Gretel Killeen has been a standout addition to The Traitors 2026, winning viewers over with her fabulous outfits and signature dry wit. Now, the new host has revealed who she’d love to see step into the game in a future season.
While the 2026 cast is stacked with familiar faces from reality TV, Gretel has her sights set on an Australian icon joining the ranks — and perhaps even the turret as a Traitor.
“Well, what you want is for the person to go against type. I think Ray Martin as a Traitor would be interesting,” she told Pedestrian.TV. “I love him, but I know he totally is not a Traitor. But he might get into it, you never know?”
The revamped version of the show has been well received since it premiered earlier this month, and Gretel said that she’s been contacted by “a lot of people” who want to be involved in future seasons.
“Now that people can see, it’s really fun,” she said. “I mean, it’s a lot of money, but also people say, ‘Wait a minute, you can strategise’. Mind you, they don’t always win, but it’s just a good, fun thing to do in a challenging time.”
Who’s still competing on The Traitors Australia 2026?
The Traitors Australia 2026 cast is made up of memorable stars from a variety of Australian reality shows, including Survivor, Married at First Sight, Love Island, The Block and The Bachelor, among others.
The three OG Traitors were picked during the premiere episode, when all of the contestants sat blindfolded at the round table and Gretel selected the trio by tapping them each on the shoulder. They are Survivor’s Kirby Bentley, The Bachelor‘s Alex Nation and MasterChef‘s Alvin Quinn.
As of episode five, none of the Traitors had been eliminated, and eight Faithfuls had been sent home: Cam Merchant, Kween Kong, Shane Gould, Manaaki Hoepo, Cosima De Vito, Henry Nicholson, Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson and Gamble Breaux.
At this point in the game, the Traitors are dominating, with Cosima telling Chattr that she thinks the Faithfuls need to become more united if they want any chance of winning the game.
“There’s a big problem in the group at the moment. No one’s working together; they’re all out for themselves, and you can’t win a game like that,” she said.
The Traitors Australia 2026 airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
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