Alvin Quah became the first Traitor to be banished on The Traitors Australia 2026, with fellow Traitor Alex Nation turning on him after her identity was caught by AJ Antonios.
In an incredible episode of reality TV, AJ managed to identify all three Traitors — Alex, Alvin and Kirby Bentley — in a tense conversation with Alex. He told The Bachelor star his plan was to banish Alvin and team up with her to potentially become a Traitor and banish Kirby.
This exchange came as news to Alvin, the person who was banished on Wednesday’s episode.
“It’s brilliant gameplay by AJ, and I didn’t expect any of that at all,” Alvin told Chattr in an exclusive interview after watching the episode. For Alvin at the time, he didn’t understand why his fellow Traitor Alex had voted him out — he didn’t see that AJ could have leaked her identity instead of Alvin’s.
“I was quite shocked that Alex put my name. But now watching the episode last night, I was thinking it all makes sense because there’s all this strategic gameplay happening around me.”
Alvin admits that his identity as a Traitor was compromised the morning of his banishment. Over breakfast, Alex kicked off at AJ for floating her name as a Traitor in a post-challenge car ride. However, AJ was able to work out that the information must have come from Alvin, who must be a Traitor as he had decided Alex was one.
“It was that breakfast meltdown and I think AJ just put two or two together,” Alvin said. “He already knew that Alex was the Traitor, and the only way the person in the car could tell her that is in the conclave, i.e. the person in the car is also a Traitor. So that’s how he was gunning for me,” he continued.
This moment was Alvin’s undoing. “I had been flying under the radar for a few episodes, and all of a sudden, bang! It’s just so wicked!”
Does Alvin blame Alex for being banished on The Traitors Australia?
Despite her breakfast outburst leading to his banishment, Alvin doesn’t blame Alex, admitting that at the round table he lost the will to deny the Traitor accusations.
“If I were to blame anyone, I could probably blame myself for not defending myself a bit more at the roundtable… I think what I could have done better at the roundtable to actually deflect and throw it back to AJ because if one other person voted AJ, it would have been a tie,” he said.
“I was physically and mentally exhausted from that challenge. I just didn’t have the mental capacity to defend. So I was left a little bit vulnerable, and I thought, ‘Oh, that’s my time.'”
At first, Alvin was hurt that Alex wrote down his name. “I thought we were tight, but I didn’t know the full story [with AJ]. Of course, I was hurt.”
On her Instagram Story, Alex addressed whether there was ‘bad blood’ between herself and Alvin. “Alvin and I have a lot of love and respect for each other. We talk pretty regularly. Kirby, Alvin, and I are in our own separate Traitors chat,” she revealed.
“Initially, I had never had a conversation with Alvin that I was going to write his name down. It was a complete betrayal and blindside from me, and I don’t think he would have seen that coming… but this was a year ago now. I would hope Alvin — you can you can tell me if I’m wrong — but those [feelings] have all definitely subsided, and I think there’s nothing but love and respect between Alvin and I.”
Alvin told Chattr he isn’t holding a grudge against Alex or anyone who voted to banish him.
“Alex was just a smaller picture of everything else that sort of happened in the show, right? So let’s just put everything in perspective,” he said. “Was I disappointed? Yes, of course. Would I wish that I could stay longer? Yes, of course.”
The Traitors airs Tuesday and Wednesday on Channel 10 and 10Play.
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