Colton Underwood Received Horrifying Death Threat Over ‘The Traitors’

Colton Underwood has faced intense backlash from viewers of “The Traitors” since season 4 began airing in January 2026. Today, the “Bachelor” alum is opening up about his experience inside the Scottish castle, revealing that he has received terrifying messages from viewers regarding his role in the series.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for “The Traitors,” season 4, episode 8. 

Speaking with Variety, Underwood immediately addressed toxicity from this season’s viewers, thanking Peacock for issuing a statement and reminding the audience to be kind to the show’s players. “I totally understand the intensity of rooting and being upset when your player goes home,” Underwood said. However, he said there were a “few lines” that were crossed as the season progressed.

Underwood became a focal point of the show earlier in the season after co-star Michael Rapaport made a comment that many viewers interpreted as a slight against Underwood’s sexuality. Underwood said that after Rapaport’s comments aired, he received terrifying death threats—one so shocking he sent it to the show’s producers.

“… somebody told me to stick a gun up my a** and pull the trigger and called me the F word in it,” he said. “That’s crossing the line.”

Underwood was murdered by Traitors Candiace Dillard Bassett and Rob Rausch at the start of episode 8. While disappointing, Underwood seemed OK going out the way he did.

“I think at that point of the game, I knew the only way that I was going to make it to the end was to get recruited,” he said. “So either I was getting recruited or getting murdered. If I was going to go out, I would rather have gone out murdered than banished, because I think part of the game and the fun of it is defending yourself at the roundtable and holding your own.”

Underwood added that being banished at the roundtable means a person didn’t do a good enough job defending themselves against the accusations. “So if I went out, I always wanted to go out getting murdered,” he stated.

Throughout the season, Underwood clashed with several players, including “Big Brother” legend Tiffany Mitchell and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Lisa Rinna. Although he didn’t win the series, the father of one said he’s “proud” of how he played.

Underwood described his gameplay as “intense,” calling himself the “ultimate competitor.” He also shared that being a fan of the show has added an extra element for him.

“So there’s weirdly a part of me now that’s very excited to watch the rest of the season as a fan again, instead of the intensity in which I had to watch myself on that show,” he added.

According to The Blast, Rinna recently opened up about her experience filming the intense reality series, which concluded in episode 7 when a majority of the remaining cast voted to eliminate her.

“I wanted to go home,” Rinna said. “I could care less at that point.”

Rinna’s daughter, Amelia Gray, reportedly said that being in a situation where one has to lie and deceive for an extended period can alter one’s state of mind. “That does something to your brain,” she said.

Rinna agreed, explaining that it took her “a minute to kind of recalibrate.”