Dolores Catania Blasts Rob Rausch For Turning On 'Housewives' On 'The Traitors'

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" veteran Dolores Catania isn't holding back when it comes to "Love Island USA" standout Rob Rausch. During a new interview, Catania spoke about Rausch's decision to turn on fellow "Real Housewives" stars Lisa Rinna and Candiace Dillard Bassett in the most recent season of "The Traitors."

Elsewhere in the interview, Catania offered support to the other "Real Housewives" stars who have appeared on one of the four seasons of "The Traitors," noting how mentally challenging it is to play a social and strategic game in which everyone has eyes on you to begin with.

The current season of "The Traitors" is beginning to wind down, and Rausch is the last original Traitor remaining. At the beginning of the season, the Alabama native was joined in the Traitor's turret by Rinna and Bassett.

Their dynamic deteriorated in episode 7 when Rausch spearheaded the effort to eliminate Rinna, and then turned on Bassett just one episode later.

Speaking with Page Six about his moves, Catania didn't seem pleased about Rausch's gameplay, stating, "I wish he would've left the 'Housewives' alone." She continued, "Come on, don’t get rid of the ‘Housewives.'"

Catania appeared in season 3 of "The Traitors" and won. On her season, the reality TV veteran appeared with fellow Bravo stars Dorinda Medley, Chanel Ayan, and Robyn Dixon.

Once her fellow Housewives exited the castle, the experience grew increasingly challenging for her. "I was the last ‘Housewife’ [on Season 3 of ‘The Traitors’]. I knew what it felt like to be on an island. I knew what it felt like to not have that camaraderie. I was the last ‘Housewife’ for a lot longer than Dorinda," she said.

Before Rinna and Bassett's banishment in previous episodes, the pair bumped heads with Rausch during the show's explosive round-table ceremony. While the outcome of the show remains under wraps, Catania suggested that a vigilant group of Faithfuls ought to be able to sniff out the remaining Traitors.

"So here’s the thing — traitor on traitor is always the biggest giveaway," she said. "Evil can never stay with evil. You’ll find it in your life, you’ll find it across the board. And that was the biggest advice my mom gave me before I left for ‘Traitors.'"

Catania's wisdom came from her mom, Valerie, whom she said has never seen an episode of "The Traitors."

"So I explained it to my mom. I’m like, ‘Mom, how do I know who the killers are, who the traitors are?’ She goes, ‘It’s easy. If there’s more than one, they’ll wind up fighting because they can never stay together,'" Catania shared.

Per a report from The Blast, Bassett expressed frustration over her exit, slamming Rausch for betraying his fellow Traitors.

"Rob had lied to his Traitors at breakfast. He told us he didn't mean to vote for Lisa, he was sorry he voted for Lisa, he didn't think she was gonna go home. And then he goes to the roundtable that same night and not only votes for her but leads the charge," Bassett said.

"You just lied to our faces. The game is called The Traitors, and he wasn't being a Traitor. He was being a snake. He did what he felt was best for his game, and I hope it works out for him," she shared.

Rausch won't be the only "Traitors" star in the hot seat, according to The Blast.

Porsha Williams from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" shared that she was frustrated with Rinna's decision to vote her from the castle on the first night.

While reflecting on her brief stint on the show, Williams detailed her confusion over Rinna's gameplay, noting that "it didn't have to happen at all."

Williams said she also began to see what people warned her about Rinna. "When Lisa voted me out, I was like, 'OK, so you're who everybody says you are,'" she said. "... she still didn't have to vote me out because I was no threat to her. It was all for her benefit of self."