Gabby Windey PraisesTraitorsSeason 3 Costar Chrishell Stause as a 'Trailblazer for Me in the Queer Space' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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“I was so excited to meet Chrishell because she’s kind of a trailblazer for me in the queer space,” Windey, 33, tells PEOPLE ofSelling SunsetstarChrishell Stause. “She was publicly dating men before and then just came out, no holds barred, with G, and the public response has been so amazing. So I was excited to meet her. She’s incredible.”

Similarly, Stause, 43,confirmed her relationshipwith non-binary musicianG Flipin May 2022after divorcingactorJustin Hartley.

Chrishell Stause and G Flip at the SiriusXM Studios in L.A. on May 25, 2023.Araya Doheny/Getty Images

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Windey told PEOPLE in October 2023 that StauseDMed her shortly aftershe went public with Hoffman, 34. “She was so nice [and] invited me toG Flip’salbum release, but unfortunately we couldn’t go, and we have the same hairstylist,” theDancing with the Starsalum said. “I know she’s really great, and it’s been really great.”

Along with fangirling over Stause whenThe Traitorsseason 3 filmed in Scotland earlier this year, Windey says castmateNikki Garciabecame her “big sister.”

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“She’s made such a career out of wrestling and been in the industry forever, and she was so great,” Windey says of Garcia, 40. “All of the Housewives were really fun to meet. They’re such powerhouses, not afraid to argue, so I learned a couple things from them. But really, everyone had such a great personality. They were really fun to just interact with and work with.”

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Windey admits she didn’t go intoThe Traitorswith a plan of how to navigate the competition.

“My plan is always to have no plan,” she says. “I just have to go in and figure things out for myself. I think I’m a pretty perceptive person and I like to come to my own conclusions without any bias. So, I came in eyes wide and tried to stay true to myself. I think I have a pretty good intuition being a woman and being a nurse, so I think that helped me out a lot.”

TheLong Windedpodcast host also learned she has a pretty good poker face.

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source: people.com