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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 6

Phaedra Parks, CT Tamburello Make Emmys Debut as Couple 1 Day After Dating Reveal

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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 6

Phaedra Parks, CT Tamburello Make Emmys Debut as Couple 1 Day After Dating Reveal

Q: How long have Phaedra and CT truly been hiding their romance before their sudden red carpet debut?

They do not appear to have been hiding a long-running secret relationship; the evidence points to a romance that became real only recently, after a flirtatious friendship dating back to *The Traitors*. Publicly, their chemistry goes back to filming season 2 of *The Traitors* in late 2023, which aired in 2024. Fans noticed the flirtation then, and Parks’ “castle daddy” nickname for Tamburello fueled speculation. But Tamburello said in March 2024 that “nothing real happened” during filming, and multiple later reports describe the romance as “pretty new.” The clearest timeline comes from Parks herself. On *Jeff Lewis Live* on Sept. 4, she confirmed the relationship was not platonic and said they had already “been out” together. One report tied that to her saying she had been seeing him romantically since around her last appearance on the show, which was Aug. 5. Another outlet reported she suggested it had become official only since her last trip to Los Angeles, also indicating a recent development rather than a hidden, years-long affair. So while the attraction may have been building for months—or even traced back to their 2023-24 *Traitors* connection—the actual romance seems to have been under wraps for only several weeks, roughly since early August 2026, before their Sept. 5 red carpet debut.

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Los Angeles red carpet cameras caught Phaedra Parks, 54, and Chris “CT” Tamburello, 46, making their first public appearance as a couple at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 5.
1 day earlier, Parks confirmed on Jeff Lewis Live that she had “been out” with Tamburello, after teasing he could be her Emmy date while declining to discuss how serious the relationship is.
The pair met filming The Traitors season 2, where castmates had already noticed chemistry, even though Tamburello said in March 2024 that “nothing real happened” during production.
Tamburello’s estranged wife Catalina White reacted online Saturday with “Sign the papers,” as the two continue working through a Florida divorce filed in January after a two-year marriage.