CT Tamburello

Christopher Michael "CT" Tamburello is an American television personality and actor who earned widespread recognition for his long-running participation in reality competition programming. He initially entered the public eye in 2003 after joining the cast of the MTV series The Real World: Paris, choosing that project over an opportunity to appear on Road Rules.

Following his television debut, Tamburello transitioned into MTV's long-running competition series The Challenge, making his first appearance during its eighth season. Early in his tenure on the show, he established himself as a prominent competitor, though his first overall victory did not come until 2013 on The Challenge: Rivals II, where he secured the top spot alongside his teammate Wes Bergmann. Over the course of his extended career on the franchise, he has achieved a total of five main-season victories alongside two additional spin-off titles as of 2024.

In addition to his history with MTV, Tamburello expanded his reality television presence by joining the cast of the second season of The Traitors in 2023. Throughout the contest, he played as a Faithful and assisted in identifying and removing all four hidden Traitors: Dan Gheesling, Parvati Shallow, Phaedra Parks, and Kate Chastain. Competing alongside fellow former Challenge contestants Trishelle Cannatella and Johnny Bananas, Tamburello ultimately split the final victory with Cannatella as the last remaining players.

In his personal life, Tamburello was involved in a high-profile relationship with fellow competitor Diem Brown, which continued periodically from 2006 until her passing in 2014. He later entered a relationship with Lilianet Solares, with whom he welcomed a child in 2016. The couple married in 2018 and subsequently divorced in 2023. In October 2024, Tamburello married Catalina White; despite a brief separation in January 2026, the couple reconciled shortly after.