The cast for The Challenge season 41 has left for Chile to film the next season and online spoiler accounts have shared who is in the rumored cast. X (formerly Twitter) user GamerVev has become well-known among fans of the MTV competition series for their spoiler threads revealing the full cast of each season and they've done their work again and shared the rumored cast of season 41 of The Challenge.
Because it's still early in The Challenge 41's production, this list is subject to change, meaning that there could be reality stars that leave the cast or future additions, but this cast list gives fans of The Challenge a look at who might have headed to Chile for the next season of the show.
Two Bravo stars were originally in talks to join The Challenge season 41
Among the rumored cast list, there are a few people that are notable for not being on the next season of The Challenge. Wes Bergmann, who retired from The Challenge but has since appeared on other reality shows like The Traitors was originally revealed as having joined the cast but the user later shared that he had either backed out or his inclusion on the cast list had been a troll all along.
Michols & Maddi from Southern Hospitality https://t.co/h13sqC21cC
— GamerVev (@GamerVev) February 12, 2025
The user also revealed that Michols Pena and Maddi Reese from Bravo's Southern Hospitality had originally been in talks to be on the next season of The Challenge but didn't end up joining the cast. Though they didn't share why Michols and Maddi didn't join the cast, it was a disappointment for Bravo fans that were hopeful for this crossover. Maybe in a future season, someone from Bravo will be on The Challenge!
Who will (probably) be in The Challenge season 41?
1. Derrick Kosinski
Derrick Kosinski is truly an OG as far as MTV veterans go, having first appeared on Road Rules: X-Treme in 2004. Since then, he's been a staple of The Challenge, most recently appearing on season 40.
2. America Lopez
America Lopez made her reality TV debut as a housemate on Big Brother season 25. Despite not winning her season of the show, America Lopez made a name for herself on Big Brother 25 for her showmance with fellow housemate Cory Wurtenberger and the fact that she was seen as being used as a pawn by her alliance throughout her time on the season.
3. Justin Hinsley
Unlike the other rumored cast members for The Challenge 41, Justin Hinsley is from a different kind of reality TV show. He made his appearance on Netflix's original series Cheer as a collegiate cheerleader at Navarro College. Since then, he's made a career on social media.
4. CT Tamburello
CT Tamburello first appeared on MTV as a cast member on The Real World: Paris in 2003 and has since been a contestant on several seasons of The Challenge dating all the way back to when it was exclusively Real World and Road Rules cast members. Along with appearing on The Traitors, CT Tamburello has won a number of seasons of The Challenge, most recently winning Spies, Lies & Allies.
5. Olivia Kaiser
Olivia Kaiser is originall from Love Island USA season 3, but she's already made an appearance on The Challenge in the past. Olivia Kaiser has appeared on Battle of the Eras, Battle for a New Champion, and was a finalist on Ride of Dies.
6. Izzy Fairthorne
Izzy Fairthorne is another Netflix veteran and The Challenge newbie, having made her reality TV debut on season 3 of the streaming service's original dating series Too Hot to Handle where she was a finalist. Now, the British model is a fitness coach and it's safe to say all that working out has prepared her for The Challenge.
7. Leroy Garrett
Leroy Garrett is no stranger to The Challenge. After appearing on The Real World: Las Vegas in 2011, he's been on several seasons of The Challenge and has reached the finals in multiple of the seasons he's appeared on. As of the rumored cast for The Challenge 41 being released, Leroy Garrett is still competing on The Challenge All Stars: Rivals, which premiered in January 2025.
8. Nany Gonzalez
Nany Gonzalez is originally from The Real World: Las Vegas and since 2011, she's been an MTV staple with appearances on several seasons of The Challenge. Most recently, Nany Gonzalez was a finalist on the 2023 season Ride or Dies.
9. Derek Chavez
Derek Chavez appeared on The Real World: Cancun in 2009 and has been on a handful of seasons of The Challenge since then, including being a finalist on Battle of the Eras, the most recent season that he competed in.
10. Dee Vallardares
Dee Valladares is no stranger to competition shows. Although she's a newbie to The Challenge, she won Survivor season 45 in 2023. In the lead-up to her being named the Sole Survivor of her season, Dee Valladeras dominated the game with her physical challenge wins and social gameplay, leading to her winning the respect and votes of the jury.
11. Blue Kim
Another Big Brother 25 cast member that's rumored to be coming to The Challenge 41 is Blue Kim. Despite her strategic showmance with Jared Fields, she Blue Kim did not win her season of Big Brother and became the third member of the jury after being eliminated.
12. Theo Campbell
Theo Campbell first appeared on season 3 of Love Island UK before appearing on multiple seasons of The Challenge. He was a finalist on War of the Worlds and most recently appeared on Battle of the Eras.
13. Johnny Bananas
Johnny Devenanzio, known to MTV fans as Johnny Bananas, first appeared on MTV in 2006 on The Real World: Key West and has since become a reality TV staple. He's appeared on several seasons of The Challenge along with The Traitors, House of Villains, and Worst Cooks in America.
14. Ashley Mitchell
Ashley Mitchell joined the MTV universe in 2014 as a cast member on Real World: Ex-Plosion and has since gone on to appear on several seasons of The Challenge, even going on to win Invasion of the Champions and Final Reckoning. Most recently, Ashley Mitchell was on 2021's Spies, Lies & Allies.
15. Ayoleka Sodade
Ayoleka "Leka" Sodade is a former college basketball star who went on to appear on Canada's Ultimate Challenge. Considering her physical strength and experience in competing on such an intense series, Ayoleka Sodade will definitely know how to hold her own on The Challenge.
16. Yeremi Hykel
Yeremi Hykel appeared alongside his brother, Liam, on The Amazing Race season 35 in 2023. Unfortunately, the Navy and Marine Corps veterans were unable to win their season of The Amazing Race with an incident with their navigation leading to them being eliminated during the sixth leg of their season.
17. Cara Maria Sorbello
In 2010, Cara Maria Sorbello joined The Challenge in Fresh Meat II as one of the Fresh Meat contestants. Since then, she's appeared on several seasons of The Challenge, most recently appearing on Battle of the Eras, and has been a finalist on most of her seasons as well as winning Vendettas.
18. Nia Moore
Nia Moore was a cast member on The Real World: Portland and has gone on to appear on several seasons of The Challenge, placing as a finalist on All Stars 3. Most recently, she appeared as one of the Era III constestants on Battle of the Eras.
19. Aviv Bruno
Aviv Bruno was on the first season of Fresh Meat as one of the Fresh Meat contestants. After being drafted by Darrell Taylor, Aviv Bruno went on to win Fresh Meat in 2006 and has otherwise only appeared on one other season of The Challenge, that second season being Battle of the Eras.
20. Sydney Segal
Sydney Segal was a contestant on Survivor 41 and despite winning six challenges, she was eliminated after two weeks on the island. On her season of Survivor, she was the first and only castaway in Survivor 41 to use the Shot in the Dark twist that was introduced in her season.
21. Aneesa Ferreira
Another MTV veteran, Aneesa Ferreira first appeared on The Real World: Chicago in 2002 and has appeared on several seasons of The Challenge. Despite having not won any of the seasons of The Challenge she's been on, Aneesa Ferreira has placed as a finalist on The Gauntlet 2, The Duel II, All Stars 1, and Ride or Dies.
22. Turabi "Turbo" Camkiran
Another international cast member, Turabi "Turbo" Camkiran originally made his reality TV debut on Survivor Turkey, having competed on Survivor Turkey 8, 9, and 12. He then made his move to The Challenge and won War of the Worlds along with competing on War of the Worlds 2 and Ride or Dies.
23. Michaela Bradshaw
Michaela Bradshaw first appeared on two seasons of Survivor before making the swap to The Challenge. She appeared on Survivor: Milennials vs. Gen X and Survivor: Game Changers where she became known for her outspoken attitude and physical abilities as a competitor. She has since appeared on two seasons of The Challenge: USA 2 and Lies, Spies & Allies.
24. Rogan O’Connor
Rogan O'Connor was a contestant on two seasons of the UK version of MTV's Ex on the Beach before making the move to The Challenge. Along with winning War of the Worlds 2, he's appeared on Vendettas and Total Madness.
25. William Gagnon
William Gagnon appeared on the ninth season of Are You the One?, a dating competition show that started on MTV before moving to Paramount+ with the ninth season. William was sent to the Truth Booth once during week three where he found out Taylor was not his perfect match and in the final week of the season, he was paired up with Dew Pineda and the cast won the big prize.
26. Adrienne Naylor
Adrienne Naylor was cast as one of the "intruder" brides on the 2023 season of Married at First Sight UK and was matched up with Matt Pilmoor on her season, but the two of them just weren't meant to be. Since then, Adrienne has been focused on her fitness journey, which makes perfect sense since she's going to be on The Challenge 41.
27. Tay Wilcoxson
Alongside her sister Ari, Tay Wilcoxson is one of the winners of the 2023 season of Big Brother Australia and now, this international reality TV star and influencer is coming to America in order to join The Challenge for season 41. Although she'll be coming to The Challenge without her sister, she and Ari made the first pair of people to play the game as a single contestant and win when they appeared on Big Brother Australia.