The winners of BBC’s The Traitors have revealed they were “shocked” to discover Wilfred Webster was the final traitor during Thursday night’s reality show finale.
Aaron Evans, 24, Meryl Williams, 25, and Hannah Byczkowski, 32, made the confession while appearing on This Morning on Friday.
Comedian Hannah admitted she got over the surprise pretty quickly as it meant she would win a whopping £100,000 as per the show’s rules.
“Our hands were sweating!” Traitor winners Aaron, Meryl (centre) and Hannah (left) have shown their ‘shock’ as they reacted to winning the £100,000 prize during THIS latest showdown
She told presenters Josie Gibson and Andi Peters: “I’m really loud, so I was like, ‘Don’t be a threat to anyone, don’t be someone they want to get rid of’, and then I was first on stage at the round table! I thought, “You absolute idiot.”
She added: “When Wilf said he was a traitor I was like ‘well we just won a hundred grand’ before Meryl chimed in: ‘I was so shocked.
“I was sad to lose my friend, but I wanted to get the traitors out. It’s hard to distinguish between friendships and candidates because we’ve built such strong, good friendships there.
When Hannah made it to the finals, she joked, “My family was like, ‘Was she kidnapped? She must be fine.”
Success: The nail-biting show ended on Thursday night when Hannah, Aaron and Meryl won the whopping £101,050 prize fund, which was split evenly between them
Aaron added, “Looking back at it, it’s mind-blowing. After a few days I thought, “What’s everyone’s name?”
“The quests were the most popular things on the show, we jumped out of helicopters and onto speedboats, it was so much like James Bond.”
Meryl spoke about the intense roundtable sessions where the group gathers to discuss who they suspect as a traitor before banning a candidate.
She said: “Our hands were sweating. It was so intense. I thought, “Do I drink the water or will they think I’m a traitor?”
Team: Aaron Evans, 24, Meryl Williams, 25, (center) and Hannah Byczkowski, 32, (left) made the confession while appearing on Friday’s This Morning show
Good for her: Comedian Hannah admitted she got over the surprise pretty quickly as according to the show’s rules she was set to win a whopping £100,000
The nail-biting show wrapped up on Thursday night when Hannah, Aaron and Meryl won the whopping £101,050 prize fund, which was split evenly between them.
Following her win, Meryl revealed that she hopes to follow in host Claudia Winkleman’s footsteps and become a presenter, while both Hannah and Aaron pursue new career directions after quitting their jobs.
After her win, Meryl explained, “I work in a call center as a customer service representative and I really want to break into the television and journalism industries by doing presentations.”
“I’m going to use this time and money to address it,” she added in a chat shared by The Sun.
Entertaining: The moderators Josie Gibson and Andi Peters are also big fans of the show
Shock: Aaron added, “Looking back at it, it’s mind-blowing. After a few days I thought, “What’s everyone’s name?”
Meanwhile, Hannah had quit her job as a pre-show grooming consultant, and while she’s entered the industry, she now plans to be a full-time comedian.
While Aaron also quit his job as a real estate agent and will be traveling in 2023, he plans to document it on YouTube while he plans to become a vlogger.
Despite making a whopping £33,000 from his share of the money, Aaron stuck to his promise to give his mum the money to pay down a house.
Revealing her reaction, he explained, “She cried when I got back from the show and when I told her she started crying even more. It was really emotional.’
So close! It was a close decision for the three winners after traitor Wilfred (pictured) almost made it before he was caught teasing himself and Kieran Tompsett
Meanwhile, the hunk has already garnered plenty of attention and flirtatious comments in his post-show DMs.
He said: “I’ve had a lot of love and a lot of mothers who have offered hugs. There’s a fansite of me in pants right now.”
Thursday night’s tense final was a close decision for the three winners after Wilfred Webster almost made it before he was caught turning on him and fellow traitor Kieran Tompsett.
Kieran was voted out first of the other four candidates in the finals, but walked away with a cryptic “parting gift” when he revealed to the others that he thought Wilf was a traitor.
New beginnings: Aaron, Meryl, Hannah and host Claudia Winkleman are pictured (LR)
When Hannah found out her best mate Wilf had cheated on her, she said: “It was such a shock because I never thought about him.
“We had bonded so much that I thought, ‘How does nobody else see that he’s a believer?’ It never crossed my mind.
As he said that, I could see the relief and happiness on his face at the result.”
As for how the game will affect her trust in others, she added: “I will never be able to be in a relationship again. I suppose it actually has.”
Meryl said of Wilf’s cheating: “I was in shock. I literally fell to the ground when Wilf told us he was a traitor. I didn’t believe it.
“I was in total shock like, ‘How did you lie to me and Hannah for so long? But it’s a game and he played the game so well.
While Aaron shared: “At the end of the day it’s a game.
‘Even if Wilf had had his way, there would have been no uncomfortable feelings.’
Fingers crossed! Following her win, Meryl revealed she hopes to follow in host Claudia’s (pictured) footsteps and become a presenter