Gabby Windey went from working as an ICU nurse to co-leading a season of The Bachelorette to winning Season 3 of The Traitors, a trajectory that’s given her one of the more unusual career arcs to come out of Bachelor Nation. In 2025 she added a Las Vegas wedding to that story, married to a comedian she met after leaving the franchise behind.
Windey was born January 2, 1991, in Sacramento, California, and raised in O’Fallon, Illinois, before spending years working in a hospital ICU, a background that shaped how she approached the pressure of a game built on constant suspicion.
An ICU Nurse Before Reality TV
Windey graduated from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs nursing program in 2013 and went on to work as an ICU nurse at University of Colorado Hospital, a job she held for years before reality TV entered the picture. That clinical background, staying level-headed while people around her are in crisis, became part of her public identity once she joined Bachelor Nation, distinguishing her from castmates without a hospital career behind them.
Bachelor Nation’s Rare Dual Lead
Windey was a finalist on Season 26 of The Bachelor before co-leading Season 19 of The Bachelorette alongside Rachel Recchia, one of the format’s rare dual-lead seasons. That Bachelor Nation fame gave her real crossover recognition heading into a Traitors cast built from several different corners of reality TV.
The Bambis and a Traitor-Hunting Streak
Windey played the entire season as a Faithful, part of the alliance nicknamed “the Bambis” alongside Chrishell Stause and Nikki Garcia. She was involved in incorrectly banishing her friend and ally Nikki Garcia, a misstep in an information-starved game where Faithfuls are constantly guessing, and she lost Stause to a mid-game murder soon after. Rather than derailing her, those losses seemed to sharpen her game. She became one of the most active and effective Traitor-hunters in the back half of the season, helping carry her all the way to the winning banishment of the last Traitor, Britney Haynes.
Windey’s win made her a co-champion alongside Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, and Lord Ivar Mountbatten, the first four-way Faithful win in the American version’s history, and Deadline reported she signed with UTA shortly after the finale aired.
A Las Vegas Wedding to Robby Hoffman
Windey came out publicly and began a relationship with comedian Robby Hoffman. The couple married in a low-key Las Vegas ceremony on January 11, 2025, after evacuating California during that January’s wildfires, a wedding that reportedly cost $799 total, limousine and minister included. Windey didn’t announce the marriage publicly until March 2025, and the couple later held a separate legal courthouse ceremony, with Windey sharing photos from that event on Instagram in April 2025.
Long Winded and Life Now
Windey and Hoffman co-host Windey’s podcast, Long Winded, where they’ve discussed their relationship, including some of the trust issues they’ve worked through, openly and by their own choice. Between the podcast, the marriage, and a UTA signing that’s opened up work beyond the Bachelor franchise, Windey’s post-Traitors career has moved further from reality TV’s usual playbook than most winners manage. In February 2026, Deadline reported she had joined the cast of A24’s ensemble comedy Peaked, directed by Molly Gordon, her first major film role. More on how the rest of Season 3 played out is covered in OpenThreadNews’ Traitors Season 3 cast guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was Gabby Windey really a nurse?
Yes. She graduated from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs nursing program in 2013 and worked as an ICU nurse at University of Colorado Hospital before her reality-TV career began.
Did Gabby Windey win The Traitors?
Yes. She was one of four co-winners in Season 3, alongside Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, and Lord Ivar Mountbatten, the first four-way Faithful win in the show’s American history.
Who is Gabby Windey married to?
She married comedian Robby Hoffman in a Las Vegas ceremony on January 11, 2025, followed by a separate legal courthouse ceremony. They co-host the podcast Long Winded together.
