are you a faithful, or are you a traitor?

back in december when we had our holiday hoorah, my friend trish was gushing over “the traitors,” a show airing on peacock that she was absolutely addicted to and couldn’t recommend highly enough.  and so when i ran out of episodes of whatever i was watching at the moment, i decided to give it a shot.

she was right, by the way.  it’s really fun to watch and is super bingeworthy.  i got through a whole season in no time at all while working on a crochet project.

so anyway, when she put out a call for a +1 to attend an industry event with her for the show, i jumped right on it.  i threw on a cute dress, hopped in the car and drove my happy ass out to the west side.

once we checked in, we walked through the venue and made our way into the courtyard.

who doesn’t love popcorn for snacking while watching a show?  there were a few different flavors available to pick from.

alan cumming, the host of the show, is always dressed in the most fabulous outfits.  some of them were on display.

with popcorn in hand, we found seats near the front - close, but not too close.

to kick off the evening we watched an episode of the show, which is always the best way to warm up for a q&a panel. and then the panelists came out - toni ireland, executive producer and sam spector, wardrobe stylist and of course, alan cumming.

at the end of the panel, we had some surprise guests arrive.  trish and i were seated right by the door, so we caught their grand entrance:

three contestants from the show had come to join the party - parvati shallow from “survivor,”  tamra judge, one of the “real housewives of orange county,” and kevin kreider from “bling empire.”

as we headed out of the theater, we caught a glimpse of alan hightailing it across the courtyard to the VIPs-only section.

meanwhile, the rest of us were ushered back inside and into one of the reception areas where there were lots of finger foods and hors d’oeuvres set up for us to snack on.

at the back of the room, we spied something familiar: the round table used in the show during all of the elimination ceremonies.

and then like a creeper, i went into stealth mode and tried to take a picture of tamra and her husband eddie.  

parvati was chatting with fans and happily taking pictures, so we went over to say hello and snap a selfie.  she was really sweet and very friendly.

as were tamra and eddie, when we finally got our chance to meet them.  if you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you’ll know that this is actually the second time we’ve met.  but considering that was at their now-defunct fitness studio, i decided not to mention it.  heh.

outside, we got our chance to meet kevin.  he was also super friendly and more than happy to take a photo with us (although i mean…who wouldn’t be).

we stopped for a silly photo op before calling it a night.

it was a really fun evening, and a great chance to spend some quality time with my friend.  and the show is up for several emmys this year, including a nomination for alan as the host.  

good times indeed.