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Married ‘Challenge’ star Anna Leigh Wilson addresses steamy flirtation with co-star: ‘I made a mistake’

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Todisco, E. (2026, October 7). Married ‘Challenge’ star Anna Leigh Wilson addresses steamy flirtation with co-star: ‘I made a mistake’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/07/entertainment/married-challenge-star-anna-leigh-wilson-addresses-flirting-with-co-star/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Eric Todisco

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Anna Leigh Wilson, a star from "The Challenge: Cutthroat," admitted to flirting with co-star Leo Dionicio while her husband Coy was at home. She told Page Six that she made a mistake and apologized to her husband immediately upon returning from filming. The article focuses on Wilson's perspective of accountability for her actions during the show while also criticizing how producers depicted these events, suggesting they exaggerated scenes for dramatic effect.
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Anna Leigh Wilson, a star of the reality show The Challenge: Cutthroat, admitted to flirting with co-star Leo Dionicio while her husband Coy Wilson was at home. This occurred during an episode where she and Dionicio had an intimate conversation, admitting they were "horny," and he called her his "eye candy." The exchange went viral after it aired on national television in late April 2023. Following the incident, Wilson issued a statement on Instagram acknowledging that she “crossed the line” and claimed to have apologized to Coy immediately upon returning home from filming. She told Page Six that she informed her husband about the situation as soon as she could use her phone again.

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Wilson PERSON · 9× Dionicio PERSON · 3× Bananas PERSON · 2× Devenanzio PERSON · 2× Page Six ORG · 2× Anna Leigh PERSON · 1× Anna Leigh Wilson PERSON · 1× Coy PERSON · 1× Coy Wilson PERSON · 1× Leo Dionicio PERSON · 1×

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“Whether they have a status or not, if I was in Bananas’ position, if someone was licking my ass, I’d continue to let them do it,” she said. “But Bananas and I are friends, so I don’t care what they do,” Wilson added.
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“The Challenge: Cutthroat” star Anna Leigh Wilson owned up to flirting with her co-star, Leo Dionicio, on the show while her husband, Coy Wilson, was at home. asserted
husband → own → home
“I did something pretty controversial on national television,” Anna Leigh, 31, exclusively told Page Six after she was eliminated on Wednesday’s episode. asserted
she → do → episode
“I made a mistake,” she continued, “but also I’ve recognized that accountability doesn’t mean that I have to plead guilty to the director’s cut that everybody else wrote for me.” asserted
everybody → make → me
Earlier in the season, Wilson — who has been married to Coy since 2020 — had an intimate conversation with Dionicio, where they both admitted they were “horny.” asserted
they → marry → Dionicio
Dionicio also told Wilson she’s his “eye candy” and he was “trying to f—ing control” himself. asserted
he → tell → Wilson
After the scene went viral, Wilson released a statement on Instagram admitting she “crossed the line” and claimed she apologized to her husband after she got home from filming. asserted
she → go → filming
Wilson similarly told Page Six that she clued her husband into what happened with Dionicio “the moment I got my phone.” asserted
I → tell → phone
“There was no surprise there,” she said. asserted
she → be → ?
“From my perspective, I’ll own every embarrassing thing that I actually did this season. asserted
I → own → that
Wilson continued, “But I don’t need everybody adding in bonus scenes. asserted
everybody → continue → scenes
That’s what’s making my life so much harder, and honestly that’s what they did when we were on the show filming. asserted
we → ’ → show
It’s just non-stop putting out fires and trying to defend myself.” asserted
It → ’ → myself
During her final episode, Wilson was accused of flirting with John “Johnny Bananas” Devenanzio by Alexis Lete after his underwear ended up in Wilson’s bag — which led to an explosive fight between the two women. asserted
which → accuse → women
Now months removed from the drama, Wilson is confident Devenanzio, 44, was responsible for “Underweargate.” asserted
Devenanzio → remove → Underweargate
“I knew it was plotted,” she told us. asserted
she → know → us
“Like, who wants to take a grown man’s underwear?” asserted
who → want → underwear
“He does everything for the plot,” the “Amazing Race” alum added of Devenanzio, as she shaded Lete, 29, for her relationship with the seven-time “Challenge” champion. asserted
she → do → champion
“Whether they have a status or not, if I was in Bananas’ position, if someone was licking my ass, I’d continue to let them do it,” she said. “But Bananas and I are friends, so I don’t care what they do,” Wilson added. asserted
Wilson → have → what
“The Challenge: Cutthroat” drops new episodes Wednesdays on Paramount+. asserted
Challenge → drop → Paramount+
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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