Derrick Levasseur, Wes Bergman
Wil R/Star Max/GC Images; Art Streiber/E! EntertainmentThe fans of The traitors were shocked on Thursday, January 9, when the first three episodes of the show’s third season were released, and two unexpected players fell — literally.
The announced cast, which Peacock shared last June, arrived on their second mission to find three new players hanging above them in cages. One was Rob “Boston Rob” Marianowho they chose not to invite into the game during the premiere episode.
The other two were completely unexpected titans of reality TV: the three-time winner of the The challenge, Wes Bergmanand Big Brother 16 winner Derrick Levasseur.
Those who recognized Wes and Derrick, both 40, reacted with a predictable mix of excitement and apprehension at the unleashing of two masterminds in the game, while others clearly had no idea what either was capable of.
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Both new players will start out as Loyalists, while Boston Rob will try to get revenge on those who didn’t invite him into the game by joining the traitor side.
Learn more about Wes and Derrick below.
Wes Bergman
Not many people have more reality TV experience than Wes, who first appeared on The Real World: Austin in 2005 Since then, he has played 14 seasons at The challengetwo seasons of The Challenge: Champions vs. Starsone season of The Challenge: All-Starsone season of The Challenge: The United States and play in The Challenge: World Cup. He was also the runner-up of House of Villains season 2.
Known as a master strategist and ruthless competitor, Wes’ scheming has been both a blessing and a curse in his reality story. included The challengeThis put him in hot water and forced him into many eliminations. But he also holds the franchise record for consecutive playoff wins with eight.
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Wes combines his physical prowess with a fearlessness that continues to help him land roles in the reality competition universe. two A challenge graduates (Chris “CT” Tamburello and Trichelle Cannatella) won season 2 of The traitors and Wes can match any of them.
Derrick Levasseur
Widely considered one of the the greatest Big Brother players at all times Big Brother 16 the winner has the social ability to be a leader without ever seeming like a threat. included Big Brotherit is both recognized for its strategy and derided by some for “ruining” the game by showing future players how to dominate from start to finish.
In his season of Big BrotherDerrick forms a majority alliance early on with major competitive threats, ensuring his side is almost always in power. As a result, he was never ready to be kicked out and was cruising to victory. Some argued that Derrick had an easy path to his victory due to the relatively low skill level of his competitors, but the season also featured two future winners—former The traitors competitor Cody Califiore and Nicole Franzel — as well as Frankie Grandewho some consider to be one of the most underrated players ever.
Another key for Derrick, both on Big Brother and The traitors: He is a former undercover cop. He hid this from his roommates BB16but he already knows several players with it The traitorsit’s only a matter of time before the rest of the cast gets a feel for his ability to deceive, read and react.
