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

“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.

“I did something pretty controversial on national television,” Anna Leigh, 31, exclusively told Page Six after she was eliminated on Wednesday’s 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.”

“The Challenge: Cutthroat” star Anna Leigh Wilson spoke to Page Six about flirting with Leo Dionicio on the show while her husband, Coy Wilson, was at home. Page Six
Wilson (seen here on the reality show) noted she “did something pretty controversial,” adding, “I made a mistake.” Jonne Roriz/Paramount+
Wilson, who has been married since 2020, sparked backlash for flirting with Dionicio (seen here) on an episode earlier this season. Jonne Roriz/Paramount+

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.” Dionicio also told Wilson she’s his “eye candy” and he was “trying to f—ing control” himself.

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.

Wilson similarly told Page Six that she clued her husband into what happened with Dionicio “the moment I got my phone.”

“There was no surprise there,” she said. “From my perspective, I’ll own every embarrassing thing that I actually did this season. And trust me, there’s enough material there to go around.”

Wilson said she told her husband (seen above) what happened as soon as she got her phone back. thebucketlistvagabond/instagram
Wilson (pictured above with husband Coy) blamed her co-stars for fueling the fire amid the drama. thebucketlistvagabond/instagram

Wilson continued, “But I don’t need everybody adding in bonus 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. It’s just non-stop putting out fires and trying to defend 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.

Now months removed from the drama, Wilson is confident Devenanzio, 44, was responsible for “Underweargate.”

“I knew it was plotted,” she told us. “Like, who wants to take a grown man’s 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.

Wilson also blasted co-star Alexis Lete (both seen above) for her relationship with Johnny Bananas. Jonne Roriz/Paramount+
Wilson blamed Bananas (seen here) for masterminding “Underweargate” and blasted Lete for falling for it. Jonne Roriz/Paramount+

“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.

“The Challenge: Cutthroat” drops new episodes Wednesdays on Paramount+.

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