Watch: ‘The Challenge’ Alum Davis Mallory Says He’s No Longer Gay
Davis Mallory is praising the power of love.
The MTV alum—who first appeared on The Real World: Denver in 2007 before competing on The Challenge—hard launched a girlfriend following his announcement that he no longer identified as being gay last year.
“It’s crazy what love can do,” the 43-year-old captioned an Aug. 30 carousel of loved-up moments with Rachel Vaughan, adding to his partner, “I love you.”
It was Mallory’s first time publicly showing off his new relationship after becoming known for sharing his story on The Real World as a gay man who hailed from a conservative Southern religious background. The reality TV star commemorated the moment as recently as 2020, writing on Facebook alongside a clip from the show, “Being back in Denver is reminding me of being 22 and freshly coming out on @mtv @realworld happy National coming out day ya’ll.”
In 2025, the “Baptized” singer-songwriter shared the life update regarding his sexuality while speaking at the Arise House of Prayer and Worship in Hawaii.
“I was just raised in the church,” Mallory explained in a video capturing his speech. “My parents divorced when I was 10 years old, and honestly I didn’t have a father figure.”
And the Nashville local recalled his time on TV as a notable part of his path to discovering he identified as straight in 2024.
“I lived a gay lifestyle for about 20 years. I was on a television show, The Real World, and I came out as a gay Christian,” he continued. “But God really pulled me out of that lifestyle a year ago.”
Mallory, who was on three seasons of The Challenge with his final appearance in 2011, went on to detail how his subconscious played a role in the development.
As he put it, “I would have a nightmare that my car was being broken into. I had a nightmare that I gave my title to someone else.”
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And for Mallory, this recurring nightmare had a deeper meaning.
“I was giving my identity to someone else while my car was sliding backwards,” the DJ remarked, noting a belief that God “was just showing me these really strong visual dreams, these images of what sin was doing in my life.”
Keep reading for different stars’ experiences with coming out.
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