Traitors ’ Dylan Efron Reveals Why He Posed for Viral Thirst Traps

Originally appeared on E! Online

Dylan Efron isn’t Miss Guided when it comes to his amateur modeling skills.

Case in point: the carousel of photos from a photoshoot at the beach that the Traitors star posted to social media back in August. And as the snaps have caught fans eyes as amid his breakout appearance on the Peacock reality series, he shared insight into what was going on behind the scenes of the impromptu shoot.

“My girlfriend took the photo,” Dylan told Erin Lim Rhodes in an exclusive interview on E! News’ The Rundown. “This was more that I’m trying to make her laugh as she’s taking photos.”

However, the 33-year-old—the younger brother of Zac Efron—wasn’t quick to post the photos, admitting he didn’t hit the upload button until “months later.”

But it was only after the third season of Traitors—hosted by Alan Cumming—premiered that curious fans did a deep dive into his social media and the photos made their way to the surface. discovered the flicks during an Instagram investigation.

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“I was like, ‘Ah, I never posted that, it’s kinda funny,’” he joked. “I hid it in a carousel and then the show comes out. It was found out pretty quick.”

But while Dylan showcased was more confident to pose for the sexy pics while in the name of fun with his girlfriend, he also teased bringing a different persona to life—the drag persona Bob The Drag Queen bestowed him with during the Traitors round table.

“We’ve talked about maybe bringing Miss Guided to life,” Dylan explained. “I’m only going to do it with him, so we’ll see what we come up with.”

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In addition to bonding with the RuPaul’s Drag Race star, the Down to Earth alum that one of the connections he made during his time in Scotland was with Tom Sandoval, despite “not knowing much of him” before arriving on set.

One thing he learned for sure, the Vanderpump Rules star will always give it his all—as demonstrated in the baby doll lullaby challenge.

“We hear the mission and then it takes an hour before that mission starts,” he said. “Alan reads the mission, immediately he starts doing vocal warmups, and we’re all just like, ‘No, stop.’”

“He goes to the medic, he’s like, ‘I need a cough drop,’” he added. “And we’re just like, ‘Tom we’ve got an hour bro like stop.’ But that’s Tom, he gives 100 percent.”

Keep reading to learn more about The Traitors’ season three stars.

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Robyn Dixon