal it]. But even if they did, I take this back to Survivor. I lost half a million dollars from Feras [Basal] playing an idol for himself, like he won it in an idol play. So you can’t hold grudges outside of the game when we all knew what we were getting ourselves into,” she said.

Kirby and Rhys have since put the game behind them. “I think we’re all good. We’ve all been all good for a year, so we’ve all talked to each other, talked it out, asked all the questions we’ve needed to ask.”

Kirby admits she was relieved to tell runner-up Keira that she was a Traitor. “I was so exhausted, it’s such a taxing game emotionally,” she said. “I’ve been the OG for the entire game, so I think I was feeling more relief than anything. I just need to say it. It just needs to be put out there.”

Keira on The Traitors Australia 2026.
Keira places runner-up on The Traitors Australia 2026. Image: Ten.

Now that the dust has settled, Kirby shares that there is no bad blood between them.

“Keira and I have always been solid, like all the cast has always been solid. We’ve definitely spoken about things or asked questions that we needed answers to, but for the most part, we’ve been on this journey together, and we’ve trauma-bonded.”

What did Kirby do with The Traitors Australia prize money? Keira’s hilarious request

With a cool $200,600 prize pot to spend, Kirby says she’s making up for lost time after missing her sister’s wedding because she was still on Australian Survivor.

“I was blindsided the day of my sister’s wedding when I came out on Survivor, so I’ve given her money to pay for the wedding and given my mum some money,” she said.

“We’ve all got bills to pay, so I’ll just sort that out.”

Keira had a hilarious idea for one way Kirby could pay her back: a designer handbag worth upwards of $20,000. “She’s throwing the word Birkin out there, and I don’t even know how to spell it. We will have to talk about that,” Kirby joked.

“I do need to take her to dinner, though. I definitely will be wining and dining her for a night.”

The Traitors Australia can be streamed on Network 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: Tully exposes unseen sexist ‘boys’ club’ on The Traitors Australia: ‘Screw you, guys!’

by Tara Watson

Tully Smyth has been a fixture on Australian reality TV for over a decade ever since her breakout moment on Big Brother in 2013.

And now, she’s added Faithful on The Traitors Australia to her resume. The writer and content creator maintained a cool exterior on the show without raising any suspicion that she could be a Traitor, which made her too dangerous to keep in the game.

Kirby Bentley and Rhys Nicholson plotted her murder just before the finale, where Kirby was named the winner. Despite the betrayal, Tully and Kirby have since gotten their friendship back on track, but away from the manor, the Big Brother alum has revealed her experience on the show wasn’t always a good one.

Earlier in the season in a post captioned “I said what I said,” Tully shared a clip of a challenge on The Traitors Australia.

In the challenge from episode 3, the team carried a heavy raft up a mountain, but many of the louder men’s voices dominated the scene. In the challenge, one contestant at a time would stop carrying the raft and be tied to a pole. At the first pole, Australian Survivor’s Henry Nicholson decided that it should be the “ladies first” who would leave the challenge and therefore lose their chance at getting a Shield.

“This mission is targeting people with a lot of strength,” Housewives star Krissy Marsh said in a confessional. “The Survivors and the men are more than likely going to get a Shield.”

In the episode, Tully could be heard saying that the entire group should agree on who gets the Shield, rather than the men — however, her (rather valid) concerns were ignored. After the episode, Tully wrote that this moment was her “top 5 horror movies,” before she listed “sexism” and “trying to get a word in” as examples.

The post received plenty of comments agreeing with Tully, with eliminee, Cosima De Vito, writing on the video: “Amen to all 5. What a messed-up day.”

Tully’s ex-partner, Tahlia Farrant, agreed that “this whole challenge was such a hard watch.”

Tully Smyth describes a ‘boys club’ environment on The Traitors Australia

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Tully revealed that this particular challenge wasn’t an isolated instance of the ‘sexism’ she felt on set. “There were lots of instances where it was just assumed that the girls were not as strong, not as smart, and that they couldn’t carry the heavy thing,” she said. 

“This annoyed me in particular because not only was it about having to carry this heavy load, but we also were told that the final people would get a Shield.”

The new mum said that this meant the men had effectively decided they were more worthy of the Shield than the women. “It was the women – it was the gays, the theys, and the gals – that were just getting booted. I was like, hang on a minute here. First of all, screw you guys!” Tully vented. 

“I’m probably just as strong, if not stronger, than some other of you.”

Sadly, Tully reveals that she believed some of the sexist attitudes in the manor were simply holding a mirror up to how women are treated on the outside. “Same with Dicko and his little boys’ club… as always with reality TV shows, it’s a reflection of society, right? This happens to women every day. This happens in your office when you try to suggest an idea at a meeting, and the louder guy talks over you or shuts you down. It happens every day,” she said. 

“I tried to speak up. I tried to have my say, but it also comes to a point where you’re like, it’s not worth my effort, my time or my energy.” 

However, Tully added that women being underestimated by the men in the manor ended up being their superpower. “I think the fact that the final four are one non-binary person and three women, that says it all, right? You boys thought you were so smart and so clever and so strong — look at the finale.” Amen gal!

The Traitors Australia viewers agree with Tully’s ‘sexism’ claims

Further into Tully’s comments, plenty of Traitors viewers agreed with her stance. “Every Traitors show, the first ‘endurance’ challenge, the sexism from the men rears its head towards the women,” read one comment.

Other viewers vented that “this challenge made me so mad” and the way the men treated the women had “set us back 100 years!”

This isn’t the first time the franchise has faced sexism allegations. In a challenge on The Traitors US season three, contestants had to sacrifice players in order to increase the prize pot, so several of the Housewives initially volunteered themselves. The male contestants quickly embraced the idea that women should be sacrificed, prompting online discussion accusing the men of treating women as more expendable in Traitors.

On the latest US season, Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause publicly accused Wes Bergmann of displaying sexist behaviour during the game, which Wes disputed.

Summer House’s Ciara Miller later spoke about the gender biases she felt women encountered on Traitors. “I kind of think that people are always going to underestimate the girls… [watching] the inherent misogyny that females have to face,” Ciara told Decider.

“The women really had to fight for their voices to be heard.”

The Traitors Australia can be streamed on Network 10 and 10Play.

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Kirby Bentley crowned the winner of The Traitors Australia 2026

by Danica Baker

The Traitors Australia 2026 finale was a showdown between Keira Maguire, Kirby Bentley, Krissy Marsh and Rhys Nicholson, with Kirby outsmarting everyone and taking out the grand prize.

The finale featured a tense final Round Table, where Rhys was eliminated, before an even more nail-biting showdown at the fire pit saw Kirby crowned the winner of The Traitors Australia 2026 and walk away with the $206,000 prize.

Read on to find out everything that happened in The Traitors Australia 2026 grand finale.

Rhys and Kirby on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Rhys and Kirby on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

What happened during The Traitors Australia 2026 finale?

The final four gathered together for their final Traitors breakfast, where they took a walk down memory lane and had a few kind words to say about some of the banished and murdered Faithfuls.

During the meal, Rhys made it clear that they weren’t happy about the way Kirby had hung them out to dry at the Round Table the previous night and hinted to viewers that they were coming for her. Afterwards, Rhys and Kirby went outside for a one-on-one chat, and Rhys made their animosity pretty clear.

For their final challenge, the remaining contestants took a very awkward car ride to an abandoned warehouse, where host Gretel Kileen informed them there were four rooms, each with its own mission inside. The more rooms the cast could complete, the more money they’d add to the final prize pot.

Each contestant had to recount the order in which their former castmates were banished and murdered, while dealing with whatever their room had served up. For Keira, that meant being covered in pigeons and bird seeds, while Kirby scored a room full of cute kittens climbing all over her.

In the end, all four succeeded in the challenge, and they added $36,000 to the prize, bringing the total amount to $200,600.

The traitors final four
Kirby, Krissy, Keira and Rhys at the final mission. Image: Ten.

After the challenge, Kirby, Krissy, Keira and Rhys headed back to the Manor to scramble before the Round Table that night. Both Rhys and Keira tried to plant seeds in Keira’s head about Krissy being a Traitor, however, she didn’t really seem to be buying what they were selling.

What happened at The Traitors final Round Table?

Both Rhys and Krissy made it clear that they had their sights set on one another at the final Round Table. Kirby jumped on the bandwagon with Rhys, accusing Krissy of being “too certain” about who the Traitor was. Keira, on the other hand, sided with Krissy and pointed out that Rhys’ lack of accusations at the Round Table made them look suspicious.

Gretel interrupted the group’s conversation before it appeared that they’d reached any sort of decision. However, Krissy, Keira and Kirby all came to the same conclusion that it was Rhys who was the Traitor, and they were voted out unanimously.

Keira, Krissy and Kirby headed to the outdoor fire pit where they were required to decide whether they wanted to finish the game with the three of them or banish someone else. But if they decided to end the game and a Traitor still remained, they’d take the total prize money.

Krissy voted to end the game with Keira and Kirby, but Kirby voted to banish again.

“I know I’m a Faithful and I’ve always had question marks about Krissy, and that’s literally the only reason,” she told Gretel of her decision.

Keira also chose to banish, and the pair voted out Krissy, leaving just one Faithful, Keira, and one Traitor, Kirby, in the game. Under the rules, if a Traitor makes it to the end undetected, they take the prize, meaning Kirby was officially crowned the winner of The Traitors Australia 2026.

“I came into this game to play for my family, and it is an incredibly hard game to play, and I have loved getting to know you and everyone else and I mean that genuinely, that being said, I have always been a Traitor,” she told Keira.

Stream The Traitors Australia 2026 on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: The Block contestants reveal what Wyatt is really like away from cameras

by Tara Watson

Wyatt has truly had enough on Wednesday night’s The Block as he’s stormed off over an argument with his partner Chantel over *checks notes* an unpackaged bed head.

The saga began when Chantel sent Wyatt to pick up a bed head, but he was left annoyed when it wasn’t inside packaging, which meant if he took it back to site in his truck’s ‘dirty tray’ in the rain, it would be destroyed.

“I’m not f**king in the mood for this today,” he ranted at Chantel on the phone. “If someone wastes my time, it really pi**es me off,” he said in confessional.

After returning in a huff, Wyatt was soon given his marching orders to leave again. “Chantel said I was being rude to her because she couldn’t organise the bed to be covered,” he vented. “I’m not in the mood to f**king be here and I’m leaving.”

Wyatt on The Block 2026.
Wyatt is not happy on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

Despite his tradies trying to convince him to stay to work, Wyatt decided to go to the gym for the day instead of helping Chantel build their room. “She can build the house herself!” he said in an expletive-filled rant.

Chantel was a bit vague about the moment. “It makes me a bit upset, so it wasn’t the greatest conversation,” she said in confessional. Wyatt’s temporary absence meant that Chantel had to do the walk-through with Shelley Craft and Scott Cam on her own. “Where is he?” Scott asked. “He needed a timeout,” Chantel replied.

The Cursio brothers continued to ask “Where is Wyatt?” as a car montage played of the PT blasting pop divas in the car as he drove to the gym.

This isn’t the first time Wyatt has fled the work site for the gym. The same thing happened when he had a toothache and decided to ditch his house for the gym. This is one of a handful of moments that have made Wyatt one of this year’s most divisive contestants among fans. But what is Wyatt really like?

The Block contestants reveal what Wyatt is really like off camera

When Rick and Tayla were asked if Chantel and Wyatt regularly fought away from the cameras, they agreed this wasn’t a common occurrence. “No, they didn’t [fight] at home, and if they did fight on the set, we didn’t see any of that because we’re too busy doing our own stuff,” Rick said.

Rick did have an issue with Wyatt making a jab at his daughter this week, saying Spence would be ‘doing most of the work’ on site. “For Wyatt to say that, he doesn’t do any of the work anyway. The Cursios do all the work for him,” he said, as Tayla joked about his tantrum on Wednesday.

“He probably kicked his little pinky toe on the table and then cracked the shits and left,” Tayla said.

The team addressed Wyatt’s overall portrayal on The Block. “He’s dug a big hole for himself, Wyatt. The big young kid trapped in a 30-year-old’s body,” Rick said. “I think from the way he carried on about his sore tooth… smelling wet farts and stuff. They edit it to whatever they edit it to, but he’s not coming across…” Rick trailed off, as Tayla added “too strong.”

Tayla on The Block 2026.
Tayla doesn’t hold back on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

Rick clarified that his edit doesn’t fully reflect Wyatt as a person. “He’s a nice bloke. But so far, he’s getting some criticism. I mean, we’re all getting smashed on socials. Tayla, in particular, but social media is social media.”

In an interview with Chattr, Lisa said that Chantel and Wyatt were gym-obsessed away from cameras. “House Two, their priority is going to the gym,” said Lisa. “I think it’s safe to say if House Two didn’t have the Cursios, they probably wouldn’t have finished a room.”

Chantel has referred to this claim as ‘bulls**t’ and in an interview with Chattr, she spoke warmly about Wyatt and their relationship away from the reality show.

“We have such a beautiful relationship. Wyatt is an amazing stepdad to my little kiddies and they’re so obsessed with him just like I am. We really encourage each other to grow and lift each other up, which I haven’t experienced in previous relationships,” she said.

“We have big plans for our future; we really would love to win The Block, buy a house close to the beach and travel with the kiddies.”

The Block airs Sunday – Wednesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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Exclusive: Tully and Josh spill on The Traitors Australia 2026 reunion: ‘We’re all in’

by Danica Baker

With The Traitors Australia finale upon us, there’s one big question still hanging over the season: will there be a reunion?

The season has been filled with drama, shock banishments, and a whole lot of deception woven in —  with some of the moves even putting real-life friendships on the line.

So, it goes without saying that The Traitors is the perfect kind of show for a reunion. But will viewers — and the players themselves — actually get the chance to have all those burning questions answered?

Read on to find out everything we know about The Traitors Australia 2026 reunion.

Tully on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Tully on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

The Traitors cast is having a mini-reunion for the finale

Josh Packham and Tully Smyth, who were both eliminated in the penultimate episode and narrowly missed out on the finale, revealed that there are no plans for an official reunion. However, the cast has taken matters into their own hands and organised a “mini reunion” to watch the finale together.

“No, there’s no reunion, unfortunately. But we’re really close, so actually, the majority of us are going to go down and watch the finale in Melbourne together,” Josh explained. “There’ll be a lot of people uploading stories and posts and whatnot. So I guess following people’s socials can kind of be like a mini reunion.”

Tully added: “We’re having a mini reunion tonight. A few of the castmates are flying in from interstate, and we’re going to watch the final episode at Rhys’ comedy club. So there’s a little mini reunion tonight.”

The Big Brother all-star didn’t seem to think an official reunion was completely off the table, though.

“We would love a filmed reunion. We’ve suggested it to Channel 10. We would love to do one. I think there’s lots to unpack there. The group chat is certainly popping off. So I mean, please, we’re all in. We would all be keen for one, but there’s no official reunion. I don’t think as yet,” she teased.

Meanwhile, Josh said that if a reunion did end up going ahead, he’d have some important questions he’d like answered.

“I would love to find out from other Faithfuls why they kept so much information to themselves for so long. Watching it back, I was like, ‘If they came forward and told me that. I wouldn’t have gone for Lawson that night, or so’. That’s the frustrating part. But everyone’s playing their own game.”

We’ll keep our fingers and toes crossed for that official The Traitors Australia 2026 reunion.

The Traitors Australia 2026 finale airs on September 9 at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: The Traitors’ Tully on the unaired moment that proved Kirby was a Traitor

by Tara Watson

Narrowly missing the finale, Tully Smyth almost got the full The Traitors Australia experience as she was savagely murdered on the reality show after starting alliances with both Traitors, Kirby Bentley and Rhys Nicholson.

The Big Brother all-star made it to the top six on The Traitors before being murdered on Wednesday’s episode. Despite Rhys trying to keep Tully, Kirby was set on murdering her ally, saying that no one would suspect her of being a Traitor in the endgame — which made her too dangerous to keep around.

Kirby wanted to keep Krissy Marsh instead, as she removed some heat from them. “Josh still thinks her [as a Traitor], so that’s another angle,” Kirby told Rhys.

Eventually, Rhys had to concede. “I’m pro Tully going, if that’s what you feel,” Rhys said to Kirby. But in a confessional, they expressed more doubt over the decision. “After saying a couple times ‘We need to keep Tully’, I had to go along with my boss,” Rhys said.

Tully wasn’t overly surprised the Traitors decided her time had come. “I never had a single finger pointed at me, I never had my name written down — that is an accomplishment,” Tully reflected upon reading her murder letter.

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Tully spilled all sorts of tea about Kirby and her time on The Traitors Australia.

The Traitors Australia’s Tully reveals how she knew Kirby was a Traitor from the start

Tully admits she understood Kirby’s decision, revealing she even believed that the AFLW player knew that Tully had long suspected she was a Traitor. “She knew that if I turned around and threw her name out, then she was done for,” Tully said. “I do have a feeling. I haven’t actually asked her this, but I do have a feeling that she knew that I knew that she was a Traitor.”

She went on to share an unaired moment when Tully realised that Kirby was a Traitor. “There was one moment we were sitting on the leather couch in front of the fire, and she asked me a question. She tried to make it really blasé, she does that a lot, she does it with other people as well,” Tully said.

“But she said, ‘Oh, do you reckon if Alex [Nation] had tried to seduce you? Do you reckon you would have been seduced? Like, would you have gone for that?’. I remember writing in my journal, I was like, that was so suss. You’re clearly figuring out whether you could seduce me — that’s how I read it anyway.”

Tully Smyth on The Traitors Australia 2026.
Tully Smyth on The Traitors Australia 2026. Image: Ten.

Tully admits that she’s surprised Kirby hasn’t been banished as she reckons a lot of the Faithfuls had been suspecting her the whole time. “We were suss on Kirby from day one. How she’s still playing the game, I have no idea. I think what it boils down to is that I’ve watched her play Survivor twice, and she plays an aggressive… she makes the rules, she makes the calls, she tells you who to vote for,” Tully said.

“To watch her [on The Traitors] be all like, ‘Oh, guys, what’s the plan for tonight? What should we do? I’ll go with whatever you think, mate.’ That’s not how you play these games. She was playing a very different game to her Survivor game, and that to me was suss,” she continued.

“I think it’s a testament to her gameplay that we were all suss. There’s all this evidence, and yet she’s in the finale. Like, how?”

So are Tully and Kirby BFFs again after her untimely murder? The Big Brother star said that Kirby made amends after filming ended with a hilarious gesture. “The minute Kirby landed back in Melbourne, she came to my house the same night she landed with some flowers, which had this card on them, and it says: ‘Sorry, I betraitored you.'”

That said, Tully stated she was surprised to learn how the turret deliberation went down between Rhys and Kirby. “Rhys is trying to keep me. That was a shock. And I haven’t seen Kirby yet, but I’m seeing her tonight, and you best believe I have some questions for her. You assume that it’s your mate that’s defending you,” Tully said.

“But now that I see that clip, maybe Rhys is closer [to me]. Maybe Rhys is my friend and Kirby isn’t.”

The finale of The Traitors Australia airs on Wednesday at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.

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The Traitors Australia 2026 finale: Everything you need to know

by Danica Baker

The Traitors Australia 2026 has delivered some seriously impressive deception from Kirby Bentley and some seriously questionable Faithful detective work, but after weeks of lies, betrayals and backstabbing, it’s almost time to find out who will walk away victorious in The Traitors Australia 2026 finale.

With just six remaining players inching closer to the endgame, the stakes are higher than ever as the Faithfuls desperately try to sniff out the two Traitors hiding among them before it’s too late.

So, when is The Traitors Australia 2026 finale, who’s still in the running and how can you watch it? Here’s everything you need to know.

Gretel and Rhys on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Gretel and Rhys on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

When is The Traitors Australia 2026 finale?

The Traitors finale will air at 7:30pm on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 on Channel 10 and 10Play.

Throughout the season, episodes have been available to stream on 10Play from 12pm AEST on the day they air. However, the final two episodes aren’t available for early streaming, so you’ll have to wait til Wednesday night to find out who wins the game.

Who will be in The Traitors finale?

The 22 cast mates have been whittled down to just four for the finale; Krissy Marsh, Keira Maguire, Rhys Nicholson and Kirby are still in the running to win the show. Of course, Kirby and Rhys are the Traitors, while Krissy and Keira are the last two remaining Faithfuls.

Josh Packham and Tully Smyth narrowly missed out on making the finale, with Josh being banished in the semi-final and Tully being ‘murdered’ by the Traitors.

The OG Traitors Alvin, Kirby and Alex. Image: Ten.
The OG Traitors Alvin, Kirby and Alex. Image: Ten.

How is the winner of The Traitors Australia 2026 decided?

The endgame of The Traitors is a little more complex than most reality shows. Rather than having one clear-cut winner, multiple contestants can walk away victorious — but only if they’re all on the same team.

To win as a Faithful, contestants must survive until the end and successfully banish every remaining Traitor. Any Faithful players left after all the Traitors have been removed share the accumulated prize money.

However, if even one Traitor remains undetected at the end, the Traitor can claim the prize instead. This means contestants must decide whether to end the game or continue banishing players if they suspect an enemy is still among them. The Traitors must build trust, misdirect suspicion and sometimes sacrifice one of their own to avoid being exposed.

What does the winner of The Traitors get?

Throughout the season, the Traitors and Faithfuls compete in challenges to build up the prize pot, which sits at $152,500 ahead of the finale. The total amount will either be awarded to one person, or split between multiple winners, depending on the outcome of the finale.

The Traitors Australia 2026 finale airs on September 9 at 7:30pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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Did Josh accidentally leak The Traitors Australia winner? What to know about the finale

by Tara Watson

Feeling murdery? The Traitors Australia 2026 is coming to an end — and oh boy, did we have fun!

The show is about to wrap its sensational third season, returning after a three-year hiatus with a reality TV-heavy cast and a brand-spankin’ new host.

This time, former Big Brother host Gretel Killeen took over from actor Rodger Corser, overseeing 22 famous faces as they attempt to uncover the Traitors hiding among the Faithfuls.

The cast included familiar faces like The Bachelor’s Keira Maguire, Big Brother’s Tully Smyth, Australian Idol‘s Ian “Dicko” Dickson and Cosima De Vito, Real Housewives favourite Gamble Breaux, Survivor’s Henry Nicholson and Married At First Sight sweetie, Cam Merchant.

This season’s original Traitors were crowned as The Bachelor’s Alex Nation, Survivor’s Kirby Bentley and MasterChef’s Alvin Quah, who have been secretly plotting murders while attempting to convince the group they are Faithful. However, Kirby is the only Traitor who’s managed to outsmart the Faithfuls so far, with Alex and Alvin being sent home midway through the season.

Once Kirby was the only remaining Traitor, she had to pick a Faithful to cross over to the dark side. She chose Rhys Nicholson, who some Faithfuls were already suspicious of, saying that if they chose to banish him and out him as a Traitor, it would take some heat off her.

ICYMI: this game is brutal. But who is the winner? Only time will tell, but read below for some cheeky theories and clues from banished and murdered contestants.

AJ, Kirby and Alex on The Traitors
AJ, Kirby and Alex at The Traitors breakfast. Image: Ten.

Who is the winner of The Traitors Australia 2026?

The winner will either be one or more Traitors, or the remaining Faithfuls, which means that if all of the Traitors get banished by the finale, any of the remaining Faithfuls could win. As it stands, their identities are still tightly under wraps.

However, all season long, the eliminated contestants have been dropping clues in exclusive interviews with Chattr that a Traitor will win the season.

Josh Packham spilled a potential detail about the finale in an interview with Chattr when discussing Keira banishing him. “Keira, I would say that she should have taken me to the end. I would have, I could have… been the one at the end, but ultimately it didn’t happen,” he said.

This stray comment could be alluding to Keira taking a Traitor to the end who would swipe the prize money. Since Keira has a tight alliance with Kirby, this comment could suggest that the Survivor legend is the winner. Intrigue!

However, his brother Luke Packham told us that he thinks Rhys will take out the game.

“I really believe Rhys has what it takes to win… Rhys is intelligent. Rhys is a comedian. Day in, day out, they can command a room, whereas in the round table, just say enough, but not too much. So they’re just under the radar constantly…. They definitely have what it takes to get to the end,” he said.

Claudia Bonifazio agreed that she thinks a Traitor will win, but pointed at Kirby instead.

“She’s played such a good game. Like she’s come this far,” Claudia told us, adding that she’d like to see Krissy Marsh take out the competition. “I would love to see Krissy win. Krissy deserves it. She’s so iconic.”

Meanwhile, Lawson pointed out that while he thinks the Faithfuls still have a chance to win, the odds aren’t in their favour.

“The math ain’t mapping terrifically, but look, you get one, and then it’s all of a sudden three on one. So, anything’s possible going forward,” he told Chattr.

At the start of the season, Kween Kong spilled to New Idea that she believes Kirby will win the reality show. “Kirby’s the biggest competition, and I definitely feel like Kirby’s got what it takes,” she said. “I watched both her seasons, and she was the one that I was really looking forward to playing with when I saw that she was there.”

Another eliminee, Shane Gould, was impressed with Kirby, as well. “I was totally convinced by Kirby’s loyalty and her gentleness and her going along with things and making friends with people,” Shane told New Idea.

“I just totally got her totally wrong! After I left and found out that she was a Traitor, I thought, ‘Oh okay, she’s good’.”

The finale of The Traitors Australia airs on Wednesday at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: Josh reveals Keira never called him after The Traitors: ‘I deserved it’

by Tara Watson

Reality star Josh Packham put up one hell of a fight on The Traitors Australia 2026, but ultimately, his closest ally ended up being the one to banish him. Eek!

In a shocking penultimate episode, fresh from the Traitors murdering Big Brother’s Tully Smyth, the final five went into a brutal Round Table. The night began with the heat on comedian Rhys Nicholson, who looked set to be unmasked as a Traitor. But a plot twist came when The Bachelor’s Keira Maguire — newly armed with a double-vote dagger — suddenly turned on her longtime ally, twin brother Josh.

“It’s funny that you are now questioning me, Keira,” Josh said. Keira replied that she had suddenly grown suspicious of Josh because he was looking in Kirby’s direction during the tense chat. “It makes me suss on you,” she said.

She went on to suggest that Josh had fabricated the story that his twin Luke was murdered in a death match set by the Traitors. “You and Luke knew who the Traitors were,” she said. “We don’t know if the death match is true. You could have killed Luke; you could be a Traitor.”

Josh and Keira on The Traitors Australia 2026.
Josh and Keira face off on The Traitors Australia 2026. Image: Ten.

Krissy was already suspicious of Josh, which meant that her vote, along with Keira’s double vote, were enough to banish Josh from the game. In another shocking moment, Kirby tried to protect Josh by voting for her fellow Traitor Rhys to be banished. Yikes.

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Josh revealed what happened after he was banished and where he stands with Keira now.

Josh reveals what happened with Keira after The Traitors Australia

Josh said that he has come to accept Keira’s decision to banish him. “I do understand. Keira was playing as a real heartfelt Faithful. I think Keira would have been happy to finish the game with three other Faithfuls. I was more prepared to be more ruthless. I only ever wanted to finish with one person,” he said.

After the game, Josh waited for a phone call from Keira that never came. “I was waiting for Keira to reach out, but she never did. But ultimately, we did chat at one of Krissy’s famous Tuesday night dinners. We did sit together and find out our differences and how things went wrong for our relationship — ultimately it’s just a game, and you move on from these things, and we both laughed about it at the end and said it would make great TV,” he said. He’s not wrong!

“Keira is basically a dagger at all times. She can stab you in the back. You don’t know what’s going to happen — that’s just the way Keira is.”

Since Josh turned on one of his allies, Lawson Mahoney, the night before his banishment, he understands that he earned that karma from Keira’s shocking betrayal.

“Absolutely! I got my ‘live by the sword, die by the sword’ ending. I definitely deserved it, 100 percent. I think everyone would be happy to see me go out at the Round Table after being so wrong,” he said.

“I got my comeuppance at the end. I was taking out the wrong people, so ultimately it’s only fair for me to go. I was okay with it.”

The Traitors finale airs on Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: Tayla says what really happened when Chantel and Wyatt ‘cheated’ on The Block

by Tara Watson

The Block 2026 has been plunged into fresh controversy after Tayla and her ‘surrogate father’ Spence have accused Chantel and Wyatt’s team of cheating.

This week, The Block legend Spence is standing in for Rick after he was hospitalised with an infection, and the OG hasn’t wasted any time stirring up drama on site.

On Tuesday night’s episode, Spence claimed that the Cursio Bros came back after hours to do another layer of waterproofing on Chantel and Wyatt’s room. Yikes. A big no-no!

Spence claims he saw them putting on the first coat at 6:30pm, but with the site closing at 8pm, he didn’t feel it was feasible that they could then be tiling at 7:30am the next morning, as Spence pointed out that they needed to wait four hours between first and second coats.

Tayla and Spence accuse Cursio Bros of cheating on The Block 2026.
Tayla and Spence accuse Cursio Bros of cheating on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

“I reckon they came back later and did a second coat after hours,” Spencer declared, which would be a rule violation. After telling Tayla what he had observed, she quickly labelled them as ‘cheaters’ all season. “House Two has been cheating this whole time… shady sh*t,” Tayla said.

Spence and Tayla confronted the Cursio Bros about what happened. However, one of them had taken a video of himself clearly leaving the site, timestamped at 7:55pm. Wyatt told the team to ‘get out’ of their site, but the conversation raised questions about why he had filmed himself leaving, but Wyatt said the video was for invoicing purposes.

Tayla and Rick exclusively told Chattr about their side of the cheating saga. “I got told that the Cursio Brothers snuck in the side gate at night time after 6 o’clock, and finished tiling,” Tayla alleged. “That’s what I heard. That is the rumour,” she said, confirming that it was Spence who first made the claim.

“That’s instant disqualification,” added Rick.

Tayla told Sev and Courtney about the allegations on Tuesday, who then spread it around the site as Lisa further investigated with the Cursios. Chantel later addressed the cheating allegations, saying it was simply because they were fast and that people were ‘jealous’ of them. However, both Spence and Tayla continued to speculate that the Cursios breached protocol and snuck back in to do a second coat.

Did Wyatt and Chantel’s team cheat on The Block?

Despite the evidence proving their innocence, Tayla still has suspicions. “How did they do that in time?” she asked. “I’m literally just saying it how it is. It just doesn’t make sense. The fact that they did the base, and then they laid the mat, and then you’ve got to wait for this, and then you’ve got to do… it is still confusing.”

Rick added his own theory. “They probably just went and turned the heaters on or something. You don’t know, but they shouldn’t have been allowed to do that.”

Chantel and the Cursio brothers on The Block 2026.
Chantel and the Cursio brothers on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

That said, the cheating allegation wasn’t so much about the team, as Tayla said she thought Chantel and Wyatt were doing everything above board — even if they worked remarkably quicker than the other teams.

“I think they were doing everything right,” Tayla said, but Rick added that he believed the Cursios were their golden ticket. “They had the Cursio brothers, so of course they were going to smash it. Their rooms were very minimalistic, or whatever you call it. There wasn’t much in their rooms,” he said.

“I think the Cursio brothers pretty much project-managed that whole job,” claimed Rick.

This was something Tayla agreed with. “You never know what goes on behind closed doors either, especially when there are no cameras around. I reckon yes, Dad, you’re correct.”

This is a similar claim that Lisa previously made to Chattr about how much the Cursio brothers had helped Chantel and Wyatt.

“I think it’s safe to say if House Two didn’t have the Cursios, they probably wouldn’t have finished a room a lot of the time because they left early all the time,” Lisa told Chattr in an exclusive interview. “They literally project-managed House Two the whole way… they had a massive advantage.”

This claim was echoed in Rick’s thoughts on the divisive team. “They did leave early quite a lot of time, and just left it to the Cursio brothers to finish,” Rick added. “Now, how the hell they paid for that? I don’t know how the Cursios ended up with House Two.”

Chantel has vehemently denied these claims. “That is a load of bulls**t. The project management was done solely by Wyatt and I,” Chantel told Chattr.

“I have a small team of three children at home that I manage. Wyatt has exceptional time management skills and the discipline to keep moving when he doesn’t want to. We are a great team.”

In response to Chantel saying on Tuesday’s episode that the other teams are ‘jealous’ of them, Tayla told Chattr: “Bless their souls, but I’m not.”

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Who has left The Traitors Australia 2026?

by Tom Disalvo

The Traitors Australia has officially returned to screens with a brand new host and a starry collection of celebrity castmates. The third season of the reality show premiered in early August, and one reality star was booted before the shenanigans could even begin.

As a refresher, The Traitors brings together 22 participants for a game of social deduction much like Mafia or Werewolf, against the backdrop of a castle where they all reside. The celebs are assigned as either Traitors or Faithfuls, with the first group working together to slowly banish or “murder” the Faithfuls without being detected. 

The Traitors Australia 2026 season three cast of celebrities
Gretel Kileen and… every Aussie reality star under the sun. Images: Channel 10

This year brings a fresh twist with brand new host Gretel Killeen and castmates spanning basically every Aussie reality show under the sun, form The Real Housewives to Survivor, MasterChef and Big Brother.

Each episode, one person from the 22-strong cast will be eliminated by the Traitors, with others banished at the round table, en route to the grand prize of up to $250,000. Which brings us to the ultimate question: who has been eliminated from season three of The Traitors Australia so far?

Read on to find out everyone who has been murdered or banished so far!

Lawson Mahoney

Lawson on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Lawson on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

Lawson Mahoney became another victim of the Faithfuls turning on their own when he was banished at the Round Table. Josh led the charge against the Made in Bondi star, convinced that Lawson was hiding something, and five of the seven remaining players voted him out. However, Lawson had the last laugh when he revealed that he was, in fact, a Faithful.

Rachael Evren

Rachel on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Rachel on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

Rachael Evren became the next Faithful to be banished after a divided Round Table saw suspicion fall heavily on her and Lawson. Despite defending herself, Rachael couldn’t convince enough of the group that she was on their side and was ultimately sent packing. She revealed she was a Faithful on her way out, meaning the group had once again got it wrong.

Luke Packham

Luke on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Luke on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

Luke Packham’s impressive Traitors run came to an end when he was forced into a brutal death match against his twin brother Josh. After the pair went head-to-head in a game of chance, Josh came out on top, and Luke was ‘murdered’. It was a huge win for the Traitors, considering Luke had already helped uncover two of them.

Claudia Bonifazio

Claudia on The Traitors. Image: Ten.
Claudia on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

Throughout Episode 8, the Packham twins teased that they had evidence pointing to the next Traitor, which they promised to reveal at the Round Table. However, in a twist no one saw coming, they revealed they were referring to their own ally, Claudia Bonifazio.

The twins immediately put a target on Claudia’s back, and the rest of the group quickly jumped on board, with Claudia receiving 10 votes.

Luke, who called Claudia “conniving” when he voted her out, was convinced he’d caught another Traitor and openly made smug remarks as she walked up to deliver her final speech. However, Claudia left him open-jawed when she revealed he’d got it very wrong.

“Of course everyone chooses to listen to the man, screw you all I’m a Faithful,” she said before storming out.

Alex Nation

Alex Nation on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

Alex Nation crumbled under pressure when the Faithfuls began suspecting she was a Traitor in Episode 7, becoming the second Traitor to be banished after she all but confessed her status at the Round Table. Her downfall came after AJ revealed he knew she was a Traitor and tried to convince her to recruit him, putting a serious target on her back.

While Alex and Kirby quickly ‘murdered’ AJ to silence him, it wasn’t enough to save her game, with suspicion continuing to build around her. The Faithfuls ultimately banded together and voted Alex out, and an emotional Alex confirmed their suspicions by revealing she was a Traitor before leaving the mansion.

AJ Antonios

AJ Antonios on The Traitors. Image: Ten.

AJ Antonios may have been unofficially dubbed The Traitors mastermind after Episode 6, when he tried to team up with Alex in a Traitor-Faithful pair, but his bold gameplay came back to bite him when Kirby and Alex ‘murdered’ him that very same night.

“Dead, dead, dead. Murdered, I am so dumb,” AJ said upon finding his ‘murder’ letter. “Things like this mean that they got spooked, and if every time you get spooked, you make a rash move, I don’t think you’ll win. But who knows? Maybe they can prove me wrong. They’re the traitors, so they’ve got all the power in the game.”

Alvin Quah

Alvin-Quah-the-traitors-australia
Alvin Quah on The Traitors. Image: Ten

Next up in the banishment line was Alvin Quah, who became the first Traitor to leave the game in a major win for the Faithfuls. It was a tense and very divided elimination process, with the MasterChef star attempting to shift suspicion onto Rhys and Lawson before Alex, a fellow Traitor, shockingly turned on her own and voted for Alvin to leave.

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Alvin said he was blindsided by Alex’s manouvre but that he ultimately understood where it came from. “I was quite shocked that Alex put my name, but watching the episode, it all makes sense because there’s all this strategic gameplay happening around me,” he told us.

Rob Farnham

Cast photo of Rob Farnham from The Traitors Austalia
Rob Farnham on The Traitors. Image: Ten

John Farnham’s son was sent packing after coming under scrutiny by the Traitors, who believed him to be one of the most dangerous players in the game. Rob saw his murder coming, saying in an exit interview that “disappointed” but “not surprised.” Better luck next time, Rob!

Gamble Breaux

Gamble smiles for The Traitors Australia cast photo.
Gamble Breaux on The Traitors. Image: Ten

The Real Housewives’ Gamble Breaux fell victim to a murder during a dramatic twist that saw her put on death row alongside Rhys, Claudia, and Rachael. The four players were made to complete a series of challenges to secure their place in the competition, with Rhys ultimately gaining a shield that protected him from elimination. After failing to save herself, the Traitors gave Gamble the boot.

Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson

Cast photo of Ian Dicko Dickson smiling on The Traitors Australia
Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson on The Traitors. Image: Ten

Former Australian Idol judge Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson made no secret of his gameplay throughout his time on The Traitors, but the constant strategising — including with his secret LSD club — ultimately blew up in his face. When that exclusive group was exposed by Traitor Alex Nation, Dicko was voted out as the ringleader during a Round Table, amid fears from other players that he was a Traitor. Sayonara, Dicko!

Henry Nicholson

Henry Nicholson poses for The Traitors cast photo
Henry Nicholson on The Traitors. Image: Ten

The Faithfuls got rid of another one of their own when they voted to eliminate Australian Survivor star Henry Nicholson. Henry correctly guessed that Kirby was one of the Traitors, but the Round Table quickly devolved as his attempts to rally the troops blew up in his face. Convinced he was too hell-bent in his gameplay, the cast voted Henry out of the mansion in another blow to the Faithfuls.

“I love everyone here; this experience has been the best experience… Biggest anti-climax ever, but I’m a Faithful,” Henry said before departing the mansion.

Cosima De Vito

Cosima’s elimination seemingly came out of nowhere, with one of the Packham twins accusing her of making a comment that sounded like she was a Traitor. Though the evidence wasn’t strong, the group banded together and she was eliminated by a landslide.

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Cosima admitted that she felt really upset when most of the cast was gunning for her at the round table.

“Basically, they’re ganging up and bullying. That’s what they’re doing,” she told Chattr. “It was absolutely horrible, and I know you’re watching TV [and you think], ‘Oh, it’s just television’. But when you when you’re in that situation, it’s hard.”

Of course, Cosima revealed that she was a Faithful before exiting the room, leaving the remaining contestants devastated that they still hadn’t managed to uncover a Traitor.

Manaaki Hoepo

Faithful Manaaki came for the Traitors fast and hard, but his spot-on suspicions ultimately put a target on his back, leading to his ‘murder’ and elimination from the game.

Manaaki pinpointed that the Traitors must be among six specific people who witnessed his fight with Keira, and he was right, as Traitors Kirby, Alex and Alvin were all present. However, Manaaki didn’t have long to drive home his theory, as he was ‘murdered’ by the Traitors the same night he laid out his evidence.

Shane Gould

Shane Gould posing for The Traitors Australia cast phot
Shane Gould from The Traitors Australia. Image: Channel 10

Shane’s place in The Traitors mansion was rocky from the get, since she put an early target on her back after brutally eliminating Cam Merchant in the very first episode. That target was fired-upon in the first round table, when the Olympian was grilled, mostly by Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, despite being a Faithful.

Kween Kong

Kween Kong posing for The Traitors Australia cast photo
A Kween has left the mansion! Image: Channel 10

Iconic drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star Kween Kong was the first celeb to be banished from the actual castle (a previous elimination took place on the outside grounds), with Traitors Alex, Alvin and Kirby choosing her as the debut murder victim. Kween Kong’s banishment came after she predicted early that Kirby might be a Traitor, making her a clear target for elimination.

Cam Merchant

Cam Merchant from The Traitors Australia posing
Cam Merchant from The Traitors Australia. Image: Channel 10

Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) participant Cam Merchant was unfortunately the first to be sent packing from The Traitors mansion in the very first episode. Making matters worse, Cam was given the boot just 20 minutes into the season three premiere, after his co-star Shane Gould — who the cast dubbed ‘the most virtuous’ — was given an ultimatum of self-eliminating or evicting someone else.

Choosing the latter, Shane landed on Cam — who was told to “leave the mansion immediately.” He quite literally hadn’t even entered the manor and already his time on The Traitors. Peace out, Cam!  

That’s the only elimination we’ve gotten so far in The Traitors’ third season, but with an eviction each episode, there’s plenty more where that came from.

The third season of Traitors Australia airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: The Block team on why Foreman Dan’s replacement was never going to be Foreman Keith

by Tara Watson

The Block has been left without its regular foreman, with Dan Reilly taking paternity leave after welcoming his son Fletcher with wife Dani while filming the 2026 season.

In his place is Leonie Akhidenor, who made her The Block debut on Monday night, stepping in as foreperson while Dan takes a few weeks away from the site. Leonie may be new to viewers, but she has around a decade of construction experience and became a licensed builder in 2025.

The Melbourne-based property developer is Head of Residential Development at her family’s company, View Bank Homes, overseeing projects across Melbourne. Leonie received a warm welcome from the contestants, with Courtney and Sev excited to have some ‘female energy’ on site. Amen!

In an interview with Chattr, Rick and Tayla admitted Leonie’s management style vastly differed from Dan’s firm approach. “Leonie was a little bit more laid back,” Rick said.

“It’s her first time,” added Tayla. “Dan is Dan, whereas Leonie was still very strict but in a nicer way.”

The father-daughter duo teased that Leonie’s stint is short-lived as Dan will return later this season. “We didn’t want her to leave,” joked Rick, but Tayla said “Nah, I did miss Dan, actually.”

Dan took over the top role after Foreman Keith Schleiger stepped back from the series, so his temporary absence naturally sparked speculation that Foreman Keith could make a surprise return.

However, Rick and Tayla didn’t believe that Foreman Keith would be welcomed back. Tayla said that “I don’t even know what he’s like, but no, I prefer Dan.”

Rick had even more to say on the matter of Keith returning to fill Dan’s shoes. “Dan is workable. You can work with Dan. I’ve watched the show for years, and I don’t think Keith would have fitted into the group of people we have this year on The Block,” said Rick.

“I think he would have clashed with a few [of us].”

The reason why Foreman Keith won’t return to The Block

Keith would certainly be a familiar face to viewers. The carpenter and builder spent 16 seasons on The Block, becoming a fan favourite thanks to his no-nonsense approach, clashes with contestants and ability to call out dodgy workmanship. He stepped back from full-time duties in 2024, explaining that filming on Phillip Island would have kept him away from his daughters too much.

Keith has since admitted he misses filming and said he would never completely rule out returning. However, according to a New Idea report, despite Dan’s temporary departure, there is zero chance that Keith will fill his shoes as he doesn’t get along with host, Scott Cam.

Foreman Dan, Scott Cam and Foreman Keith on The Block.
Foreman Dan, Scott Cam and Foreman Keith on The Block. Image: Nine.

Despite Keith following Scotty on Instagram, he hasn’t returned the favour — suggesting that bad blood is still brewing between The Block stars.

“Scotty and Keith butted heads quite a bit on set,” a source claimed. “They never really saw eye to eye … towards the end [of his time on The Block], Keith thought Scotty was getting too big for his boots.

The report suggests that Scott welcomed Keith’s decision to exit the show. “When Keith left, Scotty wasn’t exactly crying in the corner. He was glad to see the back of him.”

Apparently, Keith is on the outs with judges Shaynna Blaze and Darren Palmer too, as they don’t follow Keith back on Instagram. “They are Team Scotty all the way. If there was some kind of fall out, you can bet your bottom dollar the judges sided with Scotty,” the source added.

Why did Foreman Keith leave The Block?

Foreman Keith became one of The Block’s most recognisable faces after spending 16 seasons policing building standards and keeping contestants in line. However, he stepped away from his full-time role in 2024, with his family driving the decision.

With filming moving to Phillip Island, Keith would have needed to live away from his Melbourne home for roughly three months. “I couldn’t see a way of seeing my children more than once a week or something like that,” he told Nine. “I don’t really want to spend three months without them.” Keith admitted leaving was difficult, saying: “I’m definitely going to miss it. It’s basically been 20 per cent of my life.”

He has since confirmed the break allowed him to prioritise his daughters, telling Yahoo Lifestyle in 2025: “My children need me at the moment.”

But Keith has also suggested the job itself had become frustrating. Speaking on the Your Haus & Home podcast, he complained about inexperienced contestants challenging his instructions. “All these amateurs, they have got no idea what they are doing,” he said, adding that there was a reason viewers often saw him become “grumpy” on screen.

Since leaving, Keith has focused on his own renovation business, while Dan Reilly has taken over leading the main foreman duties on The Block.

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Exclusive: Interior designer says a different The Block team deserved to win Room Reveals: ‘They were robbed’

by Danica Baker

Adam and Jolene walked out of The Block‘s Week Five Room Reveals triumphant, with the judges awarding them a whopping 27 out of 30 for their living, dining and alfresco.

Darren Palmer raved about the “luxury” and “scale” of the room, Shaynna Blaze complimented the fireplace and the mirror, while noting that it was the “best room” they’ve done, and Marty Fox said it ticked a lot of boxes.

However, established interior designer Chris Carroll of TLC Interiors didn’t agree with all of the judges’ feedback and was particularly unimpressed by one of Adam and Jolene’s design choices.

“The mirrored wall was a shocker. Please don’t ever do this in your own home. It felt a bit cheap. An artwork would have been far more successful on that wall,” Chris told Chattr in an exclusive interview.

He added that he believes Lisa and Rosco, who came second by just one point, had the better room and should have beaten the South Australian couple.

“Lisa and Rosco’s zones were by far the most successful. Not only did they meet the ‘quiet luxury’ brief (which the winning team did not), but they delivered unexpected design moments,” he told us.

“The curved stone on the floor in front of the fireplace was a genius move that set them apart from the others. Their alfresco zone was one of two that featured some built-in design moments; the barbecue was a much-needed addition. It’s shocking they didn’t win.”

Chris went on to say that he believes that Lisa and Rosco’s area was “a beautiful example of how colour can be used in a considered way to evoke luxury and calm. They were robbed.”

Lisa and Rosco's interior. Image: Nine.
Lisa and Rosco’s interior. Image: Nine.

Interior designer names the worst room of the living, dining and alfresco room reveals

When it came to Chris’ least favourite room of the week, his pick once again didn’t line up with the judges’ choice.

While Shaynna called Tayla and Wyatt’s room ‘boring’ and the couple received a measly score of 19.5 out of 30 from the judges, Chris thought Tayla and Rick’s room was actually worse.

“Sadly, Rick and Tayla continue to be the team failing to deliver on the ‘quiet luxury’ brief,” he told Chattr. “Their living room had terrible spatial planning, furniture that felt too bright and bold, and a fireplace that really did look like a pizza oven.

“That poor little armchair not sitting on the rug was a major design crime that could have been easily avoided. They make a lot of these obvious design blunders.”

Chris added that their “alfresco zone was their saving grace” and acknowledged that “the bar area with the barbecue built in was epic and what every home owner would want.” However, he said their internal space was “dire” and let down the house.

Rick and Tayla's living area. Image: Nine.
Rick and Tayla’s living area. Image: Nine.

Meanwhile, Chris said that while his take on Wyatt and Chantel’s space may be controversial, he thought their living room was “actually amazing”.

“It felt far better than the other four. The judges kept banging on about the view as if you need to see it at all times from every room, which just isn’t true. Their living room was undercooked in terms of not enough things being in it, but they are meeting the brief the best of all the teams so far.”

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Exclusive: Is Rick coming back? Why he kept his injury a secret from The Block producers

by Tara Watson

The Block’s most chaotic father-daughter duo has taken a massive hit this week with Tayla riding solo after her father, Rick, suffered a nasty knee injury.

In Sunday’s preview, Scott Cam announced that Rick had to leave the show due to an injury, which meant that The Block all-star, Spence Thomson, would be helping the team as Tayla’s “surrogate father”, joked Scotty.

The host disclosed that Rick was taken to hospital, with one question looming large: is he coming back?

Tayla and Spence on The Block 2026.
Rick will be replaced by Spence on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

In an exclusive chat with Chattr, Rick confirmed that he will soon return. “I did go back after the four days,” he said. However, if it was up to Rick, he would have stayed working.

“I knew I’d be back the next day, but they wouldn’t allow me. It was bursitis in the kneecaps, and it actually got infected, so strict rules said to have the leg elevated for about four days. So rather than staying at the share house, I got driven back home,” Rick told Chattr.

Rick said he was trying to keep his infection on the lowdown before producers found out how serious it was. “When the word sepsis was mentioned, the producers jumped on that because I was mic’d up,” he said. “They pretty much ran in there and said, ‘What’s going on?’ And Tayla pretty much pushed me out the door.”

It ended up being a blessing that the moment being recorded had forced Rick to take his infection more seriously. “The knee did blow up quite a bit and I did have to get rushed off to hospital and have an IV put in. So yeah, probably a good thing in hindsight.”

How did Rick injure himself on The Block?

Rick’s infection that led him to take almost a week off The Block is part of a longstanding ailment he’s had for years. “The knee is gone. I need a replacement. It’s always been a shonky knee, but I think it was just overused on that week leading up to the Alfresco because I had to carry about 20 boxes of tiles up four flights of stairs, and I think that was the start of the downfall,” he said.

“I don’t know how I got infected, but I think I was wearing shorts throughout this job. I must have knocked [my knee] on a nail. I didn’t cut it or anything, but it didn’t take much for infection to set in.”

Ouch! Knee pain is something Rick has long been struggling with. “I’ve had it for years. It started a long time ago, and it’s something I wouldn’t wish upon anyone. It’s so painful.”

The Block airs on Sundays at 7pm and Monday – Wednesday at 7:30pm on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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The entire Australian Survivor: Rivals 2027 cast has dropped, and it’s full of reality stars

by Danica Baker

Australian Survivor is back for 2027, and this time, some of Australia’s biggest sporting stars, reality TV favourites and familiar faces will be going head-to-head with their real-life rivals.

Australian Survivor: Rivals will see 24 castaways split across two perfectly matched tribes in Malaysia, with each contestant facing off against someone on the opposing tribe who matches them in strength, smarts, drive or charisma.

And there are some seriously juicy match-ups. AFL legends Heath Shaw and Adam Cooney will reignite the Collingwood versus Essendon rivalry, The Block twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser will battle each other, and soap stars Lincoln Lewis and Bernard Curry will find out whether Home and Away or Neighbours really comes out on top.

They’ll be joined by Olympians, actors, influencers, reality stars, and plenty more familiar faces, all fighting for the $500,000 prize and the coveted title of Sole Survivor.

So, who’s heading to Malaysia for Australian Survivor: Rivals? Here’s the full 2027 cast and everything you need to know about them.

Meet the Australian Survivor 2027 cast

Vloggers — Jorden Tually and Yusuf Omar

Jorden Tually has built a huge following on YouTube, with more than 2.5 million subscribers tuning in to watch him galavant around the world. But his travel content comes with a quirky twist. Rather than sticking to your typical sightseeing videos, Tually has taken himself on a solo honeymoon and eaten his way through Indian street food until he got food poisoning.

Yusuf Omar is a former war correspondent and award-winning CNN journalist. He went on to build Seen TV, a Gen Z News Network with 8M followers, which redefines storytelling with user-generated and immersive content.

Twins — Alisa and Lysandra Fraser

Twins Alisa and Lysandra Fraser got their reality TV start on The Block back in 2013 for Sky High which they won, and returned the following year for Fans v Faves, and placed runners-up.

Since then, they’ve gone on to launch their interior design business, Alisa & Lysandra Interiors, which is fully booked for 2026, as well as al.ive body, a successful lifestyle brand founded in 2020 that now spans body, baby, home, cleaning, haircare and skincare products.

Rugby players — Adam Ashley-Cooper and Robbie Farah

Adam Ashley-Cooper is a former Wallabies star who earned 121 Test caps for Australia across a 14-year international career. He’s played in four Rugby World Cups and helped the NSW Waratahs claim their maiden Super Rugby title in 2014.

Robbie Farah is an NRL legend best known for his lengthy career with the Wests Tigers, where he helped the club win its maiden premiership in 2005. The former hooker represented NSW in 16 State of Origin matches and also played internationally for Australia and Lebanon before retiring in 2019.

Red carpet rivals — Christian Wilkins and Mitch Churi

Christian Wilkins is an Australian model, actor, presenter and author, and the son of entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins. He competed on Dancing with the Stars in 2020 and released his first children’s book, Princess Mitchell.

Mitch Churi is an Australian radio host, podcaster, comedian and media personality who spent nearly a decade at KIIS FM, where he hosted The Night Show with Mitch Churi and co-hosted The Pick Up with Brittany Hockley and Laura Byrne. He now hosts his own video podcast, The Mitch Churi Chat Show.

Rebels — Josh Robinson and Louie Liu

All we know about Josh Robinson is that he’s 26 and from Victoria, while Louie Liu is 37 and from NSW. There are no other details available about the two mysterious rebels just yet.

Power mums — Kate Allan and Eva Bantin

Like Josh and Louie, Kate and Eva are two more contestants who haven’t been in the limelight before. We’ll have to wait until close to the air date to find out more about the two mums.

Olympians — Kerri Pottharst and Danielle Scott

Kerri Pottharst is an Australian beach volleyball legend who competed at three Olympic Games. She won bronze at Atlanta in 1996 before famously taking gold on Bondi Beach at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Since retiring, she has worked as an author, executive coach, athlete mentor, MC and motivational speaker.

Danielle Scott is an Australian aerial skier and four-time Winter Olympian who competed at Sochi 2014, PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026. She won Olympic silver in aerials at Milano Cortina 2026, and is also a two-time World Cup Crystal Globe champion and four-time World Championship medallist.

Lawyers — Portia Ferdinand and Emily Jones

Portia Ferdinand and Emily Jones are two of the lesser-known players going into the new season. Online, it looks as though Portia is a Sydney-based lawyer who studied at UNSW, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the UNSW Law Society’s Court of Conscience, while Emily is a Queensland-based lawyer who studied at Queensland University of Technology and has worked with the Pine Rivers Community Legal Service.

Divas — Ellie Gonsalves and Kaitlyn Souksamlane-Tan

Ellie Gonsalves is an Australian model, actress, media personality and influencer who has amassed more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram. She’s worked with major brands, appeared in Fighting with My Family and Big Brother VIP in 2021, and is a longtime ambassador for Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Warriors.

Kaitlyn Souksamlane-Tan is lesser known, and no information has been released about her from the Australian Survivor team just yet.

AFL players — Heath Shaw and Adam Cooney

Heath Shaw is a former AFL star who played 325 games for Collingwood and the GWS Giants across a 16-season career. The defender won a premiership with Collingwood in 2010 before moving to the Giants.

Adam Cooney is a former AFL star who played 250 games for the Western Bulldogs and Essendon. In 2008, he won the Brownlow Medal and earned All-Australian honours, and since retiring, he has built a career in sports media and appeared on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2023.

Actors — Lincoln Lewis and Bernard Curry

Lincoln Lewis is an Australian actor best known for playing Geoff Campbell on Home and Away, a role that earned him a Silver Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent. Since the soap, he went on to star in Tomorrow, When the War Began and has appeared in shows including Underbelly: Razor, House Husbands, Gallipoli and NCIS: Sydney.

Bernard Curry is an Australian actor who has been a familiar face on television for more than three decades. He’s best known for playing Jake Stewart in Wentworth, as well as major roles in Home and Away and Neighbours, and has also appeared in international series including Pretty Little Liars, NCIS and Once Upon a Time. More recently, he won The Amazing Race Australia in 2027 alongside his brother Stephen.

Athletes – Sharni Layton and Sarah Yatim

Sharni Layton is a former Australian netball star and cross-code athlete who earned 46 caps for the Diamonds, captained the national side and won two Netball World Cups and Commonwealth Games gold.

Sarah Yatim is an Australian footballer who began her senior career with the North West Sydney Women’s Koalas before playing for Manly United and the Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League.

Australian Survivor: Rivals will air in 2027 on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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The Block’s Rick reveals the NSFW moment that was never meant to air: ‘I couldn’t believe it’

by Tara Watson

Rick and Tayla’s Living, Dining and Alfresco Week quickly descended into chaos on last week’s The Block as Tayla repeatedly changed her mind about their statement fireplace.

Tayla eventually became fixated on a dramatic curved fireplace she’d found inspiration for online. Foreman Dan loved the look and even suggested it could help them win the week, but there was one major problem: neither Tayla nor Rick knew how to build it. Oopsie.

Host Scott Cam urged her to choose something slightly more achievable, prompting Tayla to complain that Scotty and her dad were ‘a little bit behind the times’ and didn’t understand her ambitious vision.

She finally pivoted again, but without first getting the new plan approved. Amid all the confusion, Rick attempted to sketch out one of Tayla’s fireplace ideas — and his drawing has raised eyebrows online.

On several posts in one of The Block’s Facebook groups, eagle-eyed fans pointed out the raunchy sketch that Rick had scribbled on his fireplace plan.

“Tell me I am not the only one who saw it,” read one post. “No. I saw that straight away,” answered one fan. “I think we all saw it!!” replied another.

Umm, here it is! Stunning!

Rick draws penis on plans on The Block 2026.
Rick draws a penis on his plans on The Block 2026. Image: Nine/Facebook.

Yes. That is a penis. “Not sure if it’s the kind of fireplace Tayla was imagining to have erected in House 5!!!” joked one person online.

“Was he serious?” asked a second comment, as another added “I’m surprised they didn’t make a joke about it on TV.” The bizarre NSFW TV moment was over before it began.

Rick reacts to his drawing airing on The Block

In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Rick admitted he didn’t think his (pardon the pun) little doodle would make the final episode. “I don’t believe that actually got shown on air,” he said.

“It was just for a laugh to Steve, the producer… the camera guys, and I thought I’ll just draw a picture of a dick around this fireplace. I didn’t realise that it’d go to air.”

Rick on The Block 2026.
Rick was having a laugh on The Block 2026. Image: Nine.

Rick said that he thinks the moment airing in a later timeslot could explain the NSFW inclusion. “I quickly looked up at the clock, it just ticked over 8pm, so I’m not sure if that’s a time slot that you can allow nudity, well, not nudity… but yeah, here we go — we got a cock and balls around a fireplace.”

Rick believed this was a moment that would have remained behind closed doors. “There was no thoughts in the world of that going through [to air]. We were all in tears when I drew it, and I don’t think a lot of people knew what it was until [laughs],” he shared, joking that his penis-shaped fireplace could have potential. “It’s a new design. It’s coming out, so get ready for that!”

Of course, this isn’t the first time that this team has found themselves embroiled in controversy on The Block 2026.

Tayla cops backlash from The Block fans

Tayla’s work ethic has become one of the biggest talking points of The Block 2026, with viewers repeatedly questioning whether she is pulling her weight compared to her dad Rick.

Fans have criticised scenes showing Tayla dancing around, heading to the beach, getting her nails done and generally appearing far less stressed than her 62-year-old father on the worksite.

One viewer said they felt “so sorry for Rick”, while another branded Tayla a “spoilt brat”.

But more recently, The Block fans have started to embrace Tayla. “You can’t help but love Tayla,” read one recent Reddit comment.

“I’m turning into more of a Tayla fan each episode. Full of cheer and good for a laugh,” added another.

The Block airs Sunday – Wednesday on Channel 9 and 9Now.

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‘Really catastrophic’: Jonathan LaPaglia takes savage swipe at Australian Survivor ratings

by Tom Disalvo

Jonathan LaPaglia has offered some brutal thoughts on the state of Australian Survivor, over a year after he was shockingly fired by Network Ten as the host of the reality show.

Jonathan had fronted Australian Survivor for ten years and 12 seasons before he was unceremoniously axed and replaced by contestant and winner David Genat, but the former host isn’t leaving without taking a few jabs, including at the show’s declining ratings

In a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Jonathan said his firing — which the network explained was a bid to increase Survivor’s viewership — didn’t exactly pan out. “[Ten] told me ratings were declining, and they were looking for a way to boost that. But that hasn’t worked out, has it? They’ve lost 40 per cent of their audience.” Jonathan said. 

Former Survivor host Jonathan LaPaglia. Image: Network 10

SMH reported that the figures Jonathan referred to were the overnight ratings for Survivor’s 2026 finale, which it said were “not far off” from Jonathan’s mention of 40 per cent. But the swipes didn’t stop there, with Jonathan going on to question how the network could continue making the show with such “catastrophic” ratings. 

“Honestly, I can’t believe they’re going again with ratings like that. Those ratings are really catastrophic. And if it continues like this, I don’t see how they can sustain it. It makes me sad in a way because we all worked really hard on that show,” Jonathan said. 

“For 10 years, we worked hard trying to build success … It’s kind of sad to see it crumble like that. It’s not what it was. And there’s a whole bunch of reasons for that.”

Jonathan LaPaglia takes aim at David Genat

A few reasons, according to Jonathan, were the “terrible decisions” made by the network and this year’s “clunky” theme, as well as new host David — whom he also had some choice words for. 

“The stuff with David felt weird, you know?” [David is] fed everything in his earpiece. It disconnects you from the players and I think that’s what the audience is sensing,” Jonathan said, before claiming that producer intervention takes the host out of the moment.

“If the producer is trying to control every word that comes out of your mouth, you’re not in the moment any more,” he said.

David Genat Australian survivor
Survivor’s David Genat. Image: Network Ten

Firing back at the comment, a spokesperson for Endamol Shine, the production company behind Survivor, said it’s “untrue” that David’s hosting was handled differently from Jonathan’s by producers.

“Australian Survivor is produced today exactly as it always has been, including how the host communicates with the cast,” the spokesperson told SMH. “Nothing about that process has changed between hosts. Any suggestion otherwise is untrue,” they added.

Elsewhere in the interview, Jonathan had a one-word response to the fan calls to boycott Survivor that erupted following news of his axing; “Good.”

Yikes!

It comes ahead of Apocalypse, a new survival show hosted by Jonathan for Binge. It’s an Alone-style series that tasks contestants with surviving in an abandoned town for 28 days with no food, running water or power.

It’s set to premiere on September 16, so here’s hoping the ratings aren’t as “catastrophic” as Jonathan’s former show.

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MAFS’ Bec calls out Dom’s tearful reaction to TikTok backlash over daughter’s birthday: ‘Biggest bully on the internet’

by Tom Disalvo

2026 Married At First Sight star Bec Zacharia has called out fellow former bride Domenica Calarco, as the controversy around a recently deleted TikTok continues to unfold.

In case you missed it, Dom — who appeared on MAFS’ ninth season in 2022 — has been weathering a social media firestorm after she shared a TikTok expressing frustration about her ex-partner, Jarod Bogunovich, missing their daughter Dove’s first birthday party.

Domenica Calarco called out her ex in a now-deleted video. Image: TikTok/Influencer Updates AU.

In a TikTok clip that has since been deleted, Dom claimed that Jarod — who briefly attended Dove’s birthday in the morning — was largely absent from most of the celebrations as he had committed to being a groomsman in a friend’s wedding that fell on the same day, igniting heated debate about whether her disappointment was valid.

Social media users argued Dom was naive in thinking “perfect” co-parenting “always works out,” accused her of having unrealistic expectations of her former partner, and claimed she had shown an “all-or-nothing” mentality about her ex’s involvement in Dove’s life. 

At the height of the divisive commentary, fellow reality stars like Abbie Chatfield offered support for Dom, with the MAFS groom herself also addressing the online hate. “I cried so much that I gave myself a nosebleed,” Dom said in a TikTok Live of the trolling she received.

“I don’t want to let the haters win. It’s gone too far now and that’s why I took the videos down,” she added. “Now it’s just coming for me as a mum.”

@chattrau

ICYMI, over the weekend, Dom shared online that she was disappointed her baby daddy was missing their daughter’s first birthday for a friend’s wedding. Her comments quickly divided social media, with many arguing she was being unfair given the pair are no longer together, and the video was swiftly deleted. #Momtok #Motherhood #mum #baby

♬ original sound – Chattr

MAFS’ Bec claims Dom is the “biggest bully on the internet”

It wasn’t long before Bec, who has feuded with Dom in the past, weighed in on the situation. Bec took to social media to accuse Dom of being hypocritical in calling out the online hate despite allegedly being a “bully” herself. “The biggest bully on the internet doesn’t like being bullied on the Internet,” Bec wrote under Chattr‘s Instagram post of Dom’s TikTok. “Make it make sense.”

Bec sounded off on social media. Image: Instagram

Bec elaborated on her thoughts on her own TikTok page. “I can’t be quiet… Whenever Domenica is bullying me on the internet and trolling me on the internet it’s okay, because that’s her opinion. But when it’s flipped around and people are doing it to her, it’s not acceptable,” the MAFS bride began.

“The way she’s spoken about me, treated me, and encouraged people to troll me on the internet and now she’s upset that people are doing it to her? So when the shoe is on the other foot it’s not acceptable, but when it’s 12 months of relentless trolling of me she’s fine with it,” Bec said. 

Bec went on to directly address Dom, saying she “wouldn’t wish” trolling upon anyone but accusing her of the same “vicious” commentary that she’s now also receiving. “I’m hoping that this has made you go, ‘Wow, Bec must feel awful when I am constantly and consistently attacking her,’” Bec said. 

“I hope that you grow from it,” she added. “Go touch grass honey.”

@beesnees555

“Diabolical comment” Original @sophhiedophiee

♬ original sound – Bec Zac

Bec and Dom’s feud kicked off over a controversial surgery

Bec’s response adds to a feud with Dom that kicked off earlier this year, when the latter bride accused Bec of undergoing a controversial ‘Barbie waist’ surgery in Bali as a “PR stunt.”

“’Oh, I get it now. Just another PR ploy to fix her public perception,” Dom had commented on Instagram, while claiming she underwent the surgery to fix her “insecurities.”

Dom described Bec’s surgery as a “ploy.” Image: Instagram

Bec fired back with a statement to Woman’s Day, saying the “personal attacks, bullying and abuse directed at me says far more about the character of those making those comments than it does about mine.”

Dom revealed she had split from Jarod in March of 2025, just a few days before announcing her pregnancy. Bec, meanwhile, was spotted with a new man, Marcus Rich, back in May.

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Exclusive: Lawson reveals how his ADHD got ‘in the way of a perfect game’ on The Traitors

by Danica Baker

Lawson Mahoney opened up about his ADHD diagnosis on The Traitors Australia 2026 after he struggled to keep track of a scroll that was passed around during a challenge in Episode 9.

And the Made in Bondi star shared during an exclusive interview with Chattr that the concentration challenge wasn’t the only time his condition affected his gameplay throughout the season.

“Memory’s never been my forte. I think of something, and then it’s gone. It’s the same with remembering to email someone back or text someone back. Like I do it in my head, and then I think I’ve done it. So memory is the big part,” he explained.

Of course, on The Traitors, keeping track of even the smallest details can be crucial to uncovering a Traitor’s identity and, ultimately, winning the game. So, to combat his struggles with remembering every little detail in the castle, Lawson made a point of writing down anything he thought could be important.

“I had a journal. So when you’d wrap up filming and you’d go to your room, I’d try to remember conversations and whatnot, and write who I’m suspicious of and everything,” he said.

He added that if he’d managed to remember a few more suspicious moves that Traitor Kirby had made over the previous weeks, he may have even been successful in eliminating her — instead of being banished.

“The longer the game goes, the more information you’re filled with, the harder it becomes to remember every single thing. And had I had three or four more points on Kirby, who knows who could have been persuaded with more evidence.

“So I’d say, the memory and remembering significant pieces of information were the other part of my ADHD kind of getting in the way of a perfect game.”

However, Lawson added that his ADHD wasn’t necessarily a disadvantage when it came to every aspect of the game. “It also helps me connect with people more and gives me energy. So it’s a double-edged sword, and I like it.”

The scroll-passing cloaked Traitors who threw Lawson off in the challenge
The scroll-passing cloaked Traitors who threw Lawson off in the challenge. Image: Ten.

Why Lawson got so emotional when he was eliminated from The Traitors

As Lawson’s former allies started revealing their votes at the round table in Episode 10, it became increasingly obvious that he would be the next Faithful sent home.

Lawson revealed that as Gretel announced that his elimination was a ‘foregone conclusion’, he began to feel emotional — but not for a negative reason.

“It’s emotional, yes, but it was a grateful emotion. You kind of look around the banishment room, and go, ‘This is the last time I’m going to see this and experience this’, and you kind of go through your journey.”

He added that it went beyond farewelling the game itself, but also the people he had grown close to, like Tully Smyth and Josh Packham.

“I knew [I was leaving] when Tully gave her vote for me, and you can see it in my reaction. That was when my heart fell off a cliff because that’s when I knew I was going home, and the two people I trusted most didn’t trust me the same, but it was bittersweet.”

Lawson added that while some people may have thought his disappointment came from coming so close to winning the prize money, that wasn’t the case.

“Money’s never been a big focus of mine in my life. I don’t think it ever will. It’s never brought me joy. I’ve been happiest when I’ve had absolutely nothing. So it was more of a pleasant emotion, being like, hey, I got to experience this. I made it 10 laps… So it was a feeling of gratitude mostly.”

The Traitors Australia 2026 airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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Exclusive: Lawson reveals hidden detail about Tully on The Traitors: ‘She would crumble’

by Tara Watson

Lawson Mahoney’s time on The Traitors Australia came to a crashing end after weeks of flying relatively under the radar as a Faithful.

Best known for the 2024 reality series Made in Bondi, the model and TV personality had largely avoided becoming a serious Round Table target until late in the game.

However, he met his downfall due to a mistake during a mission which raised suspicion among the rest of the celebs. The group had agreed on a strategy, but Lawson broke from the plan alongside Kirby Bentley and made the wrong call, immediately making his behaviour look suspicious.

Josh Packham became particularly convinced Lawson was a Traitor, and at the next banishment five of the seven remaining players wrote his name down. Lawson then revealed they had made another mistake: he was a Faithful.

Tully votes to banish Lawson on The Traitors Australia 2026.
Tully votes to banish Lawson on The Traitors Australia 2026. Image: Ten.

With Lawson gone, Tully Smyth’s position suddenly looks super strong. The Big Brother alum has become quietly influential in the manor — she has never been suspected and is widely regarded as the game’s “truest Faithful”. She’s one player the most unlikely to be banished and Kirby has become increasingly concerned by her influence at the Round Table.

Chattr spoke to Lawson about why the manor considers Tully such a strong Faithful. “I don’t believe she could handle being a Traitor,” he said.

“Seeing Alex [Nation] crumble was kind of a tell that there’s no chance in hell Tully could handle it — from OG to even being seduced. Just emotionally, that’s just who she is as a person.”

Lawson added that The Bachelor’s Keira Maguire was another obvious Faithful. “I think Keira was as clean-skinned as Tully because she just would have told people on accident. For a split second, I thought Keira early, but I’d say those two were probably the most Faithful.”

Lawson’s surprise admission about The Traitors Australia

Lawson might have copped heat for being a Traitor, leading to his shock banishment, but the Made In Bondi star reckons he would have fared better if he actually was one.

“I would make an excellent Traitor. I’d be a better Traitor than I would be Faithful,” he told Chattr.

“The entire show, I wasn’t great at figuring out who the Traitors were. I wasn’t an AJ. I’m not good at… I’m better now at picking up from body language,” Lawson admitted.

“People lie when they look down or to the down and left, and people when they’re making sh*t up look up to the left. It happens time and time again — it is such a good learning curve. But yeah, I’d make a fantastic Traitor because I knew who the Faithfuls were.”

The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.

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