Ross
Age: 28
Job title: Video Director
Location: Lancashire

Why did you apply to be on The Traitors?

Just to throw myself into the deep end of something, I’m so used to being behind a camera that it’s actually very nerve-racking for me to be in front of one. This is something new and I’m well up for the challenge. I’m quite good at the old Among Us game and I thought this looked like a lot of fun. I’m also really looking forward to having a break from social media, my phone, work and the rest of it. It’s a good excuse to tell my business partner that I just can’t work for three weeks, it’s a nice excuse to do that.

What did you think of the first series?

I watched all of series one and I loved it to be honest. I thought it was quite refreshing, it was dramatic, funny, intense, really quite intense. Altogether, a very well put together show.

Was there anyone’s game plan you admired?

I’d have to say Aaron. He was just super genuine and nice. Maybe a few things got to him a bit much but in general, he was very open and honest. I think that’s the best policy really and he seemed like he was having fun. Sometimes being honest is the best gameplan.

What do you think you’ll bring to the game?

I think I’ll bring a little bit of liveliness. I’m definitely not going in it to take it too seriously. Obviously, it is a game, and I am in it to play but, I’m not really there to play a game to be honest with you. I’m just in it to have a little bit of fun and hopefully, provide a little bit of energy to the camp. I’m very much a mother hen, if it’s all too much for someone I’ll take them under my wing and make sure they’re alright. I don’t take life too seriously. I’m saying all of this but I might get in there and actually it’s the most intense experience in the world and I crumble! But I don’t see that happening.

If you are a Traitor, how do you think you’ll feel?

I think I’d be a bit gutted because then I’ve actually got to play a game. I feel like it would put me on edge a bit and I might not be able to fully be myself. If I’m probing, I can have a bit of fun with that but if I’m having to lie to people, it sets me on edge a bit. But, you know, at the same time it’s a game and I’ve done it before in Among Us, this is a bit of a bigger scale, but I could definitely do it again!

Would you say you’ve got a good poker face?

I think so, I play a lot of poker, so I’d like to think I have. I tend to smile a lot, but that’s whether I’m questioning someone else or I’m being questioned, I have a little Cheshire Cat grin and that’s just my face. So, I don’t know. Other people might interpret that in a different way. If I start laughing because someone says I’m a Traitor, they’ll go “Well, he’s definitely a Traitor” and I won’t be able to not laugh. So, I don’t know how it will go…

If you are a Traitor, how far are you prepared to go to win the game?

I mean, I can throw a few people under the bus if needs be. It’s a game at the end of the day isn’t it, it’s not life or death.

If you’re a Faithful, what do you think your game plan would be?

I’d befriend everyone. I’d try and charm everyone and try and get their secrets from them, that’s the whole thing, isn’t it?

How good are you at spotting a liar?

I think I’d be good. I’m quite good at reading people and their personalities. I’ve got to do it with my job. Not spot liars as such but I’ve got to work with a lot of different personalities and sometimes mistakes happen. People lie about it, and I’ve got to kind of filter through that. So, I do think I’d be pretty good.

If you are a Faithful, what qualities do you think you’re going to need to make it through to the final?

It’s a tricky one because I do think if you’re too nice and you’re too loving, people can see that as a threat and then target you because they think you’re weak. If you’re popular they might want to get you out, if you’re pointing fingers too much, they might want you out. You don’t want to point fingers because that’s when you get stabbed in the back. You have to almost play the silent game and figure out who your friends are. It’s a tricky one as a Faithful, it’s probably tricker to do that than be a Traitor and get to the end.

Do you think you’ll be good at the missions and what strengths do you think you might bring to them?

Yeah, I can’t wait for the Missions. Unless it involves spiders! I’m quite active, I guess, I could roll a barrel up a hill, I’ve never done it before, but I’m sure I’d be pretty good at it. I’ve got semi-decent balance; I can think on my feet, I’m quite a good problem solver, good at mental arithmetic, if there’s any mathematics ones I’d be there. I’m really good at spelling if there are any spelling bees, that’d be right up my street. You never know, I’m sure it’s not going to be that, but I’d be really good at those. I think that’s pretty much it really, can’t wait.

If you win the prize money, what do you think you’ll spend it on?

If I won, I don’t actually know. Maybe a mini holiday and then save up for a house? A bit boring, well the holiday isn’t, but you know, all the adult stuff.

In this nail-biting psychological reality competition, Claudia Winkleman greets 22 strangers as they arrive at a beautiful castle in the Scottish Highlands to play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning up to £120,000.

But hidden amongst them are the Traitors whose job is to secretly murder a player every night, without getting caught.

It’s up to the others, the Faithfuls, to try to detect who the traitors are, and banish them from the game, before they become their next victim.

For the lucky ones who survive to the end, they have the chance of winning that life-changing cash. But if a Traitor remains undetected, they’ll steal all the money.

The Traitors returns on Wednesday 3 January from 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and episodes 2 and 3 will be available on iPlayer immediately after. The show will air on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.