Larsa Pippen On 'The Traitors' Season 2, Her Strategy And All Her Haters

Our first Housewife has been banished from The Traitors.

If youve been keeping up with the Peacock competition show and you should (its so good) you wouldve seen in Episode 4 of Season 2 that Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa Pippen was kicked out of the castle shortly after her boyfriend, Marcus Jordan, was murdered the week prior.

At the roundtable, Pippen called out the strong alpha men as potential traitors, specifically pointing her suspicions toward Chris C.T. Tamburello. Earlier in the series, she rightly accused Dan Gheesling of being a traitor.

Later, traitor Parvati Shallow accused all of the Housewives including her traitor counterpart Phaedra Parks of having a pact to survive the game. Parks quickly jumped in to shut that down.

But still, the cast members voted out Pippen, who was, in fact, a faithful. 

Pippen spoke to HuffPost after her elimination to share her strategy coming into the game, who she thinks was jealous of her, and her thoughts as she prepares for The Traitors and The Real Housewives of Miami reunions. 

Why do you think that people were so quick to eliminate you and Marcus?

I think initially they were intimidated because they thought [Marcus] and I were going to have a double vote. And I think they thought if they got rid of one of us, it would be to their advantage.

Hes very observant and the traitors didnt like that he knew who was quiet at the roundtable and hes very opinionated. He basically told Dan, who was the traitor, how he noticed that he was quiet and the people at the table that didnt have a lot to say could possibly be a traitor, too.

For me, I think I probably said too much, as I shouldnt have kept my finger on Dan, not went after C.T., and not been so opinionated on who the traitors were. First I called out Parvati and then Dan, so thats two out of three people. While Phaedra was a traitor, I dont think she wouldve gotten rid of me as fast. She had to go with what the other two wanted.

Housewives fans know that you dont like to be away from Marcus for long, as weve seen on RHOM. How did you deal with his elimination and being away from him afterward? 

I wanted him to experience the castle and the game a bit longer, so I was sad for him and his life was cut too short. Hes innately a leader, so people gravitated toward him. And hes a smart guy who realizes everything, which is ultimately why they had to get rid of him.

Did you have any strategy as a couple, or were you on your own?

Nope, we didnt have a strategy going into it. Before we got to Scotland, we acknowledged it was an individual game. And while we both wanted each other to make it to the end, we did say if we had to murder each other in the game, we would.

We knew we were playing individually and knew we would have a target on our back, because were a couple and were the first couple to be on the show. A lot of the girls were haters and were hating on me because I had my man and they were solo dolo.

Which girls would you say were hating on you?

I would say Janelle Pierzina and Sandra Diaz-Twine. Sandra said I looked 10-12 years older than her, and Im thinking, Is she losing her mind? I know shes older, but is she losing her vision, like, what? She also said she didnt like me, and Im like, does she not like me because Im getting more camera time? 

If you were a traitor, what are some changes you wouldve made with the murders that took place, and who would you have taken out?

If I was a traitor, Id be outspoken. I think Dan ended up dominating the traitors, as his personality is so strong. Anyone Dan felt was a threat to himself, he got rid of. Parvati and Phaedras personalities werent as strong as his, and if I was a traitor, I wouldnt accept that. I wouldve been more opinionated, questioning his plays because all the moves he made were for himself.

What was it about Dan that made you guess that he was a traitor?

He has this smirk on his face and is never scared. We all went to bed nervous, and he had a nice, calm demeanor the whole time. When I mentioned I felt it was a man dominating the traitors, he looked at me like I caught him in a lie.

He never threw out names, and sat there while we threw peoples names in the pot he never spoke. I questioned him from the beginning because hes so calm and before Alan [Cumming] touched him, he had a bit of nervousness to him.

Who do you want to confront at the reunion and why? 

Im confronting Sandra because she said I was the leader of the Housewives, which is great, but I feel like we were there individually and I just met the girls, so that was false. She wanted me off the show not because she thought I was a traitor, but because Im better than her, I look better than her, and Im smarter than her.

I feel like I wouldnt necessarily vote for someone I didnt get along with, as this is a game its nothing personal. Even when Janelle said she felt it was weird for me to toast to Marcus when he was murdered, like, come on. She was a hater and a lot of the girls were haters.

Who would you say is the biggest threat? 

Definitely Dan. 

You were on the series with some of your fellow Housewives, and to find out now that Phaedra was a traitor all along would you ever have guessed that? What are your thoughts on her strategy and how shes playing the game?

I thought she couldve been one, and I told her that because she fits the profile, too. If they had to choose one of us as traitors from the Housewives, it would be her, as shes experienced with embalming dead bodies and shes secretive. When I told her that, she just responded saying, Oh, they do? A lot of people were thinking that. 

You and Marcus are always the talk of the town for your relationship. What is it about being with Marcus thats different from your previous relationships and your marriage?

I would say its because were best friends and we really enjoy being with each other. We do everything with each other, and I never had a relationship where I really like the guy as a person.

You mentioned freezing your eggs in case Marcus wants to have kids, and it seems like hes formed a great bond with your children from your marriage with Scottie Pippen. Have you told the kids yet about this? And how close are we to the possibility of you being a mom again with Marcus?

I told him that he has a year to decide another year and Ill be done because I dont think Id have the energy for it. My 15-year-old, Sophia, is so for it and wants us to have a baby already so she can babysit. My boys are busy with basketball and their lives, so they arent so invested in a baby now. 

RHOM is such an underrated show, and things are kicking up. You and Guerdy Abraira are at major odds with each other this season. Where is the friendship at now, and do you regret anything from the season on your end in your relationship with Guerdy?

I regret telling the girls about Guerdys cancer. I shouldnt have done that. In all honesty, I really didnt think she meant for me to not tell our friends. We had a 30-minute argument before she told me about her cancer, and the whole argument was about her going to the press. I jokingly told her I was going to go to TMZ like, I thought thats what we were talking about. I wish I never told the girls or had a spa day for her. I wish I didnt do any of it and our relationship wouldve been fine all season.

It was a very hard season for me because I wouldnt want anyone to think that if they tell me they have cancer, Id take the information and do something bad with it. I just wanted to rally the girls to support her, which is why I told my best friends and the girls. The last time Guerdy and I hung out at ... [Alexia Nepolas] party, they were saying she was being irrational. She was screaming and crying, so I spoke up and said this is why shes acting this way, because shes under a lot of pressure and going through a lot.

Im a very open person, so if I tell you something and you rally the girls up to do something for me, I wouldnt see it as a bad thing. I would take it as, I love how all my friends are here to rally for me and support me.

Youre sitting first chair alongside Guerdy at the reunion. Are you ready to be in the hot seat for the Season 6 reunion, and who would you say needs to be prepared for the smoke for Season 6?

I like where Im sitting at the reunion, as Im good in the hot seat and Im open, honest, and share my thoughts openly. I feel like all of us are in the hot seat and theres a lot of explaining. When I watch the confessionals, Im always shocked, like, wow, you think that about me? I would say it to their face. 

Who shocked you the most?

Kiki [Barth] because were really good friends and Alexia shocked me the most with their confessionals, because Im good friends with them. Im not shocked with those Im not close to, but I work hard on my relationships and friends. So when you hear your friends talking negatively about you in their interviews, youre taken aback. 

RHOM has started to receive its flowers recently. How does it feel to see the outpouring of love for the series? 

Our show has always been on fire. And we were on Peacock, which was great, but being on there and Bravo is a game changer. Im in Paris for Paris Mens Fashion Week, and they didnt have Peacock but they have Bravo. People are telling me how they are obsessed with our show, so Im happy were on both platforms.

Who would be on Larsas Ultimate Girls Trip? 

Im going to go with Tamra Judge, Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice even though she and Melissa would probably kill each other. I would add Caroline Stanbury, of course. Lisa Hochstein from my franchise and Jennifer Aydin from Jersey, too. I like the Jersey girls style; I love their show, its entertaining, and I like their vibe. 

If you were to ever swap to another Housewives series, where would you go?

Probably Beverly Hills, because I have a place in LA so it would be an easy transition for me, and Im friends with Garcelle Beauvais. Our kids go to the same school.

New episodes of The Traitors air Thursdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Peacock.