{"id":887104,"date":"2026-09-07T20:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/887104\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T20:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:08:13","slug":"ct-tamburellos-estranged-wife-claims-hes-delaying-divorce-amid-phaedra-parks-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/887104\/","title":{"rendered":"CT Tamburello\u2019s Estranged Wife Claims He\u2019s Delaying Divorce Amid Phaedra Parks Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          CT Tamburello&#8217;s Estranged Wife<br \/>\n                          Catalina White Suggests He Put Energy Into Divorce<br \/>\n                          &#8230; Instead of New Romance<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              September 7, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:51 AM PDT<br \/>\n                                                                      |<br \/>\n                                                                Updated<br \/>\n                                  September 7, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:50 AM PDT\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260907_a4616064b1c740d6aadc022aa955433e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:959f7e1f-754b-437e-b103-278eb2d9b77b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a4616064b1c740d6aadc022aa955433e_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-catalina-white-CT-Tamburello-getty-ig-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ct-tamburello\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CT Tamburello<\/a>\u2019s estranged wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/link.me\/catalinawhite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Catalina White<\/a>, has a message for \u201cThe Challenge\u201d star as he goes public with his new romance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/phaedra-parks\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phaedra Parks<\/a> &#8230; finish the divorce first.<\/p>\n<p>Catalina tells TMZ &#8230; \u201cI genuinely wish Chris well in whatever relationship or career he chooses to pursue. I\u2019m not interested in commenting on whether his new relationship is real, for publicity, or anything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260427_0f7f109d5cac4a68a71162459364c7d1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:959f7e1f-754b-437e-b103-278eb2d9b77b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0f7f109d5cac4a68a71162459364c7d1_md.jpg\" alt=\"CT-Tamburello-Catalina-White-sub-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>She adds &#8230; \u201cWhat I would like is for him to put the same energy into ending our marriage that he\u2019s putting into publicly promoting his new relationship,&#8221; saying she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/24\/ct-tamburellos-wife-catalina-white-files-for-divorce\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">filed for divorce<\/a> in January, but claims she felt pressured by CT to withdraw the case. She says CT later filed for divorce himself, but the case has continued to drag on for months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then, I\u2019ve been trying to finalize this divorce,\u201d Catalina tells us. \u201cMy counsel has made repeated efforts to move things forward as quickly as possible, and we continue to wait for his cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260904_20e427de85ec4d17b3eb28e744730307\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:959f7e1f-754b-437e-b103-278eb2d9b77b\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20e427de85ec4d17b3eb28e744730307_md.jpg\" alt=\"Phaedra &amp; CT in \" the=\"\" traitors=\"\" getty=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Catalina also wants to make it clear &#8230; she isn\u2019t seeking a financial payout from CT, saying she is one of the top earners on OnlyFans, supports herself and has her own career &#8212; adding, &#8220;I do not\u2014and never did\u2014need or want money from this man. I\u2019m not asking for anything from him other than his cooperation in finalizing our divorce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Catalina concludes &#8230; \u201cIf Chris is ready to publicly move on, he should be ready to legally move on too. Sign the papers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ef358b5bebe341e082840cf4ef779b87_md.png\" alt=\"080126_catalina_white_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As TMZ previously reported, Catalina was first spotted reacting to CT and Phaedra\u2019s romance by commenting \u201cSign the papers\u201d on an E! News post about the new couple. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/01\/catalina-white-talks-ct-tamburello-divorce\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talked to her<\/a> back in August about how she was holding up as the divorce dragged along.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e295a2f1c60f478d843fb5de4710e156_md.png\" alt=\"phaedra-parks-ct-audio-art-desktop-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Phaedra recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/04\/phaedra-parks-confirms-dating-ct-tamburello\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> she and CT are dating during an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeff-lewis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff Lewis<\/a>\u2019 radio show. The two first connected while filming Season 2 of \u201cThe Traitors,\u201d where fans quickly noticed their chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>They were later seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/06\/phaedra-parks-ct-tamburello-seen-at-lax\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">looking cozy together<\/a> at LAX, with CT wrapping his arm around Phaedra \u2026 playing coy about their newfound romance.<\/p>\n<p>Catalina and CT quietly tied the knot in October 2024. She filed for divorce in January, and the case remains ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CT Tamburello&#8217;s Estranged Wife Catalina White Suggests He Put Energy Into Divorce &#8230; Instead of New Romance Published&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":887105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75],"class_list":["post-887104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}