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How The Traitors' Rob Rausch Really Feels About Being Season 4's Heartthrob

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How The Traitors' Rob Rausch Really Feels About Being Season 4's Heartthrob
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She Says...Rob Rausch doesn't consider himself to be the bombshell of the castle.

Key takeaways

  • Recounting the initial pitch to Daily Beast in 2023, "I said, 'It’s sort of like you want me to be like a Bond villain.
  • In fact, the Traitors star—whose castmate Johnny Weir admitted it.
  • It's very appetizing." For more behind-the-scenes secrets about The Traitors, read on...1.

The part-time snake wrangler—who keeps his relationships status private—is also equally flattered by comparisons to "Boston Rob" Mariano, who also had a lot of viewers fawning over him during his Survivor run in the early aughts.

"He's a cool guy," Rob continued. "He actually hit me up the other day. Him and Dylan might be doing a snake catching adventure with me soon, so that'd be cool."

But for now, the Alabama native is focused on launching his first-ever partnership with Sonic, serving as the face of the Break Up With Your Burger campaign centered the chain's $6 All-American Smasher meal.

"Sonic and me actually have a lot of history," he shared. "My brother used to work at Sonic."

So, while his Traitors costars were obsessing over Scottish smoked salmon, Rob couldn't wait to dig into an American classic. As he put it, "I can't really think of a bad time for a Smasher burger. It's very appetizing."

For more behind-the-scenes secrets about The Traitors, read on...

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Published: Jan 29, 2026

Read time: 7 min

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