Alex Oleksy
Age: 29
From: Whitby
Occupation: Care manager
Why did you apply?: "Well, the first time that I watched the show, I thought the whole concept was so cool. Psychological warfare AND a game show.
"I watched it with my mother-in-law, and she said, 'I think you'd be really good at this.' I mulled it over, watched the second season, and had seen that you could apply for the next. And I thought, 'you know what, I think I'm going to do that'."
What did you think of previous series?: "I've rewatched ahead of this. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail! I remember looking at Paul and thinking that he did such a good job, being a larger-than-life character. When I watched it again, I had a different opinion because I think he set himself up to fail a little bit. He became a little bit blinkered, where he was so dead set on this game plan that he had that it stopped him from seeing that things were falling apart around him.
"Harry just played an absolute blinder, and he was thinking on his feet as well. I think that as soon as you start taking things for granted, or expect that things are going to happen the way that you think they are, then that's when things change. And it's about being ready to run after you stumble. In my work, no two days are ever the same, plans go out the window at the drop of a hat and you need to be ready to drop the expectation of how the day was going to go and pick something else up and run with that instead. So, I'm hoping that being able to be a bit resilient and being able to think quickly on my feet will put me in good stead."
What is your gameplan?: "For me, I think it's just to be observant, trust nobody, and catalogue events as you go. Pick up on the things that people say even early on, remember them in case you need them later. Overall, I don't think you can go in with a game plan and stick to it rigidly.
"I think my broad game plan is to play it a bit stupid and be the nice guy. Try and have a laugh when people get their barriers down and just kind of see what I can pick up even in subtle conversation. That's what I hope to do, now watch me go in there and do none of that!"
What would you spend the winnings on?: "Me and my wife aren't able to have biological children and it's obviously very expensive to start IVF so that would be the first thing on the list. I'm desperate to be a dad, I'm just a big kid and just always wanted to be a dad. So that will be first on the list. And then just boring stuff, pay off debt, take my family on a holiday, all that sort of stuff. You know, give them a bit of a treat."
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