Winkleman admitted that she has been inundated with messages about Alexander. The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman has apologised to fan-favourite Alexander Dragonetti following Friday’s (24 January) thrilling season three finale. Warning: This article does contain major spoilers for The Traitors season three.
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The tense final episode saw Faithfuls Jake and Leanne crowned as the winners, sharing the prize money of £94,600 between them. However, there could have been more triumphant players as both Alexander and Frankie, who were also Faithfuls, were banished just moments before the winners were confirmed.
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The outcome of the finale left some viewers unhappy, especially as many of them were rooting for Alexander. The 38-year-old former British diplomat has become won over many fans thanks to his gentlemanly demeanour. Speaking on Friday’s spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, Winkleman apologised to Alexander for previously announcing that he was single, revealing that she’s been swamped with requests from her friends to “define how single” he is.
“I’m so sorry that I reported to the group that you were single. I’ve had more messages about you, you are... you’re king!” said Winkleman. Turning to the cheering audience she asked: “He is right?”. Winkleman then added: “More messages from friends of mine who were like ‘define single’.”.
Frankie then chimed in to add: “All my divorced friends have WhatsApped me like, ‘Can I have his number?’”. Writing in The Independent, Hannah Ewens praised Alexander, writing: “Alexander, the nicest man in England, was the only Faithful to have his wits about him and offer genuine analysis, even vaguely applying logic to situations, a foreign concept to the rest of them. After being informed by the ultimate wingwoman Winkleman that Alexander was single, audiences found his Hinge profile, which tells potential matches that his simple pleasures include ‘buying fruit I’ve never seen before’. This man is an angel!”.
