'I was 'murdered' on BBC's The Traitors - this is what it's like and how it's changed my life'
The Traitors star Aisha Birley has lifted the lid on a life-changing experience on the Claudia Winkleman’s BBC game show that has the nation hooked. The reality series, set in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, captured imaginations as 22 strangers competed in a series of missions for a chance to win a prize fund of up to £120,000.
Faithfuls Aaron Evans, Hannah Byczkowski and Meryl Williams were crowned winners and took home the £101,050 prize in the game of twists, turns and skullduggery. The last remaining Traitor, Wilfred Webster, was finally banished after causing jaws to drop by backstabbing his fellow Traitors Amanda Lovett, Alyssa Chan and Kieran Tompsett.
"None of us knew how big it was going to be. We didn't know if anyone would watch it or be bothered. We thought it was brilliant. We loved taking part in it and thought 'people could be obsessed with this but we don't know if they will be' and it's been amazing, people have been obsessed." Reflecting on what made it such a success, she thinks it's the cast of 'ordinary' people. "They're just everyday normal people and I think that's part of the game... nobody is an influencer or a reality star... It could be your neighbour down the road, it could be your nan," she explained.
"It's about how you fight and navigate through it. I remember being there and you're so anxious, you don't know if it's going to be you or not. Its a very intense experience all day, every day." She continued: "I'm proud to be part of TV history. It was going back to basics like old school reality TV and to be part of season one of this amazing new show that is hopefully going to go on for years now. I can say 'I'm season one and I'm part of that'."
She continued: "You're put in an environment far away from home with 20 other people you've never met before and they become your family. At halfway it's anyone's game. When you go you're more sad that you're leaving these people rather than that you've lost out in this money.
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