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Wells Adams Teases Wife Sarah Hyland About Her Lack of Pride in His 'The Traitors' Departure

Wells Adams Jokes Sarah Hyland Was Disappointed in Traitors

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Wells Adams thinks his wife, Sarah Hyland, was disappointed by his early exit on The Traitors.

“Yeah, she wasn’t super proud of me,” Adams, 40, told Entertainment Weekly in an interview published on Tuesday, January 14. “I mean, there’s vows that we said for better or worse, so she can’t divorce me over this. She was bummed, I think.”

Adams, who wed the Modern Family alum in 2022, explained that he asked for Hyland’s thoughts after she watched the show one morning.

“I asked her, ‘So, what’s your opinion?’ and she replied, ‘Honestly, you don’t look too terrible.’ I responded, ‘So it’s pretty bad, right?’” he recounted. “I believe she expected me to come out on top. I thought the same, but in the end, I didn’t. And now, this is where we find ourselves.”

Adams was the first contestant to be banished during season 3 of The Traitors, which premiered on Thursday, January 9. After steering during the dragon boat mission, Adams was singled out by The Real Housewives of the Potomac’s Robyn Dixon for appearing “uncomfortable” after the traitors were chosen.

Before leaving, Adams expressed that he had a close relationship with Dixon, stating, "That's why it stung so much. There are moments when you're not on camera, like when you're driving or just hanging out, and we would often chat about personal things. She was someone I spent a lot of time with. So, when she confronted me, it really affected me. I thought, ‘I know about your family, we've discussed your podcast. I’m aware of all these things, and yet you're saying I'm behaving differently.’”

Wells Adams Jokes Sarah Hyland Was Disappointed in Traitors

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While reflecting on being eliminated from the show, Adams said he has an idea about why people suspected him of being a traitor. (Host Alan Cumming chose Bob the Drag Queen, Danielle Reyes and Carolyn Wiger to be traitors. Rob “Boston Rob” Mariano joined the crew after they murdered The Real Housewives of New York City’s Dorinda Medley.)

Adams shared, “Having participated in more than 150 episodes of reality television, my focus when the cameras are off is on conserving my energy. Back during my radio days, I only cracked jokes when the microphone was live and the show was in progress. So, what viewers noticed was that I would switch on my personality when the cameras were rolling, fully aware that we were producing a show. When the filming stopped, I preferred to relax and take it easy.”

Adams noted that his behavior was different from that of the Housewives. (Dixon, Medley, The Real Housewives of Dubai’s Chanel Ayan and The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Dolores Catania were all cast on season 3.)

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"Observing the Housewives, I couldn't help but notice their constant intensity. I thought to myself, ‘It must be so tiring to live like that,’” he remarked. “They’re always shouting and losing their cool. Seriously, take a breather, guys. Your blood pressure must be through the roof. When they commented, ‘I feel like you’re not being yourself,’ my response was simply, ‘I’m just not going to share the joke I find amusing off-camera.’”

The Traitors season 3 airs on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.