IsChris “C.T.” Tamburelloplanning a return toThe Challenge?
On Saturday, the reality star, 42, teased just that, telling fans that he was going on a fitness journey “from being a fat ass to getting maybeChallengeready.”
“I don’t know,” Tamburello said. “Look, I’m not saying… never say never, okay? I’d be lying if I said I didn’t missTheChallengeat times.”
He went on to note that he’s been “offered” to rejoin the reality competition series, but it was “just not the right time because of all that’s going on” — hinting at his ongoing divorce from estranged wifeLilianet Solares, as well as time spent raising his sonChristopher Jr.
“But with all these spinoffs coming and going, I may have to grab that bag,” said Tamburello, in reference to the expandedChallengefranchise, which has includedThe Challenge: All StarsandThe Challenge: World Champions. “Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t know.”
Tamburello first rose to fame in 2003 as a cast member onThe Real World: Paris. He went on to become a prominent player onThe Challenge, winning five times across his 19-season run. He won two spinoff seasons as well.
In his Instagram video, Tamburello explained that he was looking forward to sharing his journey of getting back into shape.
“It’s no secret I’ve been basically eating my emotions for five months,” Tamburello said. “And I plan on getting back down to 215 lbs. cause, I went from 215 lbs. to 240 lbs. and we can’t have that. We worked too hard to get back down there. We’re going to tighten that up real quick, right? Since I got to put myself out there anyway, I’m going to do it.”
C.T. Tamburello and Lilianet Solares.Jeff Kravitz/Getty
Saturday’s post came a day after Tamburello opened up in a since-deleted video about what has unfolded since hefiled for divorcefrom Solares, 31, in November.
Last month, the pair reached a temporary court agreement regarding finances and custody that included Solares conceding to move out of the home she shared with Tamburello and into a rental property to which he will contribute $7,200. Tamburello also agreed to provide Solares with an additional $761 a month in temporary support.
C.T. Tamburello and Lilianet Solares.CT Tamburello/ instagram
But in his post, Tamburello took issue with their financial arrangement, accusing Solares of “hiding money” from him and speculating that her new boyfriend has been paying all of her bills. He claimed that initially, Solares told him, “I don’t want child support. I don’t even want alimony.” He’d supposedly suggested having her return the $200,000 he said he gave her to open up a nightclub amid the divorce.
Now, “I’m hemorrhaging for the next how many months paying for everything,” he complained.
Tamburello also alleged that, despite the agreement, Solares continues to live in his house. He claimed CJ would prefer to live with his father.
Solares never responded to PEOPLE’s request for comment — though hours after Tamburello’s rant, she posted a screenshot of a psychiatric organization’s web page defining Narcissistic Personality Disorder to her private Instagram Story with the caption: “All [I] am going to say…”
Chris “C.T.” Tamburello.Lars Niki/Getty
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On Saturday, Tamburello said he was grateful “for the kind words and more specifically, the advice” he received from his post the day before.
“Real quick, look — I said what I said and I said it with my heart,” Tamburello said. “Look, I’ll be honest, I just couldn’t hold it in anymore and felt like I needed to address the allegations and things that were being said about me from one end. Whether it came out right or wrong, it is what it is.”
“I’m moving forward,” he added. “And I’m really looking forward to sharing more of my life with everybody, especially with all the love and support I’ve been getting.”
source: people.com
