Cloaks at the ready - The Traitors is back!
After a seemingly-interminable wait, Claudia Winkleman has returned to her Scottish castle to welcome a new group of 22 strangers to play the ultimate game of deception. Who will become The Traitors and who are The Faithfuls?
Read on for a profile of contestant Tracey....
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Tracey
Age: 58
From: Inverness
Occupation: Sonographer and Clairvoyant
Why did you apply for the show?
"I just loved it. I thought it was the best game show I've seen in such a long time. I've never wanted to apply for a game show ever. Every day after I watched the series, I kept checking when I could apply for series two. I just knew I wanted to be on it and it just hit something with me, I thought 'I want to be on this'. It was mainly the psychology of it and meeting people that you don't normally meet in your normal life."
What is your game plan?
"As far as a game plan goes, I am going in without one. I'm just going to live moment to moment and do what feels right, trust my gut instinct. I'm just going to enjoy it. I'm winging it because I live life like that. My brother, who's a doctor, says to me, 'I don't know how you get through life; you literally have no logic whatsoever. You do everything by gut feelings.' And I think if I had a game plan, it would kind of take me away from that. So, I'm just going in blind."
How would you feel to be chosen as a Traitor?
"I think I'll be terrified, just terrified. Although you've got to go with whatever opportunity life gives you. If I'm going to be a Traitor, then I will embrace it 100%. You're going to get close to people really quickly. I used to go on detachment with people in the military, and they'd be like your best friend for two whole weeks, you couldn't possibly ever live without them and then when you get home, you never contact each other again."
What would you spend the prize money on?
"I would really love to retire. When I got divorced, I bought the house because I wanted to keep me and the kids in the family home for stability. I had to re-mortgage and consequently still owe loads of mortgage. I sometimes think 'Oh my god, I'm going to still be working in the NHS when I'm 70, they'll be wheeling me in!' I've given the NHS nearly 40 years, so I feel like I would try and pay loads of mortgage off and then retire."
The Traitors series two begins Wednesday, January 3 at 9pm on BBC One.
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