Britney Haynes and Danielle Reyes confirmed they made amends two years after their dramatic run on “The Traitors.”
While speaking exclusively to Page Six about the 1,000th episode of “Big Brother” airing tonight, the pair reflected on how Haynes voted Reyes out at the end of “The Traitors” Season 3 despite their strong alliance.
“I think so fondly on ‘Traitors’ — however, I also don’t at the same time,” Haynes, 39, told us. “It was such a mess. It was such a whirlwind. It was so intense at the time.”
Haynes, who also eliminated Reyes from “Big Brother: Reindeer Games” in 2023, admitted that while she “has regrets” about what she did on “The Traitors,” she’s grateful her co-star has forgiven her.
“Dani has always met me with kindness,” she said. “Every since the reunion, I would say it’s been… yeah, it was tricky. It was something to get through for sure.”
Reyes, 54, admitted their fallout on the Peacock show “was tough,” but after the two had “a great conversation” off-camera, she decided to move forward.
“So we’re all good,” Reyes said. “And Britney’s one of those people that I just love to watch her play, because she’s so snarky in the most delicious, evil way. I just love her to death.”
The “Big Brother 3” runner-up added, “And what gives me peace is those moments when we were together, we were unstoppable. And as much as my banishment comes to light, I always think about that moment. You tried your best. You were ‘Big Brother’-ing it so much trying to keep me in that castle.”
Reyes reiterated that after competing on two shows together, she and Haynes “have a bond like no other.”
“She’s so addicting at the same time,” Reyes said about the “Big Brother 12” alum. “That’s what I explain to people. They’re like, ‘Why Britney?’ I say, ‘She’s just my person. When I’m around her, she’s like a drug. I need her on my side.’”
“And I think with our one-liners and how we’re quick with it, with our little digs with certain people, but our relationship is great,” Reyes added. “I respect Britney a lot.”
After four seasons, “The Traitors US” hasn’t been won by a “Big Brother” alum — but Reyes has faith in the person she thinks can break that trend.
“That’s Nicole Franzel, hands down,” she said of the “Big Brother 18” winner. “Of course, me saying this is not going to help her if she does get cast.”
“She comes in with her little Dakota accent, or wherever she’s from, and she seems non-threatening, but she’s a threat,” Reyes added.
Haynes agreed that the key to winning “The Traitors,” especially for a “Big Brother” player, is to “look not threatening.”
“I think that any of the big names that you would say, like the huge strategists of ‘Big Brother,’ would be too threatening, especially given that we now have four seasons of history on ‘Big Brother’ players,” Haynes said. “I think that it has to be someone who could go in with a really low threat level.”
“Big Brother 28” airs every Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and is available to stream the next day on Paramount+. “The Traitors” Season 5 is expected to premiere in early 2027 on Peacock.
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