{"id":260363,"date":"2026-01-31T03:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260363\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T03:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T03:04:09","slug":"the-traitors-star-yam-yam-arocho-rolls-his-eyes-at-fans-who-say-he-shouldnt-have-called-out-lisa-rinna-during-his-controversial-exit-the-element-of-it-being-so-dan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/260363\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Traitors\u2019 Star Yam Yam Arocho Rolls His Eyes At Fans Who Say He Shouldn\u2019t Have Called Out Lisa Rinna During His Controversial Exit: \u201cThe Element Of It Being So Dangerous For The Traitors Should Be The Fact That The Person Is Going To Start Screaming Things\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

After his controversial murder in The Traitors<\/a> Season 4, Yam Yam Arocho<\/a> wants future banquet victims to continue to burn it all down.<\/p>\n

**Spoilers ahead for Season 4 Episode 7 of The Traitors**<\/p>\n

In the most recent episode of the Alan Cumming<\/a>-hosted Peacock<\/a> competition series, the Survivor<\/a> 44 winner fell victim to a murder in plain sight, perpetrated by Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/a> alum Lisa Rinna<\/a>. At the \u201cblack banquet,\u201d as Cumming calls it, Lisa \u2014 who later got sent packing at the roundtable \u2014 had to convince one oblivious Faithful to touch her blood-red amulet, which she successfully did by having Yam Yam clasp it back into place. As he was carted away, Yam Yam took the opportunity to shout out Lisa\u2019s name, which some fans have complained is unfair. To that, he says pish posh. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe element of it being so dangerous for the Traitors should be the fact that the person is going to start screaming things. So they need to be more cautious because if you are a Traitor, do your job, don\u2019t get caught,\u201d he tells DECIDER in a post-mort interview. <\/p>\n

\"Yam Photo: Peacock<\/p>\n

Yam Yam adds, \u201cEverybody has to say what they think because that\u2019s the whole point of a murder. I mean, you\u2019re not like cutting my head off at the table, you\u2019re pulling me away. So I think it\u2019s just part of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for why he thinks Lisa targeted him, who he\u2019s now rooting for in the game, and who he wants from the Survivor world to play next, keep reading for DECIDER\u2019s full interview. <\/p>\n

DECIDER: You were absolutely killing it, until you got killed. I\u2019m so sorry. With all of the other gamers gone, I was really rooting for you. <\/p>\n

YAM YAM AROCHO: I felt the same way. I was like, at that point, if we haven\u2019t been murdered, they\u2019re not going to murder me. I mean, they need Natalie for the challenges. They need me as a distraction. I think if it were going to be like a joint decision, of all the Traitors working together, I wouldn\u2019t be murdered, but the fact that it was only decided by Lisa was my downfall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well, why do you think Lisa targeted you? She could have taken out anybody. <\/p>\n

Lisa and I became really close. I was trying to look to have fun with someone, and I feel like Lisa gave me that Carolyn Wiger energy that I played when I was on Survivor, being out there, being crazy, being authentic, and we were having a lot of fun. You know, we were always talking, you know, Lisa, talk about spanking. Rob. I was the one that gave Lisa the little walking stick so she could spank him. We were having a blast, so I feel like she came to me because I would be unsuspecting of her trying to do something, but I didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n

Your alarm bells went off, but for the wrong thing. And I love that you were shouting at the end. Were there ever any red flags for you with the amulet?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Never. I mean, I would not have touched that if I knew there was something going on. I had no idea. The way that we went to the banquet, it was understood, obviously, from a game point of view, that something was going to happen. But the way everything was set up, it was more like a celebration of getting halfway. So at the beginning of it, the fact that I was seeing everybody\u2019s outfits for the first time, that\u2019s my thing. You know, I like pretty things, so I think my guard was down. Obviously, my guard was down.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest. Are you ever going to be able to look at a brooch again the same way?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Never. Never. I have brooches, I don\u2019t know why I didn\u2019t wear one today, but I would never. My husband loves vintage markets and stuff, and I\u2019ve been, for months, on the lookout for a brooch that looks just like that one. But I haven\u2019t seen one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"THE<\/p>\n

I want to ask about the antidote that came out that surprised even the Traitors. And it resulted in a huge kerfuffle with some of the other players. Why were you willing to let others take it before yourself?\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you know anything about me in the game, I love a shield, I love protection. I was always very outspoken about it. By that point in the game, after Ron\u2019s [Funches] banishment, I had so much hate on me from the other Faithfuls that I was trying to change the way I was playing to gain some trust, right? And especially that pack that wasn\u2019t working with me, that was led by Kristen [Kish] and Johnny [Weir], I was trying for them to believe that I was one of them\u2026 I was the one who prompted Johnny, grabbed it, give it to Kristin. Because everybody was like, waiting. I just was like, \u201cSomebody stand up and take it.\u201d And then Natalie ran to take it. And I felt like I needed to protect Natalie because she was also outspoken. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot of talk today, too, about you shouting out Lisa\u2019s name on the way out, which I loved. Some people think that if they do this again in future seasons, maybe you shouldn\u2019t get your word in edgewise. Do you think that if they do this again in another season, they should just have to leave without getting to say their piece?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Everybody has to say what they think because that\u2019s the whole point of a murder. I mean, you\u2019re not like cutting my head off at the table, you\u2019re like pulling me away. So I think it\u2019s just part of the game\u2026 The element of it being so dangerous for the Traitors should be the fact that the person is going to start screaming things. So they need to be more cautious because if you are a Traitor, do your job, don\u2019t get caught.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Traitors have so much of an upper hand, I don\u2019t get the argument against this one advantage the Faithfuls have. <\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know who\u2019s saying that, I saw some videos on reels, people are attacking me this morning, I\u2019m like, \u201cYou\u2019re just saying that maybe because I\u2019m not your favorite.\u201d you know. But had it been somebody they [loved], they\u2019d be like, \u201cOh, my God, we\u2019re so proud of the person that screamed the name.\u201d But I\u2019m not about that life. I was very authentic. I was very myself\u2026 I\u2019m not a Hollywood star. I come from Puerto Rico. I\u2019m 100% authentic. What you saw on Survivor is what you see on Traitors, what you see in the street, what you see in the house, what you see in the bar is always the same, and some people are not used to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Obviously, you had a strong feeling about Lisa. What was your reaction to finding out about Candiace [Dillard Bassett] and Rob [Rausch]?<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t believe Rob was a Traitor. I had a list of people I trusted, and obviously, I was number one because it was my list, and then second was Natalie, and third was Rob. And I could not believe Rob was there. As soon as I found out, I was so mad at the Faithfuls. By the end, I was not in with the other Faithfuls. So I was so happy to find out he was a Traitor and I was like, \u201cI hope Rob wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Rob Photo: Peacock<\/p>\n

Who from Survivor would you like to see play the Traitors next?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I think Richard Hatch needs to be there. He is the creator of alliances, the creator of strategy. I mean, Survivor being the first, like super famous competitive reality TV show, he is the granddaddy of reality TV. He\u2019s so intelligent, he\u2019s so fearless. And I also feel like Abi-Maria [Gomes]. It\u2019s so messy, she\u2019s so fiery. I think it would bring a lot of really cool energy to it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got Survivor 50 coming up. Is there someone that you\u2019re pulling for? Also, people are mad to see you aren\u2019t there. Why aren\u2019t we seeing you?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I did not get invited. I mean, it was filmed at the same time as Traitors, but I was mad and that made me cry. I\u2019m okay with it, though\u2026 maybe I\u2019m not okay with it, I wanted to play. They should have cast 25 people and I should be there. I think Carolyn [Wiger] should have been there, too. I was really surprised \u2014 I was more surprised that Carolyn wasn\u2019t on 50 than me. I was really, like, shocked. But in terms of who I\u2019m rooting for, I mean, like anybody from the new era, I think it\u2019s really hard for a winner to win, but Dee [Vallardes] is obviously my girl and I\u2019m a huge fan of Cirie [Fields]. Even before I went on Survivor, I said, \u201cI want to play like Cirie, I want to be strategic. I want to be an underdog. I want to be social. I want to be in control of the information. I want to be in control of the decisions. But the only thing I want to do differently than Cirie is to win.\u201d And I did.<\/p>\n

The first seven episodes of The Traitors Season 4 are now streaming on Peacock. New episodes release on Thursdays.<\/p>\n

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