Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan’s relationship was put through its paces in The Traitors season 2 – with the lovebirds becoming the first ever couple to appear on the Peacock reality show together.
Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa, 49, has been dating Michael Jordan’s son, 33, since September 2022.
She recently set off engagement rumors by repeatedly flaunting a jeweled band on her left-hand ring finger while out in public with her other half, however the pair later confirmed that a proposal has not yet happened.
Besides being forced to set the record straight on their relationship status, Larsa and Marcus’s romance was also put to the test on The Traitors, where they were immediately viewed as a threat despite insisting they weren’t teaming up.
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan became the first couple to partake in The Traitors on Peacock
Real Housewives of Miami star Larsa, 49, has been dating Marcus, 33, since September 2022
From the moment the new series of The Traitors debuted, Larsa and Marcus made it clear that while they had signed up to the show as a couple, they would be playing the game as individuals.
Speaking in her confessional, Larsa revealed: ‘I feel like some of the people might be intimidated because I’m playing the game with my boyfriend.
‘I think they think I have an advantage. We’re both here individually.’
She added: ‘It’s great that Marcus is here, but at the same time, I want to win, and he wants to win. It’s not like we’re a team.’
‘If push comes to shove, we would murder each other,’ Marcus announced to his fellow players in the show’s very first episode.
Both players competed on the show as Faithfuls, while Parvati Shallow, Phaedra Parks, and Dan Gheesling have been sworn in as the Traitors.
After filming each day, Larsa and Marcus were separated by the production team and were shipped off to sleep in separate rooms.
Luckily for the couple, spending time apart each night was no bother and had no impact on the state of relationship.
Marcus’s journey on The Traitors was rudely cut short when he was murdered in episode three
Larsa has been left on her own to continue on with the game play
‘Thank God we’ve got a solid relationship because we hadn’t hung out at all,’ Larsa told People.
But despite distancing themselves – both in terms of sleeping arrangements and gameplay – the couple were still seen as a threat and Marcus’s journey on The Traitors was rudely cut short when he was murdered in the show’s third episode.
Speaking in his confessional after being killed off, he said: ‘I feel like I was too much of a threat.
‘And also, I think people are jealous that I have my girlfriend Larsa here with me. They got me.’
‘I do feel like the Traitors knew that Marcus was very influential,’ Larsa added.
‘He’s very smart, and he was going to figure out who the guys were.’
She is being viewed as the leader of the fellow Real Housewives stars
Marcus jokingly said that if ‘push came to shove’ the couple would murder each other
Larsa admitted that she believes her relationship changed as a result of competing on The Traitors
Larsa continued: ‘I’m going to work so hard to figure out who these Traitors are and banish them tonight. I’m focused on this.’
At the time of writing, reality star Larsa is still competing on the series.
Following the show, however, she admitted that she believes her relationship changed as a result of competing on the show.
In an interview with People, she said: ‘We had to have this conversation and we’re basically like, “Hey, once we get to the castle, I’m Larsa and you’re Marcus and we’re not necessarily a duo anymore. You’re on your own. I’m on my own.”‘
Larsa added: ‘I feel like we’re both growing individually, and this is our path.
‘And I think it’s super fun to be able to experience this with someone that you care about and at the same time be challenged in your relationship.’
The Traitors season 2 airs Thursdays at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST.
