The Traitors season 3 winner Jake Brown has shared that he'd struggled keeping the secret before the show was broadcast.
Jake, who won this season with fellow Faithful Leanne Quigley, explained it was hard not to spill the final result after the show was filmed last spring and he ended up feeling "paranoid" people may find out about it.
"It was filmed back in the springtime so it's been a long time to keep it quiet. It's been really difficult," he told The Times.
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"I mean, I was paranoid in my head because before the show even came on, I kept thinking people were looking at me, but obviously at that point no one knew who I was," he said.
Reflecting on his experience on The Traitors, Jake praised the mental health professionals working on the show, chartered psychologist Victoria Plant and psychotherapist Tanya Taylor-Wright. They checked in on participants and offered support throughout and after the show wrapped.
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"There's not one thing that I've been unsure about. It's been like a military operation, like they've constantly been checking in," he said.
"It's taught me how resilient I am," he added about being on the show. "I always thought I was like a cool, calm, collected person, but it's really taught me I actually am more resilient than I thought."
Jake and Leanne came out on top at the end of a tense finale, seeing them up against Faithfuls Francesca Rowan-Plowden and Alexander Dragonetti and the sole remaining Traitor, Charlotte Berman.
The Traitors airs on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer. Two more series and a celebrity spin-off have already been confirmed.
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