Who are the Traitors in season 3?
The Faithfuls must detect the real Traitors to have a chance at winning a life-changing sum of money
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Your support makes all the difference.The Traitors is back for more backstabbing and scheming, as the BBC released its third season of the popular show on New Year’s Day.
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the reality TV show follows a group of contestants living together in a castle in the Scottish Highlands. Among them are a secret number of “Traitors”, who must conspire to eliminate others in the group without being detected.
The final survivors will have the chance of winning the life-changing sum of money. However, if a Traitor makes it through undetected, they will be able to claim the prize for themselves.
So far we’ve had Harold Shipman references, and one of the earliest eliminations in the show’s history. A full list of this year’s contestants can be seen here.
We’ll update the list as the show progresses, but here are this season’s Traitors so far:
Armani
Age: 27
Occupation: Financial investigator
Location: London
Armani has years of experience in roles that require her to be analytical: “Day to day and in my job, I try to see whether someone has done something wrong, and I try to investigate it and discover what needs to be put right,” she says. “I like to help people, I like to do things in a team, I’ve always been that way inclined.” She plans on planting seeds “everywhere I go” and refuses to trust anyone.
Minah
Age: 29
Occupation: Call centre manager
Location: Liverpool
Naturally competitive, Minah says she’ll do anything to win, but says she also likes to be honest with people and thinks she’d struggle to betray anyone she’s grown close to in the series. “I’m very rarely wrong about people,” she claims. “I’d like to think you can tell if someone’s lying, but saying that, no one can tell when I’m lying. So, if the liars are as good as me, I’m in trouble!”
Linda
Age: 70
Occupation: Retired opera singer
Location: Hertfordshire
Retired opera singer Linda thinks she can play on her status as one of the older contestants and be “a mother figure” who people confide in. She describes herself as “pretty competitive” but is apprehensive about the more physical challenges. If she wins, she wants to pay off her sister’s mortgage then celebrate by taking her family to a mansion house for a weekend with a private chef, and also take her friends on a “really great holiday”.
The Traitors continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One.
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