From Birkenstocks to Bravo—Dylan Efron Talks ‘Traitors’, Twice

If you’re not watching The Traitors, you’re missing out on TV’s perfect chaos cocktail: Among Us meets Clue, with reality stars and Bravo-lebrities trapped in a Scottish castle, draped in sweater sets, gaslighting each other for $250K as Alan Cumming flaps around in a kilt.

And somehow—somehow—the sweet, crunchy, “I’ll carry your Yeti cooler” energy of Dylan Efron fit right in and won the whole thing. Yes, Zac Efron’s younger brother. The one who actually chops wood for fun.

He first dished on Not Skinny But Not Fat, where Amanda Hirsch grilled him like a poolside chicken skewer, and more recently, he stopped by The Squeeze—because apparently, we’re all just living in Dylan Efron’s world now.

He Wasn’t Supposed to Be There… and Yet

Even Dylan knows he wasn’t on anyone’s Bravo bingo card. “Before the show filmed, it was, like, unanimous—why are Sam and I here?” NBC slid into his DMs, and the rest is reality TV gold. He came, he Birkenstocked, he conquered.

Of course, he wore his Birks in the castle—“almost every day,” he laughed. There’s just something about a man comfortable enough to scheme in cork footbeds, emotionally manipulate people, and still look like a Patagonia ad.

Dylan’s Strategy? Golden Retriever Energy

On NSBNF, Amanda nailed it: Dylan played like a guy who knew what he was doing even when he didn’t. “Something about you was giving,” she told him. And it did. He trusted the wrong people (hi, Gabby and Boston Rob), suspected everyone (even Bob the Drag Queen), yet somehow adorably bumbled his way to $50K.

He wanted to play like Sam Asghari—quiet, low-key—but let’s be real. Golden retrievers don’t “slide under the radar.” They bound in, tail wagging, and everyone ends up feeding them steak.

On The Squeeze, Dylan Goes Deeper

With Taylor and Tay Lautner, Dylan revealed more than just castle politics. He opened up about mental health, social media burnout, and how The Traitors turned him into Pilot Pete 2.0—“on steroids.”

Dylan Efron admitted his inner voice gets nasty when he’s not outdoors or working out, but he’s learning to give himself grace. He also dropped his little crunchy king habits, like walking his dog phone-free and attempting to manage his unread texts. (Okay, 287 isn’t great, but he’s aware.)

The best part? He and Sandoval bonded—held hands for 30 minutes during a challenge. Somewhere, Ariana Madix is rolling her eyes all the way to the back of her head.

The Whole Thing Still Feels Like a Fever Dream

Dylan Efron told Tay and Taylor he truly didn’t expect to carry a storyline. “I thought I was gonna be a blip,” he laughed. Instead, he became the faith-filled, emotionally-attached Scooby-Doo of the castle.

He confessed he trusted Boston Rob (bad idea), got close to Carolyn and Danielle (both traitors), and low-key lost his mind watching Rob dodge elimination like Neo in The Matrix.

The fact that he still left $50K richer? Peak millennial male. Fail upward, smile pretty, keep the skincare tight. (Yes, he loves his face moisturizer, thanks for asking.)

Would He Do More Reality TV? Duh.

Short answer: Yes. Dylan’s ready for Special Forces and Survivor. Dancing With the Stars? “That’s the one that scares me.” 

And no, don’t slide into his DMs. He’s off the market. His girlfriend—who’s not on social media—was actually the one who pushed him to do The Traitors in the first place. “She told me, people get one percent of you online. If they saw you on a show, they’d fall in love with you like I did.”

Cue the collective swoon.