‘The Traitors’: Here’s Who Fans Think Will Star in Season 5
The Traitors is set to air a civilian season this September, but fans are already speculating on the upcoming celebrity season, happening in early 2027.
The cast of The Traitors US was a mix of everyday people and celebrities in Season 1. Then, for Seasons 2 through 4, the civilians were cast aside for famous names. But don’t worry, because The Traitors: New Blood will have a full cast of everyday people.
While the cast for Season 5 has not yet been announced, fans are speculating on who could be on it. Our picks are different from fan theories (and mostly wishful thinking), but maybe Peacock will listen to us.
The Season 5 cast is rumored to be filming now. The user realitytv_fan, who is a reality TV and news update page, shared that the new cast flew out to Scotland on September 14 and should be filming soon. The filming typically takes about three weeks, so look out on social media who those people who have gone dark or are posting old content.
As the season gets closer, fans are scooping out celebrities’ social media more. Here is who fans think will be on the upcoming season and why they think that. Have you seen any hints towards celebrities being on The Traitors? Leave them in the comments.
The Traitors, Season 5, early 2027, Peacock
Joey Graziadei – 'The Bachelor'
Fans think Joey Graziadei from Season 28 of The Bachelor is on the next season. Other Bachelor contestants have appeared on the show.
Many noticed that he was not on set for the new season of Dancing With the Stars, which began on September 15. He typically runs the official DWTS podcast, but this year that went to Season 34 contestant Andy Richter.
“Has anyone seen Joey Graziadei from The Bachelor lately?” a Reddit user asked.
“Kelsey [Anderson] posted on her ig Story today about hour ago of her time in Nola last 3 days and Joey not with Kelsey. So, Joey I think, is filming in Scotland so he on cast I think. Kelsey is y going back home to La today it seems so she not with him right now,” another said.
“Joey is for sure offline and not posting stuff and prob won’t post stuff or be with Kels till October 12-19th week when he gets back from filming,” one fan wrote.
Taylor Hale – "Big Brother"
Taylor Hale won Season 24 of Big Brother. She was the first Black female winner. Hale is also currently the host of Big Brother: Unlocked, which airs every other Friday.
Fans say that she has gone silent on social media, leading them to believe she is on the next season.
However, if she shows up on Friday to Unlocked then fans know for sure that she is not on the season.
“Taylor Hale from Big Brother is rumored. She was asked to be on previously when still under the CBS contract and has gone suspiciously quiet the past few days. It should be confirmed by tomorrow based on if she films for Big Brother: Unlocked this week,” a Reddit user said.
Other fans said her name in the comments. Big Brother contestants have been part of the show since Season 1.
Adam Rippon — Olympic Figure Skater
Adam Rippon might be going to the Scottish highlands for a few weeks.
The Olympic figure skater announced on his podcast, The Run Through, that he will not be filming it for a few weeks.
“Figure skater Adam Rippon will not be able to do his podcast during the next few weeks (and it’s the start of the fs season so that’s suspicious),” a Reddit user shared.
Gleb Savchenko — "Dancing With the Stars"
Gleb Savchenko is not participating in Dancing With the Stars this season.
Despite other past pros, such as Sasha Farber and Lindsay Arnold, appearing at the premiere, Savchenko decided not to show up at all.
“The only DWTS option is Gleb since Sasha and Lindsay participated in the premiere this week, unless they go for an older pro. Or we just don’t have one this season,” a Reddit user said.
Former pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy and pro Mark Ballas has been on the show.
Michelle Obama
On Reddit, fans noticed that former First Lady Michelle Obama expressed interest in being on The Traitors.
On the Lemme Say This Pod, Obama shared that the one reality show she would want to be on would be the Peacock show, but only if she was a Faithful.
“I’ve thought about this a lot,” she said.
“Omg I would LOVE to see her on there but unfortunately I think they would vote her out early. Not because they think shes a traitor but just because,” a Reddit user said.
“Make this happen,” another wrote.
Tiffany Pollard
Tiffany Pollard has been speculated by fans since the show began.
She is no stranger to reality TV as she has been on Celebrity Big Brother, House of Villains, Botched, I Love New York, and many more.
Fans speculated she would be on the show when she told Pride and said that she better be a Traitor.
Russell Hantz
The Traitors is known for having Survivor alums on the show. Russell Hantz falls in that category, as he has competed on three seasons.
In May, Hantz tweeted I have literally recevied 4 different offers to do 4 different shows this year alone. I have finally said yes to one of the offers. See you guys soon!”
This led fans to believe that he accepted an offer to do The Traitors. “Russell Hantz was allegedly cast for something… ” a fan said in the Traitors Reddit.
Seth Meyers
Fans started to speculate that Seth Meyers would be on the upcoming season when he was featured in a photo with host Alan Cumming and Season 1 contestant Kyle Cooke.
On June 22, Cooke captioned the post with all three men in it, “Faithful or Traitor?”
However, some fans thought this meant Cooke was coming back, since Housewives Dorinda and Kate returned for another season.
“Possible Season 6 Cast Tease?” a Reddit user posted. “Kyle Cooke just posted this on his IG account. Do we think this is a potential tease to Seth Myers being on S6 or a potential Kyle return? He did pretty good on S1 up until everyone turned on him for no reason and with all the West/Amanda scandal drama Kyle is *fire emoji* right now.”
Meyers would have to be away from filming his late night talk show, so it would be obvious if the cast wasn’t announced yet.
Vince Panaro
Vince Panaro was the runner-up on Season 27 of Big Brother. He made headlines when he became flirty with Houseguest Morgan Pope, despite having a girlfriend back home.
In April, fan tweeted, “Vince’s 35th birthday came and went and we did not get a single proof of life sighting from Vince #bb27.”
To a fan’s reply about how they miss him on TV, the orginial poster said, “The Traitors season 5 starts filming this summer. I feel like he’s gonna pop up there and his next proof of life will be the cast leak when they go to film.”
Jun Song
Jun Song is the winner off Big Brother Season 4. The Traitors is known for having more than one player from the CBS show.
After appearing on The Exclusive Podcast With Sharon Tharp, and mentioning that she was supposed to be returning to TV.
A fan tweeted, “Looking forward to seeing you on The Traitors season 5.”
Aesha Scott
Aesha Scott from Below Deck is another possible pick from fans. Many fans believe that someone from Destination X could be on the show.
With Scott being on Season 2 with Traitors alums Dan Gheesling and Tiffany Mitchell, fans are looking at her to enter the castle.
“Possibility of rumored Destination X cast to join The Traitors as well,” a Reddit user said.
“Aesha (below Deck) would be entertaining as hell but absolutely terrible at the game because she would just want everyone to get along and have a good time and not vote anyone out lol,” a fan said.
“Aesha did the Amazing Race Australia so I could definitely see her doing Traitors next,” another wrote.
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