CT Tamburello's Wife Catalina White Reacts to Phaedra Parks Romance

Sasha Wayman Sun, September 6, 2026 at 6:41 PM UTC

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Originally appeared on E! Online

The challenge with starting a new romance? Well, that would be tying up loose ends on the last one.

After Phaedra Parks confirmed that she and her former Traitors costar CT Tamburello were dating, The Challenge alum’s estranged wife Catalina White reacted to the news.

As White commented under E! News’ Sept. 4 Instagram post about Parks and Tamburello’s coupling up alongside three clapping emojis, “Sign the papers.”

White, 40, filed for divorce from Tamburello, 46, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on Jan. 9, a little over a year after they wed in October 2024, according to court documents obtained by People earlier this year.

In the docs, the pair both stated that their marriage was “irretrievably broken.”

In August, White told TMZ that the divorce had not been finalized, sharing it was “taking a little while.”

However, the OnlyFans creator revealed that both she and Tamburello—dad to CJ Tamburello Jr., 10, with ex-wife Lilianet Solares—were “hoping to wrap it up quickly.”

Though White didn’t want to talk about the split “in detail,” she did shed light on what transpired between the two.

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“We just weren’t communicating,” she explained of the breakup, “so it just needed to come to an end but I wish him the best.”

And today, White shared that she and the Real World star are not on speaking terms “at all.”

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ICYMI, Parks and Tamburello turned heads during season two of The Traitorswith their undeniable chemistry. And recently, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star—who shares kids Ayden, 16, and Dylan, 13, with ex-husband Apollo Nida—confirmed that their onscreen allyship had turned romantic IRL.

When addressing whether their connection was platonic on Jeff LewisLive Sept. 4, Parks said, "No, it's not."

In fact, the attorney added that the reality stars had some exciting date nights on the books.

"We're going to the Emmys," Parks explained, referring to the Creative Emmy Awards Sept. 5. "He's a presenter, so I'm his date."

Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Instagram/Catalina White

Following their weekend in Los Angeles, Parks shared that he’ll be accompanying her to New York for several days.

And in case you’re wondering if they’ll be shacking up together?

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” she teased. “I can’t give this to you. I gotta save it for the world.”

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