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.
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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