After battling it out on four seasons of Survivor and winning the $1 million prize in Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites, Parvati Shallow could be headed to the ballroom. The Survivor alum, who most recently appeared on The Traitors, is rumored to be joining the cast of Dancing With the Stars Season 33 after some fan sleuthing led to the belief that Shallow has her eyes set on the Mirrorball Trophy.
The rumors first began swirling months ago when social media user Lauren-Ashley Beck picked up on several possible clues Shallow had dropped, potentially hinting at her involvement in the hit ABC dancing competition, which is set to return to screens this fall. The first of those clues came in February when Shallow told Entertainment Weekly that she would “like to do something that would be more of performance-based, maybe a physical kind of challenge, like Dancing With the Stars.” The comment came just a few months after DWTS in December liked a video of Parvati on the Survivor’s TikTok that had been posted in March.
Fuel was added to the fire last month when one fan wrote on Shallow’s June 7 Instagram post, “PLEASE go on Dancing with the Stars!!!” Responding to the request, Shallow simply said, “you got it.” Speaking with Soaps.com at Peacock’s The Traitors Castle Garden at The Grove in Los Angeles just days later, Shallow addressed the rumors, telling the outlet, “I would do Dancing With the Stars. I mean, we had [former pro] Maks [Chmerkovskiy on Season 2 of The Traitors]. I know, I’m like really putting it out there.”
Shallow has spent years in the world of reality TV. After first competing on Survivor: Cook Islands in 2006, finishing in 6th place, she won Survivor: Micronesia – Fans vs. Favorites in 2008. She was also the runner-up in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains in 2010 and also competed on the show’s 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War, in 2020. She most recently appeared on The Traitors Season 2, a reality series that connected her with Deena Katz. Katz is not only the talent executive on The Traitors, but also works on DWTS. She joked with Soaps.com, “Come on! Get me on! I haven’t heard a word. Somebody call Deena.”
At this time, Shallow’s rumored involvement in Dancing With the Stars Season 33 hasn’t been confirmed, but fans have certainly made it clear that they want to see the reality star on the show. On one Reddit thread discussing the rumors, one person wrote, “I think she’d be great and may bring over Survivor fans who don’t currently watch…. It’d be great to get another reality show franchise represented on here. Maybe Survivor would repay the favor and start cross casting from the Bachelor franchise.”
Although the early casting rumors about Season 3 of The Traitors fell flat, this latest tea seems pretty promising. The word on the street is that two legendary Survivor players will enter Alan Cumming’s castle when The Traitors returns later this year. Allegedly, Tony Vlachos and Carolyn Wiger have signed up for The Traitors.
The latest casting rumor comes via Inside Survivor, whose sources confirmed that Tony and Carolyn were headed to Scotland. This is good news for fans, but bad news for the other nineteen reality stars who are competing against them. These Survivor players are going to be stiff competition. Tony is a two-time Survivor winner, after securing victories both on Survivor: Cagayan and Survivor: Winners At War. Carolyn didn’t win her season, but she did make it to the very end of Survivor 44.
Of course, Survivor alums already have a pretty good track record with The Traitors. Survivor alum Cirie Fields won Season 1. Plus, Parvati Shallow and Sandra Diaz-Twine were major players in Season 2, although they ultimately missed out on the final prize. Perhaps Tony or Carolyn can bring home another win for the Survivor franchise.
Filming for Season 3 of The Traitors is expected to start soon, but there’s still a lot of speculation about the cast. Insiders confirmed that Peacock is sticking with Season 2’s format by making the cast consist of all celebrities and former reality stars. A few other names that have been thrown around include Real Housewives stars Dorinda Medley and Dolores Catania, along with Big Brother alum Britney Haynes.
Keep your eyes peeled for more casting details as production gears up for Season 3 of The Traitors. It’s only a matter of time before we start getting official confirmation about who is playing the game.
Source: Entertainment Weekly, Soaps.com, Inside Survivor
