THE TRAITORS fans who can’t wait until Thursday can indulge in juicy spoilers ahead of season 4’s highly-anticipated premiere, The U.S. Sun can exclusively report.

Amongst the star-studded cast, a reality TV fan-favorite became a “surprise standout” while “respected” gamers were unfortunate early boots.

Alan Cumming poses for a photo at the BAFTA Scotland Awards, making a peace sign with his right hand.
Alan Cumming attends the 2025 BAFTA Scotland Awards held at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on November 16, 2025 in Glasgow, ScotlandCredit: Getty

WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD:

As the reality TV sensation returns to Peacock for its 4th season on Thursday, January 8th, The U.S. Sun can spill some secrets from the turret.

While the CBS stars from competition-based shows like Survivor and Big Brother have dominated past seasons, they will apparently struggle this season due to being painted as big threats.

“The CBS gamers are immediate targets because of their success in the past.

“So the Survivor and Big Brother contestants had the most difficult time,” a production insider claimed before specifying: “Ian from Big Brother and Natalie from Survivor are two of the earlier boots.”

Ian Terry won Big Brother’s 14th season in 2012 at the age of 21 – making him the show’s youngest winner ever.

He returned to the show for an All-Stars season in 2020 and placed 11th, and also competed on a show called Reality Gamemasters.

Natalie Anderson is considered a legendary player of Survivor after securing an incredible win on the show’s Blood vs Water season in San Juan Del Sur.

She returned to the Winners at War season in 2020 and showed immense strength and strategy, which most likely is a reason she is considered a major threat heading into The Traitors.

Natalie Anderson on a promotional poster for "The Traitors."
Survivor star Natalie Anderson’s Traitors portraitCredit: Peacock
 

Big Brother winner Ian Terry's Traitors portrait.
Big Brother winner Ian Terry’s Traitors portraitCredit: Peacock
The previous seasons of The Traitors have produced huge breakout stars and helped revive their careers, such as Dylan Efron, Parvati Shallow, and Boston Rob Mariano.

This season is no different, with the source revealing: “Stephen Colletti was a standout surprise.

“He was often forgotten about or underestimated [by the cast] and he makes it very far into the show.

“Stephen is going to be the Dylan Efron of this season, the handsome breakout star. And he thinks this could be a big resurgence for his acting and TV career.”

Stephen, 39, rose to fame as a high schooler when he starred on the iconic 00’s reality show, Laguna Beach.

His love triangle with Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari changed reality TV forever and helped inspire the spinoff, The Hills.

While Stephen did not appear on The Hills, he appeared as an actor on One Tree Hill, playing the character of Chase Adams for the later seasons.

Another surprise of the season came from Taylor Swift’s future mother-in-law, Donna Kelce.

“The cast gravely underestimated Donna. They thought she’d be this kooky older lady who had no idea what was going on since she’s newer to the TV world.

“But she was incredibly sharp, strategic, and led the way on drama and some big decisions,” the insider spilled.

Donna Kelce's portrait for The Traitors.
Donna Kelce stuns in her Traitors portraitCredit: Peacock
 

Stephen Colletti posing for his Traitors portrait.
Stephen Colletti poses for his Traitors portrait in his big TV comebackCredit: Peacock
“She was very intimidating and people were afraid, in a good way, to go up against her,” they added.

Glamorous host Alan Cumming returns to host the fourth season of The U.S. Traitors, which premieres on Peacock on Thursday, January 8th, 2026.

The first drop will feature three episodes, followed by one episode coming out each Thursday in the coming weeks.

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In addition to Ian, Natalie, Stephen, and Donna, the cast is stacked with some of the biggest names in pop culture.

Candiace Dillard Bassett, Caroline Stanbury, Colton Underwood, Dorinda Medley, Eric Nam, Johnny Weir, Kristen Kish, Lisa Rinna, Mark Ballas, Maura Higgins, Michael Rapaport, Monét X Change, Porsha Williams, Rob Cesternino, Rob Rausch, Ron Funches, Tara Lipinski, and Tiffany Mitchell round out The Traitors season 4 cast.

Alan Cumming standing in a field wearing a plaid suit and blue blanket.
Alan Cumming poses during season 2 of The TraitorsCredit: Getty
 

Reality TV stars Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello, Mercedes "MJ" Javid, Alan Cumming, Kate Chastain, and Trishelle Cannatella stand outdoors at night around a fire pit in front of a large, lit building, in a scene from "The Traitors" Season 2.
Pictured: (l-r) Chris ‘C.T.’ Tamburello, Mercedes “MJ” Javid, Alan Cumming, Kate Chastain, Trishelle Cannatella during the season 2 finale of The TraitorsCredit: Getty