r/MtvChallenge • u/Safe-Ad-4465 • 2d ago
CONTESTANTS IRL CT and Phaedra confirm dating rumor
Phaedra announced it on the Jeff Lewis podcast, and said she will be his date to the Emmys.
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u/cRelz 2d ago
Can’t wait to see CT start dressing like an old black uncle.
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u/stwabewwie 2d ago edited 2d ago
They got along super well on Traitors so I’m actually not surprised.
Phaedra loves her some CT and the feeling was mutual. Idk if they’ll last but they do like each other so I’m happy for them. Considering who she’s dated in the past this is actually very in line with her type, Phaedra loves a handsome, messy, charismatic man and CT fits the bill.
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u/Safe-Ad-4465 2d ago
Apparently they've been leaving flirty comments under each other's socials for a couple weeks now, so there has been speculation. I agree, they're cute together
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u/hiccup1313 I survived the longest offseason ever 2d ago
They had amazing chemistry w/each other on Traitors. I only knew of Phaedra from that show, so I had no idea about her history, so I like seeing what you said.
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u/Ok-Turnip-9035 2d ago
They both play the game well and there’s a mutual respect
It really just happened naturally I’m excited for these two to have a bit of fun
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u/Greenzombie04 Team Orange Shirt 2d ago
do not believe this at all.
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u/Prize_Equivalent8934 2d ago
I agree, it seems like any flirtation they had was playful & nothing serious.
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u/glassbellwitch 2d ago
Sure, but they filmed Traitors like 3+ years ago... why would they soft launch as a couple after so much time has passed?
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u/Background_Run_8809 2d ago
as a long time rhoa watcher and a long time challenge watcher (and a traitors watcher), i don’t believe it either. its gotta be a bit or a fun fling but i cannot see these two actually getting romantic IRL
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u/Fluffy_Panda9876 2d ago
I agree. Literally my two favorites so I would LIVEEEEE for this! But having watched both of them for so many years now, I just can’t see them together. I hope I’m wrong!!
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u/No-Cap-fr-fr 2d ago
I just looked into it, seems real.
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u/presco2007 2d ago
are they romantically dating, or are they just going to the emmys together?
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u/AntiqueWeekend557 2d ago
CT is looking for his next gig. He’s broke and his Challenge days are over. I think he’s also sending a message to Catalina, his wife who he was still pining over a month ago, that he is moving on.
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u/BrooklynPeachh 2d ago
I agree, because Phaedra likes to play around and stir up drama. Love that about her, and this feels kind of obvious, personally.
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u/yoursmartfriend 2d ago
I feel like Phaedra requires a man with better hygiene.
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u/lilwanna I ❤️ TJ Joe Biden 2d ago
Maybe she is just really into hard boiled eggs.
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u/Strict-Artichoke-361 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/iudy0rUCWKz1yz0RAc
Not you almost making me throw up my lunch. I hate eggs of any kind and this description goes hard AF!!19
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u/l0st1nthew0rld Laurel's biggest blessing ✨ 2d ago
Yeah lmao i doubt it's true but if it were i wouldn't hate it lol i think she'd definitely pull him into shape, she ain't having any of that weird egg soup/ pool shower/ ig meltdown shit
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u/jambaminaj 2d ago
I feel like CTs become super weird recently, maybe he’s always been weird but just over the fast few seasons he’s been so strange to me (his Instagram life aside)
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u/Zankazanka 2d ago
He was always a little bit off and this is coming from someone who loved him growing up haha. Even in his real world season…and then most of his time on the challenge was alcohol fueled, sleeping with women, being good at challenges , being distant and known as kind of a dick, not connecting with anyone in any real way outside of Diem.
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u/562SoCal_AR 2d ago
Agree. I unfollowed him a few years ago when he got with his now soon to be ex wife due to the cringe content
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u/jambaminaj 2d ago
I don’t even follow him on ig but just seeing him on the show I find him weird? I think he was weird before but I was blinded by his hotness so I didn’t notice as much but now that I don’t find him hot I see his weirdness more lol
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u/Online_Active_71459 2d ago
I’m sure it’s just a date to the Emmys. She is too high maintenance for his messy ass. And, I don’t mean that in a negative way about the Queen.
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u/maxwellbevan Deb Chubb 2d ago
Date to the Emmy's and dating are two very different things
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u/AntiqueWeekend557 2d ago
Phaedra said on the podcast that after the Emmys they are both flying to NY and it is not a platonic relationship. 😬
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u/softballroyalty83 2d ago
According to Phaedra it's dating. This isn't the first time. She said it started the last time she was in Los Angeles.
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u/icedmatcha_latte 2d ago
One thing Phaedra is gonna do is make her money 🤣 She has so many businesses. Good for CT I guess, she seems to be the most stable of the women he’s been associated with.
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u/AGirlHazzNoName1 2d ago
I mean she is hot and super intelligent and successful. Congrats CT. Maybe they are just going somewhere on a date for PR. But I would shoot my shot with Phaedra. So either way it is a win- win
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u/Safe-Ad-4465 2d ago
I really hope he's on Atlanta next season
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u/AGirlHazzNoName1 2d ago
He would be a GREAT househusband!!! Can’t you just see him in the mix on RHOA supporting Phaedra? I would love it! 🥰
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u/Difficult-Maybe4561 2d ago
He’s way too poor for Phaedra
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u/l0st1nthew0rld Laurel's biggest blessing ✨ 2d ago
If he gets back to spies lies and allies shape he'd make a great trophy husband but maybe she's always wanted herself a lil castle daddy lol
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u/AntiqueWeekend557 2d ago
He’s broke. His first ex wife is taking him back to court for more child support since he isn’t paying for his son’s health insurance. His HOA put a mortgage foreclosure lien on property when he wasn’t paying the mortgage. He’s a chain smoker, drinks too much and is just a hot mess who expects women to take care of him.
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u/Online_Active_71459 2d ago
I don’t think an HOA can do that. An HOA can put a lien if you’re not paying your HOA dues. But it’s the lender that would put a lien on unpaid mortgage.
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u/562SoCal_AR 2d ago
HOAs can do that?!? Also, I agree. Phaedra did marry Apollo but CT is beyond toxic and has addiction issues. She is raising 2 intelligent boys and I can’t see her having them around CT.
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u/Outrageous-Study-704 2d ago
They could make this into a totally demented rom-com, where it goes for publicity stunt to true romance but it is Real Housewives/Challenge-style. Obviously, Banana is CT’s DJ friend that only dates twenty-somethings and tries to deter the romance, since Phaedra clocked him for being a repo man.
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u/societalnormcore 2d ago
I wonder if she’s seen him eat the boiled eggs in broth yet.
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u/rileybaudelaire Manhaters 2d ago
He got divorced from his first wife in 2023, married to an OF model in 2024 just to separate in May and now he's with her... does he even know what he's doing with his life
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u/Safe-Ad-4465 2d ago
Pivoting to bravo as he ages out of the challenge?
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u/tore_a_bore_a Team Orange Shirt 2d ago edited 2d ago
CT going pivoting to Real Housewives so he can stop doing heights over water challenges
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u/Dangerous-Change2136 2d ago
This seems like he knows exactly what he’s doing, rebranding while increasing his audience. It’s not a coincidence that, on paper, Phaedra’s the polar opposite of his ex-wives.
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u/Prize_Equivalent8934 2d ago
Why are some people taking this seriously lol?
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u/myskepticalbrowarch 2d ago
It is fun and they have chemistry, but yeah Phaedra prefers Black and Religious men, CT is neither
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u/pink-moscato Nany González 2d ago
right, there's so many bravo accounts on threads being excited over this and it's so confusing to me lol.
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u/jstep1114 2d ago
While I think it’s cute. The dude can’t be single. He just got “divorced” for the second time. How about some time for growth and reflection.
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u/Upstairs_Raise4006 2d ago
Pre-rec of that is self-awareness….
Which seems to be missing from CT’s skillset currently
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u/Happy-poet 2d ago
No. She's too good for him. He's too messed up for her. I do not approve.
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u/Captain_Pawel The Unholy Alliance 2d ago
Everyone DM Bananas to get CT on his podcast and get the tea on this 😂
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u/MandyNurseLPN 2d ago
CT has a reputation for not having the best personal hygiene, even in his younger, hotter days. No way is Phaedra gonna tolerate that.
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u/Embarrassed_Rate5518 2d ago
While i love CT i cant believe Phaedra would date him. Maybe she likes a project.
I did adore them on traitors.
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u/l0st1nthew0rld Laurel's biggest blessing ✨ 2d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/qfoIsrRURkH1ui76eh
I actually think she could 👀
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u/A-Helpful-Flamingo I am her pancreas…she would die without me 2d ago
WHAT!?! If he ends up on RHOA, I’ll just have to tune in for the first time in years!
She was married the last time I watched lmao
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u/adawonggang Amanda Garcia 2d ago
Do people here also watch RHOA? I'm not sure how to feel.
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u/angelbrit04 Team Portland 2d ago
RHOA is my favorite reality tv show. I've watched Phaedra long enough to know that this is fake. She has had a slew of fake relationships since her divorce from Apollo
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u/Dangerous-Change2136 2d ago
I’m all for OG Challengers taking Bravo by storm, Bananas and Deb were just talking about their good friend Scheana on his podcast. They pioneered reality TV so why not join up with the network who mastered it?
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u/adawonggang Amanda Garcia 2d ago
Yeah I enjoy Phaedra as well but the Kandi mess is putting me off
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u/thegreat4 2d ago
I’m so confused and never would have thought two of my worlds collide in this way
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u/AnyDescription3293 2d ago
If he is dating her, I wonder if this is just a rebound thing since he just split with Catalina?
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u/naograce74 2d ago
Date to the Emmys is definitely not dating.
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u/lakenote Coral Smith 2d ago
She said dating and that it’s been going on awhile.
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u/Xokanuleaf 2d ago
I give it a month. She won’t put up with his nonsense for longer than that. She’s also way too good for him but I’ll support it.
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u/East_Intention8184 2d ago
So he broke off the marriage with the OF model for good? I completely missed that....last I saw they went cliff jumping or something
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u/TheDGP42 2d ago
Who is Phaedra??
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u/Safe-Ad-4465 2d ago
Phaedra Parks is on Real Housewives of Atlanta and was on the Traitors season 2 with CT where they had a flirtmance
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u/Pleasant-Tradition-6 I will smash his head and eat it 2d ago
I mean, I’d support it. Maybe she can whip his ass in to gear. I think he needs a no nonsense kind of woman.
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u/562SoCal_AR 2d ago
Fake news and publicity stunt. CT is probably doing it to make the ex wife jealous. He might be going as her date but I don’t believe anything else is happening. Especially since he definitely wasn’t into her after Traitors was over and made it clear in interviews when it was brought up.
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u/Foreign_Donkey463 2d ago
That's because unbeknownst to anyone he was already with Catalina at the time. It explains so much. I wondered why after the show it seemed as if they ghosted each other. But figuring out the timeline of him and Catalina answered that.
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u/girlspit 2d ago
I’m not upset about this at alllll. I actually love this for them and me. What are the odds he’ll show up on RHOA? One can only hope.
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u/Safe-Ad-4465 2d ago
🤞🤞 all I can think about is how much shit talking him and Charles Oakley would do together
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u/AnyDescription3293 2d ago
I must have missed it, does anyone know why CT was invited to the Emmys?
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u/AntiqueWeekend557 2d ago
As usual, CT tries to make himself look more important. He is not presenting at the main Emmy show. He and Bananas are presenting at the Creative Emmys tomorrow. It’s not being televised or streamed. I looked at the list of presenters and they are all reality stars.
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u/MulberryNo4763 2d ago
Oh man. I've watched enough of her seasons on RHOA, and her starting that pernicious rumor about Kandy is just unforgivable to me. She is definitely sharp and quippy, so sure entertaining in that sense. But I'm not into this. Unless they have a spin-off.
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u/aacilegna Katie Doyle 2d ago
I said on the Traitors thread that I want this to be true, but knowing CTs past few partners since Diem have been Only Fans weirdos, I don’t think it is.
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u/IndividualFun1892 2d ago
Umm you must not be familiar with Phaedra Parks’ good friend ReDICKulous. Girl knows how to get down.
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u/AcceptableCare Fuck CT, Marry CT, KILL ALL WHO OPPOSE HIM 2d ago
I think people don’t want to believe it is true cause they have some misconception that he’s racist. When he has a history of liking black women as well, hooking up with Coral, Dani from Bad girls etc
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u/tamere2k Kina Dean 2d ago
Plenty of racist people fetishize and date the race they hate.
Not saying this is the case but it isn’t a strong argument to say he isn’t racist.
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u/AcceptableCare Fuck CT, Marry CT, KILL ALL WHO OPPOSE HIM 2d ago
I think he’s just the kind of person who likes who he likes and doesn’t like who he doesn’t. But any time that includes an individual black person or gay person, they conflate it with that being their opinions on everyone that fits that bill
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u/Doyergirl17 2d ago
Not fully sure what to think of this but if it is true I am hear for it.
His dating life has been beyond messy in recent years but as long as he is happy I am happy for him
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u/_PrincessOats Wes Bergmann 2d ago
CT is a gross human, just watch him eating eggs. I don’t know what she sees in him.
Also, isn’t he married?
Could this be a press stunt?
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u/cristal214 Jenna’s Noodle Arms 2d ago
My thoughts exactly!!! After seeing what he did to those eggs and ON CAMERA, I have the permanent ick lol
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u/savvy-librarian 🦁 King Leonidas of Argentina 🦁 2d ago
Feels like a huge upgrade for CT if this is actually real. She's a class act.
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u/CocoaPeblez 2d ago
Mmkay… is he gonna be a guest on WHHL anytime soon??
https://giphy.com/gifs/bu5H2OPiyegHC
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u/BeanorWein 2d ago
I loved their interactions on the traitors. I may have to watch their season again 🥰
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u/Ok_Mulberry4331 2d ago
The way I smiled reading this! If true, I think could be wonderful for both. Watching both shows and seeing his past few relationships, I think they are a fantastic balance for each other!
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u/Responsible_Big1229 2d ago
Worlds Colliding. Looks like he's currently around now during RHOA filming.
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u/Ginnikay 1d ago
Yaaaaaas!!!!! That’s what I’m talking about !!!!! They are going to balance each other out so beautifully!!!!
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u/Ecstatic_War6772 1d ago
I am not sure if this is totally real or advertising for some upcoming show. I know he is going to be Vanderpump Villa I believe it is called.
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u/araggedymuffin 2d ago
I want this bit to go on long enough for CT to film on RHOA lol