Christopher Michael "CT" Tamburello (born on July 16, 1980) is an American television personality and actor, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality competition show The Challenge. His first television appearance was on the thirteenth season of The Real World in 2003. In 2023, he competed on the second season of The Traitors.

Television appearances In 2003, Tamburello was offered the choice to appear on The Real World: Paris or Road Rules, opting to chose the former.

Tamburello made his Challenge debut on its eighth season. He would win his first season in 2013, where he was partnered with rival Wes Bergmann on The Challenge: Rivals II. As of 2024, Tamburello has won five seasons of The Challenge and two spin-off seasons.

Tamburello competed on the second season of The Traitors alongside fellow The Challenge alumni Trishelle Cannatella and Johnny Bananas. Tamburello competed the whole season as a "faithful" and was able to help banish the four traitors of the season (Dan Gheesling, Parvati Shallow, Phaedra Parks and Kate Chastain). In the end, he and Cannatella were the last two standing and were the winners of the season.

Personal life Tamburello was in an on-again, off-again relationship with fellow The Challenge competitor Diem Brown from 2006 until 2007. Tamburello then started a relationship with Lilianet Solares, in which they had a child born in 2016; the pair were married in 2018. They divorced in 2023. Tamburello married OnlyFans personality Catalina White in October 2024; White officially filed for divorce in January 2026, quoting irreconcilable differences. Later that year, Tamburello was reported to be dating Phaedra Parks from The Real Housewives of Atlanta and his co-star on The Traitors.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 Habitual Brett Mitchell 2022 The Most Dangerous Game Sanger Rainsford 2023 Hunting Games Will Walker

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 The Real World: Paris Himself 24 episodes 2004 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno Contestant (19 episodes, including reunion special) 2005 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II Contestant (17 episodes, including reunion special) 2006 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel Contestant (16 episodes, including reunion special) 2007 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3 Contestant (1 episode) 2008 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III Contestant (9 episodes) 2009 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II Contestant (1 episode) 2010 The Challenge: Cutthroat Himself (1 episode) 2011 The Challenge: Rivals Contestant (10 episodes, including reunion special) 2012 The Challenge: Battle of the Exes Contestant (11 episodes, including reunion special) 2013 The Challenge: Rivals II Contestant (13 episodes, including reunion special) 2014 The Challenge: Free Agents Contestant (11 episodes, including reunion special) 2015 The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II Contestant (3 episodes) The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines Himself (2 episodes) 2017 The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions Contestant (11 episodes, including reunion special) The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros Contestant (6 episodes) The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30 Contestant (17 episodes, including reunion special) The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars Contestant (8 episodes, including reunion special) 2018 The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 2 Contestant (11 episodes, including reunion special) The Challenge: Final Reckoning Contestant (10 episodes) Fear Factor Contestant The Challenge: CT's Getting Married Himself 2019 The Challenge: War of the Worlds Contestant (4 episodes) The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Contestant (16 episodes, including reunion special) 2020 The Challenge: Total Madness Contestant (3 episodes) 2021 The Challenge: Double Agents Contestant (19 episodes, including reunion special) The Challenge: Untold History Himself The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies Contestant (19 episodes, including reunion special) 2024 The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion Himself The Traitors 2 Contestant - Faithful with Trishelle Cannatella (12 episodes, including reunion special) The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras Contestant (5 episodes)2025 The Challenge: Vets & New Threats Contestant (10 episodes) 2026 Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check Contestant (7 episodes) The Challenge: Cutthroat Contestant Participating

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