The Traitors season 4 reunion showed several feuds being hashed out — and addressed the theory that Rob Rausch and Colton Underwood secretly cheated throughout the game.
During the Thursday, February 26, finale, Traitors Rob and Eric Nam made it to the end with Faithful Maura Higgins. Rob and Maura turned on Eric and managed to banish him — before Rob revealed to Maura that he was actually a Traitor.
Rob was able to walk away with the $220,800 prize, but he ultimately had a lot to answer for at the reunion. The special featured appearances from all the contestants, but it was Candiace Dillard Bassett and Lisa Rinna who had the biggest issues to work out with Rob after accusing him of not working with them as Traitors.
Colton also found himself in the hot seat while addressing the backlash against his casting on the show, his friendship with Rob in the castle and more.
Keep scrolling for the biggest bombshells from the Traitors season 4 reunion:
Donna Kelce Reveals What Future Daughter-in-Law Taylor Swift Thinks of ‘The Traitors’
After her son Jason Kelce got her invested in the show, Donna Kelce revealed how both of her kids reacted to her short stint as the Secret Traitor. “They thought that I gave it my best shot,” she said, “but they were like, ‘You were probably more treacherous than we thought you could be.’”
As for Travis Kelce’s fiancée, Taylor Swift? She “is a watcher” and “so is her family,” according to Donna.
What Are Rob Rausch’s Plans for His Prize Money?
In addition to putting the $220,800 aside “for the future,” Rob Rausch made a promise to Maura Higgins that he would buy her a Birkin bag.
Did Maura Higgins Forgive Rob Rausch?
As rumors swirled that Rob Rausch and Maura Higgins might have sparked a castle romance, the season 4 winner joked at the reunion that Maura “will probably not trust” him again after his major betrayal. (Rob also confirmed that he is not single.)
Maura, meanwhile, is more focused on her Birkin.
Were Rob Rausch and Colton Underwood Working Together?
Candiace Dillard Bassett accused Rob Rausch of letting Colton Underwood in on his Traitor status while they were filming, which both men denied. Rob pointed out that there are “very strict rules” and “cameras everywhere,” so he couldn’t have spoken to Colton about being a Traitor.
“It’s no secret that Rob and I were working together. I thought I was working with another Faithful. Rob and I bounced names off each other and I trusted him a lot,” Colton clarified. “At no point did I ever think I was truly working with a Traitor. I would never cheat in this game.”
Colton also clarified the offer he made to Lisa Rinna for them to work together — despite him knowing she was a Traitor — claiming he “wanted to be recruited,” which led to some suspicious game play in the castle.
Colton Underwood Subtly Addresses His Past
After Colton Underwood said he wanted to take Lisa Rinna “hostage” on the show, she touched on his tumultuous relationship with ex Cassie Randolph.
“I think the whole premise when you found out that you have a Traitor is you are supposed to murder them and get you out,” Colton explained about his choice of words. “Instead of banishing you and getting you out of the game, I would have rather kept you in it to see if you would flip on another player.”
Colton noted he didn’t expect such vitriol toward him from viewers — especially when it came to bringing up his past with Cassie. He referred to it as “one of the darkest and most horrible moments” of his life, adding, “It is also a challenging thing to go through. … I was not in a great place.”
Shortly before the reunion aired, Colton did a tell-all interview with Vanity Fair where he directly addressed the claims that he stalked and harassed Cassie after their breakup in 2020. (She was granted a restraining order, but the case was dropped later that year.)
“I will always own the mistakes that I made. I will always feel guilt and feel this extreme sadness for how I showed up for certain friends, for people in my life. Also fans — letting people down,” he said. “At that point, people had been sort of invested in me and in my story. So I did feel like not only I let myself down, I let a lot of people down there.”
Colton was asked where he and Cassie currently stand, revealing, “I have no contact. If she ever did reach out or want to reach out, I would be open to answering any questions that her or her family would have for me. That is something I’ve always offered. I’m in no position to really say much more than that or reach out. There’s been no part of me that would. I would always be up for it. It’s all on her terms.”
Michael Rapaport Quotes the ‘Hilarious Hilaria Baldwin’
Michael Rapaport came in hot at the reunion by quoting Hilaria Baldwin (from her viral interview with husband Alec Baldwin), telling multiple people, “When I am speaking, you are not speaking.”
He briefly took accountability for a controversial comment he made to Colton Underwood at the roundtable that was interpreted as being homophobic. Michael revealed he reached out to Colton after the fact to apologize.
Ron Funches Defended His Less Social Game
Comedian Ron Funches broke down his approach to the show, telling host Andy Cohen, “My strategy once I found out that I was Faithful was just to be a Faithful and try to be helpful and be kind. It takes me a little bit to get to know people so I knew that part was going to be difficult for me. I thought I’d just be kind and look for liars and inconsistencies.”
He continued: “I think it started off where I was open to everything. I like to kind of lay back and observe. Then I felt a little bit isolated from the get-go, and then just in general, you guys talk about Birkin bags way more than I do.”
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