Rob Rausch, the breakout star of Love Island 2024, has won season four of The Traitors, taking home the $220,800 prize. But his big win was overshadowed on the reunion show when he confirmed that he has found love with a new girlfriend who is out of the spotlight.
During the reunion, Andy Cohemm said there was "undeniable chemistry" between Rob and his fellow co-star Maura Higgins, but when asked if he was single he shared that he had a girlfriend of two months, shocking Lisa Rinna and Candace Dillard Bassett.
"At the moment you become America's heartthrob, you lock it down," host Andy said, to which Rob quipped: "Just my luck!"
Rob has refused to reveal details about his new love, but here is all we know about the new relationship...
© Griffin Nagel/Peacock via GettyRob's romance
Rob and his girlfriend began dating in December. The reunion was filmed on February 12, two weeks before airing, which would place the beginning of their romance in December 2025.
Rob reveals girlfriend's gift
In a new interview with The Cut, Rob shared that he was in the process of a woodworking project for his girlfriend, revealing his gift-giving love language.
© Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty ImNot a reality fan
Talking to GQ, Rob joked that he was looking for a "nice girl that hasn't watched TV too much" and would be happy to live on a "a nice farm, maybe [have] some kids running around".
"I want to have a quiet life," he shared.
© Euan Cherry/PEACOCKDid Rob have a romance with Maura Higgins?
Maura and Rob's friendship became part of the series, with many wondering if the pair had hooked up. But during the reunion, the pair admitted that although they dd flirt, "we were genuinely just friends."
"Yeah, we never did anything," said Maura.
"I genuinely look at Rob like a brother," she previously told Us Weekly. "Literally nothing ever happened. People online are saying I’m 'dickmatized.' Believe me, you would know if I was dickmatized. If they think that’s me flirting, then they do not know me and they have never watched me on Love Island."
Will Rob continue on reality TV?
After Love Island, Rob was asked several times to appear on The Traitors but he refused, until they reminded him that it was a game and he was good at games. Still, despite his success, he told GQ that his focus remains on the real world and not social media chatter.
"At the end of the day, I have to constantly remind myself, especially lately, that I don’t really care,” he told the outlet. "If it ever got really bad, I would literally fall off the face of the earth, and it wouldn’t bother me at all."
