Why Peter Weber Regrets Not Consulting Fellow Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. AboutThe Traitors

Mar. 15, 2025

Former Bachelors Peter Weber (left) and Arie Luyendyk Jr.Photo:John Lamparski/WireImage; Joy Malone/Getty

John Lamparski/WireImage; Joy Malone/Getty

Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 2 of Peacock’sThe Traitors.

Arie Luyendyk Jr.passed the torch toPeter Weberwhen it came to representingThe BacheloronThe Traitors.

Weber, 32, tells PEOPLE he didn’t consult his fellow former Bachelor, though, because the pilot got the call forThe Traitors“so last minute.”

“I thought about it and this was so last minute for me, so I was just scrambling — getting looks to come to the show and getting all the testing and getting work off and all that,” Weber explains. “And I’m regretting it now, because I did watch him and admired his game, and he played such good game right until the very end, played it almost as good as you could. So, we’ll see if I regret that."

Even though Weber didn’t talk to thefather of threeprior to the show, “I’m excited to give him a call after, share our experiences,” he says.

Late in season 1, Luyendyk, 42, got recruited to be a Traitor, but ultimately bowed out just before the finale, leaving TraitorCirie Fieldsto win the entire $250,000 grand prize. On season 2, hostAlan Cummingdesignated Weber a Faithful, and the reality star’s name has mostly stayed out of the discussion at the round table eliminations as of episode 4.

“The second I watched it, I got hooked,” Weber says. “It was very addicting. Went straight through the whole season, watched the reunion. And I was just like, ‘Damn, I get to do this in a week. I’m stoked.’”

Arie Luyendyk Jr. with Shelbe Rodriguez on ‘The Traitors’ season 1.Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty

Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty

Weber signed on because the “game looked fun as hell.”

He explained, “It’s obviously like the real-life game of Clue. So just growing up, playing that, loving that, just the mystery behind it, it seemed like an absolute blast.”

TheAdventures of Pilot Peteauthor also wanted to show off a different side of him that viewers didn’t see onThe Bachelor.“I did a very different show a couple of years ago,” Weber says of the ABC dating series. “I’d always wanted to do a cool, fun competition show, and being very competitive, this is right up my alley.”

Peter Weber (left) with Alan Cumming on ‘The Traitors’ season 2.Euan Cherry/PEACOCK via Getty

Euan Cherry/PEACOCK via Getty

When it comes to the show’s missions, “the scarier, the crazier, the better for me,” Weber says. “I love being uncomfortable, I love pushing myself, especially with this kind of show. I always wanted to do something likeFear FactororAmazing Race.”

Thursday’s episode ofThe Traitorssaw TraitorParvati Shallowtake out Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu with a poisonous cup. Then the group decided to eliminateThe Real Housewives of Miami’sLarsa Pippen, who they learned was a Faithful.

Pippen’s elimination comes after the Traitors murdered her boyfriendMarcus Jordanin the previous episode.

“I definitely feel like it’s atarget on our back,” Jordan, 32, previously told PEOPLE. “But I do feel like I’m super lucky and happy to have my girlfriend here because it made the adjustment so much easier.”

Season 2 has also seenJohnny “Bananas” Devenanzioget murdered, and the elimination ofPeppermintfromRuPaul’s Drag RaceandDancing with the Stars’Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

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New episodes ofThe Traitorsdrop Thursdays on Peacock at 9 p.m. ET.

source: people.com