KING Charles’ cousin Lord Ivar Mountbatten is set to appear on The Traitors Season 3.
The royal, who is also first cousin once removed of the late Prince Philip, will navigate his way through the thrilling TV show alongside an impressive star-studded cast – including Real Housewives legends.
Alan Cumming revealed the highly anticipated celebs today – but many eagle-eyed royal fans were quick to speculate about Mountbatten and his chances as a traitor or a faithful.
The 61-year-old is son of David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven, and Janet Mercedes Bryce.
He is the Monarch’s second cousin through his father’s lineage and was praised for being the first extended member of the Royal Family to come out as gay.
Moutbatten tied the knot with James Coyle in 2018 – the first same-sex wedding the firm had seen.
He had previously wed Penelope Thompson in 1994 and they shared three daughters, Ella, Alix and Luli.
The pair divorced in 2011, before Mountbatten announced his homosexuality in 2016.
Despite being King Charles’ second cousin, the 61-year-old admitted he is not in regular communication with the family.
He told previously told Tatler: “The family has got very large.
“When we were younger we went to royal events all the time. But now that everyone has had children, quite rightly everything has slimmed down.”
However the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are godparents to his children and their bond remains strong.
Meanwhile, Moutbatten is no stranger to TV.
He appeared on our screens before when he featured on Keeping Up With the Aristocrats in 2022.
It allowed viewers an insight into his life with James as they opened their own pop-up restaurant at their stately home in Bridwell.
The Traitors cast
Alan Cumming sat in the Scottish mansion where The Traitors takes place and finally unveiled the 21 people who will be competing this season.
“The new season of The Traitors cast is unlocked at last,” Alan said before unfolding a parchment.
Here is who will be on Season 3.
- Rob Mariano — Survivor
- Dorinda Medley — The Real Housewives of New York City
- Chrishell Stause — Selling Sunset
- Britney Haynes — Big Brother
- Danielle Reyes — Big Brother
- Bob the Drag Queen — RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Wells Adams — The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise
- Chanel Ayan — The Real Housewives of Dubai
- Gabby Windey — The Bachelorette
- Dylan Efron — Down to Earth with Zac Efron, Zac’s brother
- Tony Vlachos— Survivor
- Jeremy Collins — Survivor
- Dolores Catania — The Real Housewives of New Jersey
- Robyn Dixon — The Real Housewives of Potomac
- Bob Harper — The Biggest Loser
- Ciara Miller — Summer House
- Lord Ivar Mountbatten — British royal
- Carolyn Wiger — Survivor
- Sam Asghari — Model and actor, Britney Spears‘ ex
- Tom Sandoval — Vanderpump Rules
- Nikki Garcia — Former professional wrestler
Three of these contestants will be chosen to be Traitors while the rest will be Faithfuls.
The Traitors is a reality show where contestants “murder” and “banish” each other in order to be the last ones standing to win the money at the end.
What to know about season 3
- Alan will be back to host the Peacock show.
- A release date is not yet known.
- The identity of the Traitors will be revealed in the premiere.
- The Traitors’ premise is that the cast (separated into Faithfuls and Traitors) compete in challenges to build the prize pot.
- In between the missions, the competitors try to determine who is a Traitor and who is not.
- They vote to banish one person at the Round Table and another is “murdered” the next morning at breakfast until only a handful remain.
