Two Years After Meeting on a Reality Show, They're Officially Together. His Estranged Wife Has Two Words for Him: "Sign the Papers."

They met filming a reality competition together in 2023. It took two years, one confirmed romance, and an estranged wife's public reaction for the story to actually become news.

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks and Challenge veteran CT Tamburello formed an unlikely friendship filming Season 2 of The Traitors, which aired in early 2024. Fans noticed the chemistry between them almost immediately, though nothing was confirmed at the time.

Parks confirmed the relationship publicly on Jeff Lewis' radio show in early September, and the two were seen together at LAX before appearing as a couple at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, where Tamburello was presenting.

Tamburello has been married to Catalina White since October 2024. White filed for divorce in Miami-Dade County, Florida in January 2025, but the case has dragged on for months — White has said she felt pressured by Tamburello to withdraw her filing at one point, and he later filed for divorce himself, though it still hasn't been finalized.

White didn't hold back once Parks and Tamburello went public. Beyond the "sign the papers" comment, she's since said she'd like Tamburello to "put the same energy into ending our marriage that he's putting into publicly promoting his new relationship," adding that the two aren't on speaking terms at all.

Parks and Tamburello appear to be moving forward publicly as a couple regardless of the unresolved divorce, with Parks confirmed as his date at the Emmys. Whether that pace changes anything about how quickly White's divorce actually gets finalized remains, for now, an open question.