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 Miles....
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Miles
Age: 36
From: Worcestershire (originally Birmingham)
Occupation: Veterinary Nurse
Why did you apply for the show?
"Basically, I've done everything that I feel like is the cookie cutter thing to do, you know? I went to school, went to college, got my qualification, found my husband, had a family. I just thought I've done everything so 'correct'. When I saw the show, I thought it was quite clever, quite different. It was nicely done. I like that the show has normal, everyday people. There are going to be times when you're going to have beef with people, because we'll get so involved in the roles that we're playing. It's just that, I'm playing a role. As long as my nearest and dearest know that then that'll make me feel a bit better – it's not real life."
What will you bring to the game?
"If anything, it has to be humour. Humour is my number one really, so I find the funny in everything. Obviously respectfully. Humour's probably the first thing that I bring forward because that's my norm, even if I've been cooped up that's what I fall back onto to make myself feel comfortable again. I'm happy to laugh at myself... and others."
How would you feel to be chosen as a Traitor?
"I think it would be hard, because obviously you make relationships which make it hard to lie to these people. At the same time, you've got to be a good Traitor. When you think of people like Wilfred, he was playing the game well and you admired him because it was so hard to do. I think I would feel the same way. It's bittersweet but I've got to do what I've got to do. I'm in that role so I'm going to do that role properly, I want to do it well. I'm very much aware that it is just a game, it's about trying to get that nice balance of being genuine and playing the game. I don't have to lie about who I am, or my thoughts and beliefs, but I also have got a job to do and that's why I think I'd be comfortable as a Traitor or a Faithful, really."
What would you spend the prize money on?
"Loads of plastic surgery! No, I'm joking. What I really want to do is get our forever home. I'd like to pay off our debts and get into our forever home and really settle our roots. Whilst everything is fine as it is, it would be lovely to go forward with that and live somewhere in the country."
The Traitors series two begins Wednesday, January 3 at 9pm on BBC One.
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