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THE TRAITORS — “Show Me Your Faces” Episode 403 — Pictured: (l-r) Caroline Stanbury, Kristen Kish, Tara Lipinski – – Euan Cherry\/Peacock<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Kristen Kish<\/a> is lying low on Season 4 of The Traitors<\/em><\/a>. She is a faithful, who has appeared to make friends with Mark Ballas<\/a> and Erik Nam<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 23 competitors this season are Kish, Ballas, Nam, Donna Kelce<\/a>,\u00a0Porsha Williams<\/a>\u00a0(The Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Caroline Stanbury<\/a>\u00a0(The Real Housewives of Dubai<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Candiace Dillard Bassett<\/a>\u00a0(The Real Housewives of Potomac<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Lisa Rinna<\/a>\u00a0(The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Dorinda Medley<\/a>\u00a0(The Real Housewives of New York<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Ian Terry<\/a>\u00a0(Big Brother<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Tiffany Mitchell<\/a>\u00a0(Big Brother<\/em>),\u00a0Rob Cesternino<\/a>\u00a0(Survivor<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Natalie Anderson<\/a>\u00a0(Survivor<\/em>), and\u00a0Yamil \u201cYam Yam\u201d Arocho<\/a>\u00a0(Survivor<\/em>),\u00a0Rob Rausch<\/a>\u00a0(Love Island USA<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Maura Higgins<\/a>\u00a0(Love Island USA<\/em>),\u00a0Colton Underwood<\/a>\u00a0(The Bachelor<\/em><\/a>), \u00a0Mon\u00e9t X Change<\/a>\u00a0(RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Stephen Colletti<\/a>\u00a0(Laguna Beach<\/em><\/a>),\u00a0Michael Rapaport<\/a>,\u00a0Johnny Weir<\/a>,\u00a0Ron Funches<\/a>, and\u00a0Tara Lipinski<\/a>.<\/p>\n Aside from her time on Top Chef<\/em><\/a>, what else is there to know about The Traitors<\/em> player? Here\u2019s what we know.<\/p>\n Tune in to The Traitors<\/em> to find out if Kish survives another week.<\/p>\n Kish was born on December 1, 1983, in Seoul, South Korea. She was adopted by a family in Michigan at only four months old.<\/p>\n Before graduating from high school in 2002, she took up modeling. Kish then studied international business and economics at Grand Valley State University for one year. She then pivoted and attended Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, where she earned an associate\u2019s degree in Culinary Arts.<\/p>\n After her graduation, she stayed in Chicago for work. The reality TV star then moved to Boston, where she was a line cook and chef de partie, according to the Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n After spending a few years in that job, Kish became a sous chef at Stir. One year later, she was promoted to chef de cuisine by the owner. After Top Chef<\/em>, Kish was the chef de cuisine at Menton, which was owned by the same woman, until 2014.<\/p>\n In 2018, Kish became the head chef and owner of Arlo Grey in Austin, Texas, according to Texas Monthly<\/a>. Her style is described as contemporary French cuisine with Italian influence.<\/p>\n Kish competed on Season 10 of Top Chef<\/em> in 2012. She was eliminated in Episode 1 but won her way back with five consecutive victories in Last Chance Kitchen<\/em>. Kish made it to the finale with Brooke Williamson and won, becoming the second female winner in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n Kish became the next host of Top Chef<\/em> in 2023 after Padma Lakshmi<\/a> stepped down. Since then, she has received two Emmy<\/a> nominations for Outstanding Host.\u00a0From there, she has appeared on numerous iterations of the show, including the Canadian versions.<\/p>\n Aside from the Top Chef<\/em> franchise and The Traitors<\/em>, Kish has also appeared on 36 Hours<\/em> (cohost in 2015), Chopped<\/em> <\/a>and Chopped Junior<\/em><\/a> as a guest judge, Girlfriend\u2019s Guide to Divorce<\/a>, Best Thing I Ever Ate, Guy\u2019s Grocery Games<\/a>, Fast Foodies<\/a>, Iron Chef<\/a>, Selena + Chef<\/a>, and Restaurants At The End of the World.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Kish has released two books. The first was a 2017 cookbook, Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>which she cowrote with Meredith Erickson.<\/p>\n In 2025, Kish released her memoir titled Accidentally on Purpose<\/a>. <\/i>It became a New York Times Bestseller.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Yes! Kish is married<\/a>. She tied the knot with her wife, Bianca Dusic, in April 2021. Kish told\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/a>, \u201cI used to never want to get married because less than 10 years ago, I wasn\u2019t allowed to by way of the Supreme Court. But I\u2019m now happily married to the greatest human to walk this earth.\u201d They got engaged in 2019.<\/p>\nEarly life<\/h2>\n
Cooking career<\/h2>\n
Top Chef<\/em> history<\/h2>\n
Other TV appearances<\/h2>\n
A best-Selling author<\/h2>\n
Is she married?<\/h2>\n