The Real Housewives of Atlanta alum Phaedra Parks was overwhelmingly proud to be on her new beau Chris “CT” Tamburello’s arm at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
“Some came for the awards. I came with the prize,” Phaedra, 52, gushed via Instagram on Sunday, September 6, sharing a carousel of images featuring CT, 46, from the red carpet. “Thank you to the real trophy for making a beautiful night even better.”
The Challenge vet, who presented at the awards ceremony, brought Phaedra as his plus-one. The pair, who recently confirmed their relationship, twinned in black during the evening’s festivities.
While CT looked dapper in a classic tuxedo, Phaedra made a statement in a Jovani Couture halter gown with a dramatic midsection cutout and leg slit.
Just one day before the Emmys, Phaedra confirmed her romance with CT during a Friday, September 5, episode of SiriusXM’s Jeff Lewis Live. Without divulging many details, the Bravolebrity coyly hinted that their red carpet debut would not be a platonic outing because they’ve “been out” a handful of times.
Phaedra and CT met while filming 2024’s second season of Peacock’s The Traitors, quickly forming a close bond. While watching the pair tackle the hit murder mystery competition, fans and fellow contestants alike believed the duo had a sizzling connection.
“I ship it,” their costar Peter Weber exclusively told Us at the time. “I think they’re really cute together. They had some good chemistry. Who knows what the future holds with them?”
Despite Peter’s wishes, CT denied the showmance rumors.
“Nothing real happened, I’ll be honest with you,” CT told Entertainment Weekly in March 2024, denying the viral speculation. “It was fun. I loved her because she’s a cornball. She was great. I would say there was a sense of sincerity, for sure. But it was also playing a game, you know?”
He added, “Honestly I have too much respect for her to try to turn it into something it’s not, just to try to be a flash in the pan. I don’t think that would be fair, I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. I mean, what would I do, move to Atlanta? I can’t do that.”
CT has been married twice prior to his romance with Phaedra: to Lilianet Solares from 2018 to 2023 and to Catalina White from 2024 to 2026. (CT and Lilianet share a 10-year-old son, Christopher.)
Phaedra, for her part, shares two sons with ex-husband Apollo Nida, to whom she was married from 2009 to 2015.
