CT Tamburello

CT Tamburello
Tamburello in 2008
Born	Christopher Michael Tamburello (1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 (age 45) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation	Reality television personality
Television	The Challenge The Real World: Paris The Traitors
Spouse	Lilianet Solares ​ ​ (m. 2018;div. 2023)​
Children	1

Christopher Michael "CT" Tamburello (born July 16, 1980) is a 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 alongside fellow The Challenge alum Trishelle Cannatella.

Television appearances

The Real World: Paris

In 2003 Tamburello was offered the choice to appear on The Real World: Paris or Road Rules , opting to pick the former. ^[1]

The Challenge

Tamburello made his Challenge debut on its eighth season. ^[2] He would win his first season in 2013, where he was partnered with rival Wes Bergmann on The Challenge: Rivals II . ^[1] As of 2024, Tamburello has won five seasons of The Challenge and two spin-off seasons. ^[3]

The Traitors

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 crowned the winners. ^[4]

Personal life

Tamburello was in an on-again, off-again relationship with fellow The Challenge competitor Diem Brown from 2006 until her death in 2014. ^{[5] [6]} In 2016, Tamburello welcomed a son with his girlfriend, Lilianet Solares; the pair were married in 2018. ^[7] They divorced in 2023. ^[8] He was in a relationship with Catalina Hager, an ex-wife of professional wrestler Jake Hager.

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	Runner-up (19 episodes, including reunion special)
2005	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II	Contestant	Runner-up (17 episodes, including reunion special)
2006	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel	Contestant	Eliminated (16 episodes, including reunion special)
2007	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno 3	Contestant	Disqualified (1 episode)
2008	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III	Contestant	Runner-up (9 episodes)
2009	Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel II	Contestant	Disqualified (1 episode)
2010	The Challenge: Cutthroat	Himself	Guest (1 episode)
2011	The Challenge: Rivals	Contestant	Eliminated (10 episodes, including reunion special)
2012	The Challenge: Battle of the Exes	Contestant	Runner-up (11 episodes, including reunion special)
2013	The Challenge: Rivals II	Contestant	Winner (13 episodes, including reunion special)
2014	The Challenge: Free Agents	Contestant	Eliminated (11 episodes, including reunion special)
2015	The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II	Contestant	Disqualified (3 episodes)
	The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines	Himself	Guest (2 episodes)
2017	The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions	Contestant	Winner (11 episodes, including reunion special)
	The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros	Contestant	Eliminated (6 episodes)
	The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30	Contestant	Third place (17 episodes, including reunion special)
	The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 1	Contestant	Winner (8 episodes, including reunion special)
2018	The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 2	Contestant	Winner (11 episodes, including reunion special)
	The Challenge: Final Reckoning	Contestant	Eliminated (10 episodes)
	Fear Factor	Contestant	Runner-up
	The Challenge: CT's Getting Married	Himself
2019	The Challenge: War of the Worlds	Contestant	Eliminated (4 episodes)
	The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2	Contestant	Winner (16 episodes, including reunion special)
2020	The Challenge: Total Madness	Contestant	Eliminated (3 episodes)
2021	The Challenge: Double Agents	Contestant	Winner (19 episodes, including reunion special)
	The Challenge: Untold History	Himself
	The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies	Contestant	Winner (19 episodes, including reunion special)
2024	The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion	Himself	Guest (1 episode)
	The Traitors 2	Contestant - Faithful	co-winner with Trishelle Cannatella (12 episodes, including reunion special)
	The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras	Contestant	Eliminated (5 episodes)
2025	The Challenge: Vets & New Threats	Contestant

References

1. "'The Challenge: Home Turf' Humanized CT Tamburello". Collider . February 17, 2024.
2. "The Traitors: A Timeline of C.T. and Trishelle's Complicated, Long-Time Relationship". NBC . February 8, 2024.
3. "C.T. Tamburello Teases Return to 'The Challenge' amid Bitter Divorce: 'Never Say Never'". People . April 9, 2023.
4. "The Traitors Season 2 Winner(s) Break Their Silence: "It Was a Crazy Ending"". Vanity Fair . March 7, 2024.
5. "The Challenge's CT Tamburello Reminisces Over Late Girlfriend Diem Brown: 'She Is an Angel'". Us Weekly . May 2, 2023.
6. "The Truth About Diem Brown's Relationship with Chris 'CT' Tamburello". People . November 19, 2014.
7. "Chris "CT" Tamburello Grapples With Intense Family Drama Before Wedding in MTV Special". E! News . December 11, 2018.
8. "'The Challenge' 's Chris 'CT' Tamburello Goes Off About Bitter Divorce: 'I'm Tired of Gettin' Dragged'". People . April 7, 2023.