Welcome to Reality Derby, our weekly deep dive into all things reality TV, hosted by Gold Derby senior editors Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson.
Joining us this week is Nikki Garcia, a retired WWE wrestler and the latest victim on The Traitors Season 3. (Our interview begins at the 12:34 mark in the video above.) Nikki talks about the origins of her Bambi alliance with Gabby Windey, Chrishell Stause, and Ciara Miller, and how her America’s Got Talent: Extreme co-judge Simon Cowell would make “the ultimate Traitor.”
Overall, Nikki feels “good” in the days following her banishment. “It’s been nice, I have to say, to receive and see all the love I’ve been getting. ‘Cause you never know with your exit off the show, whether you’re banished or murdered, are people gonna be like, ‘Good! She needed to leave,’ or are they gonna be like, ‘No, there’s so much more she could have done.’ So …