{"id":2177782,"date":"2026-10-03T06:21:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2177782"},"modified":"2026-10-03T06:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T03:21:41","slug":"they-didnt-see-it-coming-what-does-it-take-to-be-a-traitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2177782","title":{"rendered":"‘They didn’t see it coming’ – what does it take to be a traitor?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Minah described herself as a “massive nerd” when it came to The Traitors <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When Minah Shannon felt the tap on her shoulder to signify that she had been selected as a traitor in series three of the popular BBC show, she almost struggled to contain her excitement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I literally could have done a back flip. I was so excited,” she says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But thankfully the mum, from Liverpool, was able to maintain her composure to make sure she went undetected until the final week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors sees contestants split into “faithfuls” and “traitors”, with the former looking to find the latter before they are murdered or banished.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The highly anticipated celebrity version of the show began on Thursday, with stars including Michael Sheen, Jerry Hall, Richard E Grant and Amol Rajan at the round table along with Bella Ramsey, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Maya Jama and King Kenny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Minah says she was inspired to apply for the show as she was a huge fan of the previous two series. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I am a massive nerd when it comes to The Traitors. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’m just a normal girl from Liverpool going and recording this thing that you love and being a part of a show that you’re so obsessed with.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Celebrity Traitors returned to the small screen on Thursday <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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During her time on the show, fans watched as she tricked the faithful contestants by banishing fellow traitors Armani and Linda. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Her performance almost took her all the way to the final, but she was voted out just two days before.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But what does it take to be a traitor and trick the faithfuls into believing she is one of them?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I’m just a happy, smiley person and they didn’t see it coming \u2013 that was the fun of it,” she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“When I became a mum, I just felt like I had this massive responsibility. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“My little girl was just about to turn two. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It felt like I could be a kid and I was allowed to be a bit naughty, a bit mischievous and just try to get away with murder basically.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Minah says she always had her sights set on becoming a traitor when she applied for the show. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s funny because people always say to me ‘how does your family trust you’ and ‘have you always been a good liar’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s not that I’m a liar but I just saw it as a performance like I was acting in a film so my role was to be a traitor and I always wanted to be a traitor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I just like the control. I’m a control freak, what can I say?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I just needed to know who else had that kind of power and I needed to be one of those people so I was so excited.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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  • The Celebrity Traitors series two returned on 1 October at 20:00 BST on iPlayer and BBC One. The series will air two nights a week on Thursday and Friday evenings with a spin-off series Uncloaked airing immediately after.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Listen to the best of <\/i>BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds<\/i> and follow BBC Merseyside on <\/i>Facebook<\/i>, <\/i>X<\/i>, and <\/i>Instagram<\/i>. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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