Who is Wes Bergmann, whose remarks about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship went viral? He’s a reality TV star whose credits include The Traitors and The Real World

Mar 7 , 2025

The Traitors (US) and The Real World alum Wes Bergmann has landed in hot water after bragging on a podcast about being “the first to know” about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship. Photo: @westonbergmann/Instagram

The actor – who’s now a doting father – has also appeared in The Challenge, House of Villains and Worst Cooks in America, and has a producer credit for business competition show The Blox

Wes Bergmann of The Traitors fame, who’s neighbours with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, regrets spilling the beans about the NFL star’s relationship with Taylor Swift.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in January, in Kansas City, Missouri. Photo: Tribune News Service

In February, Bergmann appeared on The Social Game podcast, where he spoke about living next to Kelce in a gated community in Leawood, Kansas City. Owing to the exclusivity of the residential area, he said it was easy to notice when Kelce and Swift started dating. “I was like the first person to know about any of this stuff,” he claimed, before boasting, “I beat the validating of [Swift] showing up to games and stuff by like six months.”

Unfortunately, fans did not take kindly to Bergmann airing private details about the beginning of Kelce and Swift’s romance, prompting him to apologise on X (formerly Twitter). “I’m so sorry and confused,” he wrote, admitting that the information he shared was “none of my business”.

So just who is Wes Bergmann? Here’s what we know.

Wes Bergmann is a reality TV star

Wes Bergmann is on the third season of The Traitors (US). Photo: @westonbergmann/Instagram

Bergmann started his entertainment career on the MTV reality show The Real World: Austin in 2005, while he was a student at Arizona State University. His first brush with virality came when he was slapped by fellow contestant Wren, after he let it slip that they had slept together. Today, he is best known for his recurring appearance on several seasons of the competition show The Challenge and its various spin-offs. He also took part in game shows House of Villains and Worst Cooks in America, and produced the business competition show The Blox. Most recently, he appeared in the third season of The Traitors (US).

He’s married

Wes Bergmann and Amanda Hornick on their wedding day in 2018. Photo: @westonbergmann/Instagram

Bergmann is married to yoga teacher and lifestyle influencer Amanda Hornick. She is also associate vice-president and manager of campus recruiting at HNTB, an infrastructure company.