Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello Are Red Carpet Official, and Insiders Say It's the Real Deal

Phaedra Parks and CT Tamburello just made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Creative Arts Emmys on September 5, and reality TV fans are still processing it. The two first met while filming Season 2 of Peacock’s The Traitors back in 2023, where Parks famously nicknamed him“castle daddy.”At the time, they were just friends. According to a source who spoke with Us Magazine, CT always had a bit of a crush but never wanted to cross that line because he valued their friendship too much.

That friendship eventually turned into more. The insider says the couple is“really smitten with each other”and calls it“definitely the real deal.”Andy Cohen even gave the romance his approval during his SiriusXM show on September 8. There is one wrinkle: CT is still finalizing his divorce from estranged wife Catalina White, who says he has not signed the paperwork. The couple also hasn’t blended their families, and much of their relationship has been long distance.

So where does this leave them? Fans of The Traitors, The Challenge, and RHOA are all watching the same love story unfold, and the unresolved divorce adds a real-life twist that no producer could script. Do you think this crossover couple goes the distance? Let us know in the comments.