Ciara Miller may have been shocked at her own banishment in the most recent episode of The Traitors but nothing will compare to the moment she discovered “Boston” Rob Mariano‘s Traitor status.
Sitting down with DECIDER via Zoom to chat about her exit from the Scottish Highlands castle at the end of Episode 8 (“A B*tch Is Lying”) the Summer House star shared that she was in utter disbelief at the end of Episode 7 (“Til Death Do Us Part”) when Boston Rob was banished. Miller — who had gotten a major assist from the Survivor legend during a creepy-crawly challenge earlier in the episode — was one of the few Faithfuls to not vote for Rob at the Roundtable and could not believe her eyes in the moments after Rob revealed his treacherous role in the game.
“I just kind of sat at the table. I didn’t move. At that point, I was like, ‘I’m so exhausted. I’m so mentally taxed. I spent all day with this guy and he turns out to be a Traitor.’ And then I didn’t vote for him,” Miller said.
Even worse, not voting with the group ended up putting a target on her own back. Miller was already in a precarious situation thanks to the group of Faithfuls who were convinced of the “coffin theory,” a.k.a. the idea that a Traitor placed themselves in a coffin earlier in the season to throw off suspicion. Miller was one of three Faithfuls put in jeopardy in Episode 3 (“Nail In a Coffin”) by the Traitors alongside Nikki Garcia and Jeremy Collins. Collins was ultimately murdered in that episode and Garcia was banished in Episode 5 (“All This Murderous Power”). It was only a matter of time, she said, until the other Faithfuls ousted her.
“I was like, ‘honestly, I know that I’m probably next. I know that my end is near.’ I’m like, ‘I am not great at this game,’” the Bravo star added.
As for her reaction to finding out that Big Brother‘s Danielle Reyes and Survivor alum Carolyn Wiger are the two remaining Traitors in the game, as well as which of her Summer House castmates she would love to see play the game next, keep reading for Miller’s full interview with Decider…
DECIDER: From The Traitors to Summer House and now we’re back on Traitors here for a minute. It’s been a while since you filmed, has watching it reopened any old wounds?
CIARA MILLER: I think the tricky thing about Traitors is that — well, filming any show really — is that you film it and then you go dormant for some months and then you have to rewatch it and everything just comes back up. It’s been very interesting. I think it’s totally different from Summer House. It’s kind of different. But I actually enjoyed watching this back more so than Summer House. Yeah. And obviously, it’s a game show and I think it was just a chance for people to get to see a different side to me.
Why do you say that? About enjoying watching this back more than Summer House. Is it the game element of the show?
I think it’s the game element. Also, like for Traitors, there’s so much stuff going on that you are not privy to. You have no idea. I think in Summer House you’re more aware of the things that are going on. In Traitors, you’re really not. I feel like it could only really account for the things that I did. I had no idea about anybody else. So it’s been fun to kind of watch other people’s side of the story for Traitors, as well.
Boston Rob told me this was the most difficult show he’s ever done. He said managing so many players is incredibly difficult. What did you find the hardest about playing?
Probably [the fact] the gamers go so hard and I just like, I’m not from a gaming background. You know, I’m here to show off my outfits and find Traitors. Not that I didn’t take it seriously. I just didn’t have a master plan when I woke up every morning and I don’t even know how to adjust to that. So it was kind of like understanding the level that the gamers are on versus just the reality TV people. But still also wanting to go far and feel like you’re contributing.
Did you have a master plan going in as someone who was, most likely, going to be underestimated?
I kind of think that people are always going to underestimate the girls and whatnot. And I always thought this game was so interesting, especially watching it back and [seeing] the inherent misogyny that females have to face on a day to day, but also in a game setting. The men are kind of looked at as physically stronger and like leading the charge on things. And the women really had to fight for their voices to be heard. It’s something that is so inherent. I don’t think it was ever intentional, but it just kind of made it so much more clear. And it was something that a lot of the women had to fight against. Like, you’re not going to interrupt us. We are going to be able to speak. You’re not making us get out of the boat for physical activities… Even my roundtable where people were like, “Well, we think you could have probably been convinced [to be a Traitor].”And I was like, “Fuck you.” I’m just like, “Have you never been around a chick that actually can’t be convinced? Because it seems like it.”
Speaking of misogyny: what did you think of Tom Sandoval’s seemingly Freudian slip saying at the Roundtable that women are better cheaters?
Freudian slip for sure. I almost thought it was funny at first because out of all the people to say something, I’m like, Tom — and I adore him, I think he’s great — but I’m like, there are some things that you just probably shouldn’t touch on at this point in time, you know?
Did you think going in that it was going to be your last roundtable? Rob said that it’s hard to know for sure but did you feel like the tide had turned and your time was up?
I definitely knew that I was on the chopping block for that roundtable. They don’t really show how much of the entire house is talking about you and you’re the one that’s potentially on the chopping block at the banishment. But it’s also people not really being upfront to your face because they do want to come in and kind of blindside you after banishment. So I had a feeling. And yeah, we got to the table and obviously it was a unanimous vote.
I do have to ask, seeing as you said “fuck you.” I know some people think you dial up your language for TV but that feels very authentic. Is that real?
My gosh. I wish I had the personality type that would be able to dial it up for TV because I would honestly dial it back. Like I need to tone it down. And sometimes I just truly cannot help it. I feel like anybody who knows me knows that I curse a ton and honestly, it’s funny, people will send me memes about how people who curse a lot are typically the most honest. And I think I hate liars. I don’t like to lie. I’m always going to tell the truth, even if I can’t help it, or the truth will be written on my face. Yeah, I’m not playing anything up for reality TV.
You hate liars, you hate deception. What would you have done if you were chosen as a Traitor?
I don’t think they would have ever chosen me as a Traitor. If I was a Traitor, I probably really would have had to tell at least one person, and then my whole cover’s blown because I definitely would have been like, “I have to get this off my chest.” I probably would have told Bob H. I would have been like, “Look, I’m a Traitor, but don’t tell anybody.” So they did right bot picking me as a Traitor because I wouldn’t have been able to last. I think potentially I could be a good actor, but not in that environment.
Is there someone from Summer House cast that you think would make a great Traitor?
You know, I’ve said this before, I think Lindsay [Hubbard] would be really great at this game, whether she’s a Traitor or Faithful. I think she’d be really good.
Is there someone who, if they came to you and said “The Traitors wants me for Season 4,” you would tell them not to do it? Maybe someone who isn’t cut out for it?
No, I would say “do it.” No, I think it’s a good experience either way. I think anyone on our cast would be really great at Traitors. I mean, our dinner tables are roundtables, so it’s like the same, same, you know?
Have you caught the reality competition bug? Any other shows you want to do?
I think I would love to do Dancing with the Stars. I feel like it’s so different than Traitors, but I definitely think I would do Dancing with the Stars. Yeah, maybe that. I want to work my way up to Special Forces or something crazy like that. Maybe not right now, but maybe later. Dancing with the Stars is probably on my vision list of maybe what’s next.
Any reality shows you would never be able to do? Or never want to do?
Survivor. Big Brother. I would never do those. I heard you’re in the wild for, like, 40 days on Survivor.
Even though it’s a no on those, you did kill it with the bug challenge next to Rob. You guys were kind of a beast of a team.
When I watched that, I was watching it for the first time. I can’t even believe I got through it. And when I had to see the type of bugs that they put on us, I was like, “Are you kidding me?” I’m so glad I had my eyes closed because, I mean, they had long legs. Even just watching it back, I was in disbelief. And then I don’t even think I realized it was a snake on me when I had the snake on me until after they were like, “Ciara, that was a huge snake.” I’m just glad my eyes were closed, shut tight. There’s no way I would have made it through that probably without Rob, which was why I didn’t vote for him at the Roundtable.
But you totally trusted him and then your trust was betrayed when he got up and announced himself as a Traitor. What was your full reaction to that?
I just kind of sat at the table. I didn’t move. At that point, I was like, “I’m so exhausted. I’m so mentally taxed. I spent all day with this guy and he turns out to be a Traitor.” And then I didn’t vote for him. I was like, “Honestly, I know that I’m probably next. I know that my end is near. I am not great at this game.“
And what did you think when reading that Carolyn and Danielle were Traitors?
I just watched my reaction on“The Traitors Revealed” thing and I was I was baffled that Carolyn was a Traitor, but she played a great game. Danielle. I was kind of like, “Of course she was a Traitor.” People do a really great job of convincing you. And it’s hard because in these games you want to go with your gut, but people convince you otherwise and you spend more time with them and it’s kind of just you get swayed every day, every hour. Your mind is being swayed in one direction or another… It’s a difficult game and you don’t want to be wrong because then it kind of like puts a target on your back. It’s a balancing act.
People were shocked to find out that you guys don’t stay in the castle. Is there something else you think fans would be surprised by?
They don’t serve us like eggs at breakfast. It’s like charcuterie. The breakfast is charcuterie. It’s not a real breakfast, but it’s our breakfast. That’s what we’re supposed to eat. Basically every day it’s like prosciutto, brie, fruits, and boiled eggs. But I’m like, “Can we get scrambled eggs with the side of sausage?” I don’t know, maybe a bacon egg and cheese? I mean, I was hungry in Scotland, I can’t lie.
The first eight episodes of The Traitors Season 3 are streaming on Peacock. New episodes release on Thursdays at 6 p.m. PT.
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