Taylor Selfridge is taking time to process her on-again, off-again boyfriend Cory Wharton’s behavior on “The Challenge: Cutthroat.”
“I know you have questions or me at the moment. I don’t feel like talking about it, to be very honest,” Taylor, 32, shared via Snapchat on Sunday, Aug. 9. “I have my feelings about it, but I’m not going to talk about it on the internet right now.”
Wharton, 35, raised eyebrows with comments he made about Selfridge during the Aug. 5 premiere of “The Challenge: Cutthroat.”
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“The past year, me and Taylor, she kind of acts like I don’t even exist,” he said in a confessional. “We don’t show each other affection. We don’t sleep in the same bed. We coparent under the same house.”
“I’m sure you guys can see it. I can see it. Anybody with two eyes can see it, right,” he said. “Back home hasn’t been great. … To come on this show and to have that magnet with somebody, it feels good.”
Wharton and Fairthorne’s costar Nelson Thomas took notice of their flirty banter.
“Coming into this environment, not knowing what your relationship status is with your loved one back home is hard. But Cory, you’re 30-something years old dude,” Nelson, 37, said in a confessional. “This girl’s 26. You have three beautiful daughters at home. You’re an amazing father. Respect your baby mama.”
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Wharton and Selfridge have been dating on and off since meeting on MTV’s “Ex on the Beach” in 2017. They split in May 2025 before reconciling in May 2026. The duo share daughters Mila, 6, and Maya, 4. Wharton also shares daughter Ryder, 9, with ex Cheyenne Floyd.
In May 2026, Wharton revealed via Snapchat Live that he and Selfridge “had to get offline and figure our stuff out” after their 2025 breakup.
“[We had to] figure out that we both still love each other and want to put time into each other and make this thing work,” he continued. “Anybody who is in a long term relationship or just a relationship and you have a family, kids, house together, it’s a lot of work. This isn’t something you take lightly. We both realize we have to put time into each other. And that’s what we’re doing now.”
Filming for “The Challenge: Cutthroat,” which is season 42 of the reality competition series, took place between February and April 2026. According to TikTok screenshots shared via Reddit, Selfridge claimed Wharton “downplayed” his flirtation with Fairthorne before the premiere aired.
“[He] made [it] seem like the other side was more of the flirty one but that’s clearly not the case,” Selfridge wrote in response to a fan’s comment.
As for Wharton, he’s not proud of his behavior on the Paramount+ series.
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“This season for me is gonna be a hard watch, for so many reasons,” he wrote via X on Aug. 6. “I was in such a dark place heading into the season. It’s like I’m watching myself cry for help. I just don’t think this is the right platform for that.”
Selfridge made her reality TV debut on the MTV reality dating series “Are You the One?” in 2017 before meeting Wharton in season 1 of “Ex on the Beach.” Wharton rose to prominence on season 29 of “The Real World” in 2014 before becoming a frequent competitor on “The Challenge.”
“The Challenge: Cutthroat” airs on on Wednesdays at 3 a.m. ET.
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