The Challenge's Michele reveals how she feels about Johnny Bananas after season 40 drama

MTV Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Challenge: Battle of the Erasfinale. Karma was not a friend toMichele Fitzgeraldat the end ofThe Challengeseason 40. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You were so close to making it a three-way tie for first place. Michele Fitzgerald.Credit:MTV Not bad for your first final! We see Jenny struggling with it. Everybody was like, “We’ve never seenSurvivorMichele so much before.” ‘The Challenge’ season 40 finalists.MTV I was lucky with the format of this final....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 810 words · Beth Johnson

The Challenge's Nurys reveals she and Olivia are friends again after season 40

MTV ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You came in last in the first challenge out of the gate what happened?! NURYS MATEO:Such a loser. Apparently I need to learn how to do anything and everything that involves the water. Nurys Mateo, ‘The Challenge’.MTV That is all my fault. Probably should spend more time training in the water and not working on my endurance. It was definitely a hard loss. Nurys Mateo and Theo Campbell, ‘The Challenge’....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 603 words · Johnny Boyd

The Challenge: All Stars 4'sKam explains why she's not mad at Laurel for that betrayal

“I think I deserved to be down there,” Kam tells “Entertainment Weekly.” Except when the time finally came to put up or shut up, Laurel backed down from the challenge. “It’s all good,” Kam tellsEntertainment Weekly. Kam Williams in episode 9.Jonne Roriz/Paramount+ “To be honest, I’m not surprised that I was down there in the elimination. KAM WILLIAMS:This is a game. She won that challenge. Kam Williams.Jonne Roriz/Paramount+ When you are in the winning group, you have the option to either go in or not....

April 30, 2025 · 5 min · 1055 words · Rachel Espinoza

The Challenge: Battle for a New Championrunner-up reveals what wasn't shown in the final

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season finale ofThe Challenge: Battle for a New Champion. Nurys ultimately crossed the finish line in second place. “I luckily have had enough time to get over it,” Nurys tells EW. Competitors in the finale challenge.MTV MTV ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So what happened? Why aren’t we talking about the underdog pulling out the win in the end? NURYS MATEO:I’ve got to give credit to Emanuel regardless....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 593 words · Jennifer Adams

The Challenge: Fresh Meatwinner Aviv finally returned for season 40 to prove she's not 'boring'

Partnered withDarrell Taylor,Aviv dominated challenge after challenge. But in a shocking twist, Aviv disappeared from the franchise after that. I never thought that would happen. Aviv Melmed, ‘The Challenge’.MTV AVIV MELMED:It’s crazy. You might hold the record for the longest time in between seasons. I think it’s the longest. ‘The Challenge’ season 40 cast.MTV I know, I’ve had three lives. Why didn’t you return after winning your rookie season? So that’s mostly the reason why I didn’t come back....

April 30, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Jermaine Brewer

The Challenge: USAeliminated competitor calls out the veterans: 'That's not a strategic plan'

Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Challenge: USA 2episode 5, “Operation Hat Trick.” All it took was one random vote to endAlyssa Lopez’s time onThe Challenge: USAseason 2. “I had one vote,” Lopez tells EW. Tiffany Mitchell, Michele Fitzgerald, Josh Martinez, Chanelle Howell, Cory Wharton, Dusty Harris, Wes Bergmann, Tyler Crispen, Alyssa Snider, Michaela Bradshaw, Monte Taylor, Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio, Desi Williams, Faysal Shafaat, Tori Deal, Sebastian Noel, Cassidy Clark, Chris Underwood, and Alyssa Lopez....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 614 words · Alexis Tran

The Challenge: USAplayer reveals what wasn't shown in that elimination: 'I'm shocked they cut it'

Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Challenge: USA 2episode 4, “Double Crossed and Sideswiped.” But it turns out there was a lot more to that elimination than what was shown on TV. LUIS COLON:I was never surprised. Luis Colon on ‘The Challenge: USA’.Jonne Roriz/courtesy of Paramount And when they threw in the secret voting, I knew this was not my pop in of game. I’m not used to this. I’m doing secret voting with people that are the best of the best fromSurvivorandBig Brother....

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 686 words · Crystal Norton

The Challengecast: Everything to know about the newAll Stars Rivalsplayers — and why they're beefing with their partners

Paramount+ The Challenge All Starsis back and this time it has a theme. If they can overcome their differences, they’ll win, as hostT.J. Lavinwould say, “big money.” Credit:Paramount+ It’s a classicChallengegimmick, sure, but one that always pays dividends. Read on for everything you’re gonna wanna know aboutMTV’sThe Challenge All Stars 5cast. He made a fine showing on 2024’sAll Stars 4, outlasting legends like Syrus, Kam, and Brad. Adam Larson.Paramount+ (She neglects to mention the rumors she spread about Jonna cheating on her husband....

April 30, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Ricky Anderson

The Challengeseason 40 trailer shows CT getting carried out on a stretcher: 'It's my back!'

The Challengeseason 40 might see one of the franchise’s titans fall. The trailer shows an ambulance being loaded, and he’s heard saying, “It’s my back! I’m trying to move ‘em,” while he sounds like he’s in distress. CT Tamburello. The rest of the footage promises an all-out war between the best veterans who have ever played this game. The trailer reveals several players returning to the franchise after a long time away....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 72 words · James Joyce

The Challengeshowrunner addresses concerns over season 39's cast of no champions

No matter what happens,The Challengeseason 39 will be crowning two new champions. The Challengehas done a season kind of like this before, although with some crucial differences. However, the format of champions coming in for eliminations is not like the previous red skull twist. The cast of ‘The Challenge’ season 39.Jonne Roriz/Paramount “Being in the final isn’t contingent on beating a champ,” Harkin reveals. But the vast majority of our finalists will have beaten a champion....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 186 words · Mr. Michael Hines PhD

The Challengestar CT Tamburello teases 'bruises and blood' in Jake Gyllenhaal'sRoad Housemovie

The reality TV veteran posted a photo from the set revealing his participation in a bar fight scene. CT Tamburellois ready to smash another head (and eat it) in a bar fight. But don’t worry this time it’s all scripted. CT Tamburello.MTV “Last night of the bar fight scene,” Tamburello wrote in the caption Thursday. “This is the whole fight crew. Lots of bruises and blood shed here. Thanks to @thenotoriousmma for jumping in the picture with all of us....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Timothy Fisher

The Challengestar Nelson Thomas to get foot amputation 1 year after car accident

The reality TV star was involved in a fiery crash in March 2023. Thomas' surgery is scheduled for March 5, the same date as his 2023 accident. “I consciously embrace it as the initiation of a new chapter. Nelson Thomas.MTV Opting for amputation, I am determined to own March 5th and redefine its significance in my life.” I think I’m at peace with it and it’s time." Thomas was involved in a major car accident in March 2023 in Austin....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Daniel Campbell

The Circleseason 6 winner explains that shocking ending: 'I'm the silent killer'

Warning: This article contains spoilers for theThe Circleseason 6 finale. Brandon Baker doesn’t understand how he wonThe Circleseason 6. “I put QT at No. Brandon Baker.Courtesy of Netflix 1, I put Kyle at No. 2, so it wasn’t because of me,” Brandon tellsEntertainment Weeklywith a laugh. “I thought I gave [the win] away. Brandon Baker.Courtesy of Netflix Honestly, it still doesn’t feel real.” “Do you know how hard it is to keep that a secret?...

April 30, 2025 · 4 min · 794 words · Alexandria Barber