The Traitors season 4 cast includes 13 parent contestants

People reports that The Traitors season 4, which premiered on Jan. 8, features 23 cast members, 13 of whom are parents. The profile highlights a range of family situations: Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas and wife BC Jean welcomed son Banksi in 2023; Real Housewives star Candiace Dillard Bassett had son Jett in 2024 and is stepmom to three children; comedian Ron Funches has sons Malcolm (2004) and Teddy (2022) and has discussed Malcolm’s autism publicly; two-time Survivor contestant Rob Cesternino is father to Dominic (2013) and Anthony (2015); and former Bachelor Colton Underwood and his husband welcomed son Bishop in 2024.

The piece also notes other parent-cast members, including Donna Kelce (sons born in 1987 and 1989), Tara Lipinski (daughter Georgie, 2023), Lisa Rinna (daughters born in 1998 and 2001), Caroline Stanbury (children born in 2006 and 2010), Porsha Williams (daughter Pilar, 2019), Michael Rapaport, Tiffany Mitchell and Dorinda Medley.

The article points out that some children have appeared publicly or on reality shows while others remain more private, and it records cast members’ family plans and comments — for example, Lipinski said in 2025 she was trying for a second child, and Underwood and his husband plan to have more children using remaining embryos.

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