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The Traitors star Livi Deane has hit back at "nasty" trolls who have sent "bullying" messages to her.
The star spoke out in the wake of last night's (January 9) episode, which saw her argue with Freddie after he accused her and a few other contestants of forming a "clique", while she later became emotional after friend Tyler was banished.
Posting on her Instagram Stories, Livi wrote that she felt she "needed to speak up today about a few things".
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"This game is intense to say the least," she said. "Emotions run extremely high. People need to remember this is 16 hours cut down to an hour. So much happens when you do not see. So many happy funny moment that we as a whole we share together on a daily.
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"Unfortunately the aim of the game is accusing people with the SMALL amount of evidence we have. As we all know the Traitors play a good game so they are never going to give much away for us to go from."
Livi went on to say she "would never silence someone" and that the scene between her and Freddie "was around 10 mins… not the 1 minute you saw".
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"Nobody was ever nasty to anyone in the castle and a reminder to all, we are all such amazing friends and stay in regular contact," the star added, before revealing she has also been targeted with cruel abuse over her prosthetic eye.
"I feel I needed to explain as some messages I'm receiving about my eye and other nasty things is not on and is pure bullying," she said. "I do not stand for bullying.
"To all the amazing people who have supported along the way has been so amazing and I'll never forget!"
Meanwhile, fellow Faithful Tyler has broken his silence following his shock exit last night.
The Traitors airs on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.
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