The series three winners of the reality show Traitors have been revealed, with the two contestants sharing a massive £94,600 (£47,300 each) . After a nail biting episode, which saw changes to the previous season’s finals, Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown have won the game as Faithfuls.
However, once the pair split the money, another secret was revealed to end the series. It turns out Leanne does not in fact work at a salon. Much to Jake’s confusion, she said: “I’ve never touched a set of nails in my whole life. For the past 12 years I’ve served as a soldier in the British Army.”
After four weeks of confusion, lies and scheming, the final five made it to the end of the series, consisting of four Faithfuls – Alexander, Frankie, Leanne and Jake – and one Traitor, Charlotte.
In last night’s episode, it was revealed that Frankie gained the power of The Seer, which let her know the true identity of another contestant. However, the major twist was revealed by host Claudia Winkleman, who also said for the first time a contestant no longer has to reveal if they are a Traitor or a Faithful when eliminated.
This means that the contestants had to fully rely on their instincts, which can be a struggle after spending four weeks in a castle not knowing who to fully trust. And having a life-changing prize fund on the line makes these choices even more important.
The show started with three female traitors – Armani, Linda and Minah – who then adopted Charlotte into their ranks once Armani and Linda were eliminated. Charlotte later added Freddie into the group, but in a shock twist she sacrificed him after one night to make it to the final.
After being given the power of The Seer, Frankie and Charlotte met up and the last Traitor standing was revealed. However when they returned for the last breakfast as a five, both re-told opposing stories about what happened at the meeting.
While Charlotte tried to get people on her side by saying Frankie is the Traitor, Leanne privately questioned if this was true as she recalls Freddie voting for her the day before.
Before the banishing could begin, the contestants had to take part in a mission to add more money to the prize pot. It started with Jake and Leanne dangling from a helicopter, where they needed to drop bags of money into a ring of fire with Charlotte’s directions. They managed to secure three of the four bags.
However, the next team of Frankie and Alexander did not too well, getting just one bag in the ring due to their delayed responses to the directions. Next up was the final roundtable, where Claudia reminded the contestants that the Faithfuls need to get rid of any remaining Traitors to gain the money themselves.
Despite trying to weave a convincing theory that Frankie and Alexander were Traitors, Charlotte was the first member to be banished from the table. But as per the rules, she did not reveal her identity to the group. As the group were still suspicious they chose to banish again instead of splitting the money.
This meant Alexander was eliminated, followed by Frankie as the group once again chose to banish. After she left, both Jake and Leanne learnt the other was a Faithful and split the money.
Applications are now open for series four of the Traitors.
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