# Why ‘Traitors: New Blood’ Star Joe Vanella Thinks Traitor Katie Fites Will Win With Shane Beatty

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/why-traitors-new-blood-star-joe-vanella-thinks-traitor-katie-fites-will-win-with-shane-beatty/
- Published: 2026-11-13T18:37:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T19:38:25+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://decider.com/2026/11/13/why-traitors-new-blood-star-joe-vanella-thinks-traitor-katie-fites-will-win-with-shane-beatty/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Joe Vanella was banished from the competition in Episode 10.
- He thinks Katie Fites made the right choice by recruiting Shane Beatty.
- Vanella predicts the pair could win the $250,000 prize.

## Summary

Joe Vanella, a contestant on *The Traitors: New Blood*, was banished in Episode 10 after trying to conceal that he was a Traitor. In an exit interview, he backed fellow Traitor Katie Fites’s choice to recruit Shane Beatty, saying Shane’s knowledge of reality television and strategic instincts could help the pair reach the final.

Vanella argued that recruiting Victor Vollbrechthausen would attract suspicion and that Victor’s success in identifying two Traitors owed more to luck than strong gameplay. He said he was rooting for Katie and Shane to win the $250,000 prize, though he would also be happy to see Faithful contestant Abbey Benjamin win. The first ten episodes are streaming on Peacock; the final two are due to air on 19 November and stream the following day.

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