Gabby Windey Says "Reality's Dead to Me" as She Turns to Acting
Gabby Windey says reality television is "dead to me." The former ICU nurse and TV personality is now focused on acting, she told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on 13 November 2026.
Before she was on screen, Windey worked as an intensive care unit nurse and was an NFL cheerleader. Her television fame began on The Bachelor, the dating series in which one lead chooses a partner from a group of contestants. She later co-led her own season of The Bachelorette, the version of the show built around a female lead.
Her reality run continued with competition shows. She won The Traitors, a game series in which players try to work out who among them is secretly working against the group. She also placed second in her season of Dancing With the Stars, the ballroom dance competition. In the interview, she said she eventually received her Traitors prize money.
Windey also spoke about her personal life. She publicly came out as a lesbian in 2023. Her wife is comedian and Hacks star Robby Hoffman.
Her next step is in scripted drama. Windey plays Coach Shauna Miller in Netflix's The Body, a series created by Quinn Shepard. Scripted shows have written dialogue and characters that actors play across episodes, which is a different job from appearing as herself on a reality format.
For viewers who first met Windey on dating and game shows, the change is a move from playing herself to playing a character. Her "reality's dead to me" line marks where she sees her own career heading next.
