I was a contestant on The Traitors and here are some secrets from the show bosses don't want you to know
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A former contestant from The Traitors has divulged some secrets about the hit BBC One show. Alex Gray was a contestant on series one of the show and remained a faithful throughout her time in the game. The presenter and actress refused to be recruited as a traitor and ended up being murdered in episode eight.
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Speaking to Cosmopolitan UK, Alex revealed all contestants who take part are required to undergo psychological assessments to ensure they are mentally fit enough to take part. In order to prepare, Alex told how she read two books on the psychology of lying but felt they were of no help.
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The Londoner admitted it was 'very hard' to detect if someone was lying and she also found it tough to sleep in the castle because she couldn't switch her brain off. A former contestant from The Traitors has divulged some secrets about the hit BBC One show.
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Alex Gray was a contestant on series one of the show and remained a faithful throughout her time in the game. She said: 'The cameras are on you all day long. There was no packing it away like with a board game - and even when you're no longer in the castle, you're still ruminating over stuff that happened; 'What if I had done this differently? Maybe this person is a Traitor?'.
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Alex also revealed there is a welfare person assigned to every two contestants and participants also have opportunities to speak to a psychologist to 'ground yourself again'. Staff would also give contestants a summary of each episode before it aired in order to 'prepare you mentally'.
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