C.T. Tamburello Hard Launches Relationship with Catalina Hager: 'Cat's Out of the Bag'

Mar. 15, 2025

CT Tamburello and Catalina Hager.Photo:C.T. Tamburello/Instagram

C.T. Tamburello/Instagram

Chris “C.T.” Tamburellois making his new relationshipInstagramofficial!

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, theChallengestar, 44, shared a clip confirming his romance with internet personality Catalina Hager.

“Okay, so since the cat’s out of the bag, do you wanna er… you know?” Hager said seductively in a video before the camera cut to Tamburello, who pulled an intrigued face.

“Take some pictures?” she added, as the pair edited in multiple funny photos of themselves wearing fancy dress outfits and wigs while Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night” played in the background.

“What are we doin’!? We pullin’ down the JC Penney Glamour Shot Custom Backdrop and makin’ sure we loud enough for the people in the back… #shhhun🌳,” Tamburello captioned the post, seemingly joking about ditching the usual studio photography shoot.

“THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY! I love cat for you. I AM THE BEST MATCHMAKERRR #day1 ?❤️🙌” the reality star wrote.

She then commented on the same clip posted to Hager’sInstagram, “YOUUUUUU GUYSSSSSS.”

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CT Tamburello in Season 2 of “The Traitors”.Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty

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Reality starPaulie Calafiorealso wrote, “This was so precious 😂 So happy for y’all!”

Hager captioned the same clip on her profile, “We might’ve done a thing… 😱 Which is your fave??? #skits #comedyreels #comedyskits #takesomepictures #funnyclips.”

Tamburello’s new romance comes afterPEOPLE reported he’d filed for divorcefrom his ex-wife Lilianet “Lili” Solares in November 2022. The coupletied the knotin 2018 and share son Christopher “C.J.” Tamburello Solares together, whom they welcomed in 2016.

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“Marriage was not going well. We’re separated,” he said at the time, adding, “I feel like I’ve been running from problems for a long time, and I feel like they finally caught up with me. And I couldn’t lie to myself anymore.”

Tamburello is now starring inThe Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, which debuted last month and features 40 competitors from across the show’s history.

He also featured inThe TraitorsSeason 2earlier this year, with himwinning the showalongside his fellowChallengecompetitorTrishelle Cannatella.

source: people.com