Under Deck alum Kate Chastain is breaking down the variations between her time on Home of Villains and The Traitors.
“It’s so surprising to me that I cherished Home of Villains a lot greater than The Traitorsas a result of it was a lot extra enjoyable,” Chastain, 43, solely instructed Us Weekly. “However I feel if folks within the Bravo world (and) need to do Traitors and Home of Villains, Traitors is the one to do first.”
Chastain defined that The Traitors — which she appeared on in seasons 1 and a pair of — is “so strict” and “so concerning the recreation,” making contestants be taught “tips on how to be a gamer.” (Survivor’s Cirie Fields received season 1, whereas Chris “CT” Tamburello and Trishelle Cannatella took residence the highest prize in season 2.)
The Home of Villainsin the meantime, is “a bit extra enjoyable and unfastened” in Chastain’s perspective. “But it surely’s nonetheless a recreation, so you bought to learn to play a recreation first and Traitors is like boot camp for that,” Chastain mentioned, explaining that she felt she had a one-up going into the home. “You begin studying issues referred to as social technique and all these gaming phrases that the extra skilled players train you.”

The Home of Villains season 3 forged was introduced in 2025, with actuality TV stars like Vanderpump Guidelines’ Tom Sandoval and Promoting Sundown’s Christine Quinn battling it out for an opportunity to win $200,000 and the title of “America’s Final Supervillain.”
Regardless of Sandoval, 43, additionally having a previous on The Traitors (he competed on season 3), Chastain didn’t view him as fierce competitors. (Dylan Efron, Gabby Windey, Dolores Catania and Ivar Mountbatten finally break up the ultimate quantity of $204,300 on The Traitors season 3.)
“Did I feel Tom Sandoval was the most important competitors? No, no, I didn’t. I used to be not that apprehensive about it,” Chastain instructed Usearlier than explaining her reasoning. “Simply because he participated in Traitors. I wouldn’t say he essentially gamed that effectively. I feel he was simply there. He’s simply there however he bought higher, I feel, as a result of he actually tried a recreation in Home of Villains.”
She continued, “I feel he performed higher than I anticipated, however he’s nonetheless Tom Sandoval.”

Chastain, in the meantime, has a decide in thoughts for who she would recruit from Under Deck for an additional season of The Home of Villains: Rhylee Gerber.
“I feel Rhylee, who was a feminine deckhand on a pair seasons — she’s bought a giant persona,” Chastain mentioned. “She would do very well.”
Home of Villains is streaming now on Peacock with new episodes launched each Thursday.
