Chanel Ayanis not a reality TV connoisseur!The Real Housewives of Dubaistar recently confessed that she didn’t really know the reality TV show backgrounds of her fellow cast members onThe TraitorsSeason 3, other than those hailing from theBravoverse.
During an appearance on the June 06, 2025, episode of theGabbing With Gibpodcast,Chanel Ayan shared her lack of knowledge of some of the reality showson which her fellow cast members were featured. TheRHODubaistar confessed that she only knew the contestants who belonged to the Bravoverse. Ayan stated that she had no idea thatSurvivorwas a show and simply thought her fellow contestants were talking about surviving real-life challenges as she did. TheRHODubaistar revealed some of the gruesome things she had to endure in the following words:
“Female genital mutilation… I’ve survived malaria, typhoid, ebola and a drought. Like everything. So I was like, ‘What have you survived?”
Ayan thought her fellow costars and formerSurvivorcontestantsTony Vlachos,Jeremy Collins,Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano, andCarolyn Wigerhad survived life-or-death situations. Chanel Ayan noted that watchingreality TV showswasn’t really a thing in Dubai.The TraitorsSeason 3 cast is filled with cast members from popular Bravo shows, includingSummer House,Vanderpump Rules,The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and more.
Tom Sandoval Addresses Sweaty Armpits on ‘The Traitors’
No mention of the Bravoverse is complete without mentioning one of the OG Bravo villains,Tom Sandoval. TheVanderpump Rulesstar who became one of themost hated reality TV starsafter “Scandoval” is a contestant onThe TraitorsSeason 3. Naturally, he was the center of attention more than once andhas gone viral for having sweaty armpits during his stint onThe TraitorsSeason 3.
According toDeadline, Sandoval took to his Instagram stories on August 03, 2025, to address his sweaty pits. TheVanderpump Rulesstar expressed that he looked rough and “felt like shit” in the video. Sandoval shared thathe had been traveling for 24 hours, which included an eight-hour layover.The hectic travel made his immune system go haywireand eventually resulted in a sequence of problems. Sandoval shared further instances of his struggles that led to his distraught state in the following words:
“ I’m sure you could tell my eye was swollen because I gotta stye in my eye, and the stress and the weakened immune system caused canker sores, sore throat.”
Tom Sandoval also faced one of his worst fears – the airport lost his luggage. He was at the mercy of the wardrobe department for outfits. He revealed thathe was given one of the thickest woolen sweaters he’s ever worn, which made him sweathis “ass off.”
New episodes ofThe TraitorsSeason 3drop weekly on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock. You can stream the show’s previous seasons on the same platform.
