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“The Bachelor” alum Gabby Windey may be a “Traitors” champion, but she has yet to claim her prize.
In a Tuesday appearance on “Watch What Happens Live,” the ex-“Bachelorette” star told host Andy Cohen that she still had not been paid for her run on the reality television competition.
“Still haven’t seen a dime,” she said, telling Cohen that while winning was a highlight of the experience, “not receiving my money” put a damper on it.
“I’m still waiting on the money!” she exclaimed as the audience laughed. Windey appeared on the show alongside fellow winner Dylan Efron (brother to Zac Efron), who did not comment on whether he had received his earnings yet.
“The Traitors,” which airs on Peacock, sees reality TV royalty at an ancient castle in Scotland for a prolonged murder-mystery search.
USA TODAY has reached out to the show for comment.
Over the course of a season, the Faithfuls attempt to uncover the Traitors while the Traitors aim to eliminate the Faithfuls by night. The Faithful contestants left once all the Traitors are banished split the prize money.
Windey and Efron won alongside “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum Dolores Catania and British aristocrat Lord Ivar Mountbatten and agreed during the final episode, released last week, to split their earnings evenly. Even though the win was new to viewers, the show has been wrapped for nearly a year. The group’s total prize bucket amounted to $204,300, which rings in at $40,860 per person.
The show has elevated Windey’s already rising star. A contestant-turned-lead on “The Bachelorette,” she charmed viewers with her loopy voice and sharp wit. While the final rose she handed out did not turn into a lasting engagement, Windey has since parlayed that fame into a successful podcast and a loyal internet fandom.
Earlier this month, she announced her wedding to comedian Robby Hoffman. The pair tied the knot secretly in Las Vegas last year, amid an evacuation prompted by dangerous Los Angeles wildfires.
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