{{Short description|American television personality}} {{Infobox person | name = Chris''' "'''CT'''" '''Tamburello | image = CT Tamburello 2008.jpg | caption = Tamburello in 2008 | other_names = | birth_name = Christopher Michael Tamburello | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|07|16}} | birth_place = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | footnotes = | occupation = Reality television personality | television = ''The Challenge''<br />''The Real World: Paris''<br />''The Traitors'' | spouse = {{marriage|Lilianet Solares|2018|2023|reason={{abbr|div.|divorced}}}} | 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''.
== Television appearances == In 2003, Tamburello was offered the choice to appear on ''The Real World: Paris'' or ''Road Rules'', opting to chose the former.<ref name=home-turf>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/ct-tamburello-the-challenge-home-turf/|title='The Challenge: Home Turf' Humanized CT Tamburello|date=February 17, 2024|work=Collider}}</ref>
Tamburello made his ''Challenge'' debut on its eighth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/the-traitors-ct-trishelle-relationship|title=The Traitors: A Timeline of C.T. and Trishelle's Complicated, Long-Time Relationship|date=February 8, 2024|work=NBC}}</ref> He would win his first season in 2013, where he was partnered with rival Wes Bergmann on ''The Challenge: Rivals II''.<ref name=home-turf /> As of 2024, Tamburello has won five seasons of ''The Challenge'' and two spin-off seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/ct-tamburello-teases-return-to-the-challenge-amid-bitter-divorce/|title=C.T. Tamburello Teases Return to 'The Challenge' amid Bitter Divorce: 'Never Say Never'|date=April 9, 2023|work=People}}</ref>
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 the winners of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/the-traitors-season-2-winners-break-their-silence-it-was-a-crazy-ending|title=The Traitors Season 2 Winner(s) Break Their Silence: "It Was a Crazy Ending"|date=March 7, 2024|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/the-challenges-ct-tamburello-honors-late-girlfriend-diem-brown/|title=The Challenge's CT Tamburello Reminisces Over Late Girlfriend Diem Brown: 'She Is an Angel'|date=May 2, 2023|work=Us Weekly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/the-truth-about-diem-browns-relationship-with-chris-ct-tamburello/|title=The Truth About Diem Brown's Relationship with Chris 'CT' Tamburello|date=November 19, 2014|work=People}}</ref> Tamburello then started a relationship with Lilianet Solares, in which they had a child born in 2016; the pair were married in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/995619/chris-ct-tamburello-grapples-with-intense-family-drama-before-wedding-in-mtv-special|title=Chris "CT" Tamburello Grapples With Intense Family Drama Before Wedding in MTV Special|date=December 11, 2018|work=E! News}}</ref> They divorced in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/the-challenge-chris-ct-tamburello-says-he-is-tired-of-getting-dragged-about-lilianet-solares-divorce|title='The Challenge' 's Chris 'CT' Tamburello Goes Off About Bitter Divorce: 'I'm Tired of Gettin' Dragged'|date=April 7, 2023|work=People}}</ref> Tamburello married OnlyFans personality Catalina White in October 2024; they separated in January 2026 but reconciled shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1431295/the-challenges-ct-tamburello-onlyfans-catalina-white-break-up|title=The Challenge’s CT Tamburello, OnlyFans’ Catalina White Break Up After Privately Marrying|date=April 24, 2026|work=E! News}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2019 | ''Habitual'' | Brett Mitchell | |- | 2022 | ''The Most Dangerous Game'' | Sanger Rainsford | |- | 2023 | ''Hunting Games'' | Will Walker | |- |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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 | {{eliminated|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 | {{eliminated|Disqualified}} (1 episode) |- | 2010 | ''The Challenge: Cutthroat'' | Himself | {{CGuest|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 | {{won|Winner}} (13 episodes, including reunion special) |- | 2014 | ''The Challenge: Free Agents'' | Contestant |{{Eliminated}} (11 episodes, including reunion special) |- | rowspan="2" | 2015 | ''The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II'' | Contestant |{{CRemoved|Disqualified}} (3 episodes) |- | ''The Challenge: Battle of the Bloodlines'' | Himself | {{CGuest|Guest}} (2 episodes) |- | rowspan="4" | 2017 | ''The Challenge: Invasion of the Champions'' | Contestant | {{won|Winner}} (11 episodes, including reunion special) |- | ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros'' | Contestant |{{Eliminated}} (6 episodes) |- | ''The Challenge XXX: Dirty 30'' | Contestant | {{CFinalist|Third place}} (17 episodes, including reunion special) |- | ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars'' | Contestant | {{won|Winner}} (8 episodes, including reunion special) |- | rowspan="4" | 2018 | ''The Challenge: Champs vs. Stars 2'' | Contestant | {{won|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 | |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''The Challenge: War of the Worlds'' | Contestant | {{Eliminated}} (4 episodes) |- | ''The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2'' | Contestant | {{won|Winner}} (16 episodes, including reunion special) |- | 2020 | ''The Challenge: Total Madness'' | Contestant | {{Eliminated}} (3 episodes) |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 | ''The Challenge: Double Agents'' | Contestant | {{won|Winner}} (19 episodes, including reunion special) |- | ''The Challenge: Untold History'' | Himself | |- | ''The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies'' | Contestant | {{won|Winner}} (19 episodes, including reunion special) |- | rowspan="3" | 2024 | ''The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion'' | Himself | {{CGuest|Guest (1 episode)}} |- | ''The Traitors 2'' | Contestant - Faithful | {{won|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 | {{Eliminated}} (10 episodes) |- |2026 | ''Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check'' | Contestant | Participating |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == {{RealWorld}} {{The Challenge (TV series) contestants}} {{The Traitors in the United States}}
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