Season 4 of “The Traitors” will premiere Jan. 8 on Peacock and fans. Are. Ready.
Porsha Williams sat down with ET to unpack her experience on the competition show.
Upon arriving in Scotland — “The Traitors” is filmed at Andross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, btw — Porsha’s strategy was to be “open and honest, and to be aggressive when it came to what my role was.” What was her role exactly — Traitor or Faithful? Well, she obviously didn’t divulge that!
She’s learned from previous seasons that a lot of people tend to come on and take more of a lowkey or backseat approach, but not Porsha. Not that this is a surprise to anyone who’s familiar with her work on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” where when Porsha enters a room, you know!
What’s the Tea on Porsha’s Fellow Competitors?
PeacockWhen it comes to Donna Kelce, aka Mama Kelce, the football matriarch is a feverish “Housewives” fan. “I thought she was so sweet, so cool, laid back.” But not too laid back. While some personalities may have had the idea to come onto “Traitors” in the hopes of buttering up Mama Kelce to cozy up to Taylor Swift… Porsha says that was absolutely not an option. “She’s not easy to butter up. She was either talking to you or not. She’s not this super open person with everyone. She’s very reserved and can be a little bit intimidating. But if she likes you, she’s sweet as pie.”
Of Dorinda Medley, who was participating in her second “Traitors” go-round, Porsha says she loves her and everyone was “super emotional” to see her back, but can’t say anything more than that since they’re sworn to secrecy. When it comes to Candiace Dillard Bassett, Porsha admitted that they weren’t on the best of terms at the beginning of season 3 of “Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: RHONY Legacy,” where they both starred, but says their time on “Traitors” was cool.
The Housewives Came to Play
PeacockThere are quite a few familiar faces from “The Real Housewives” on this season — Lisa Rinna, Caroline Stanbury, Dorinda, Candiace, and herself — and Porsha clocked how they “150,00%” had a target on their backs. Going into this experience, she assumed it was just something people said — that the housewives were targeted more than the other competitors — but after experiencing it first-hand, Porsha acknowledges that this is totally true.
When asked if there was anyone who scared Porsha going into the competition, Michael Rappaport was the first name that jumped to mind. He’s a well-known “Housewives” superfan, and Porsha was a bit unsure of how he would use that to his advantage.
And on Jan. 8, we can all see if he does.
