‘Overkill high performance’ lies, ‘hedgehog hunches’ & stress struggles – body language issues giving The Traitors away
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THE TRAITORS is back and has been making the first week of January just that little bit more bearable, as viewers stay glued to their screens, watching the contestants' lies and deceit. Host Claudia Winkelman has chosen Linda, 70, Armani, 27, and Minah, 29 for her all-female line-up of Traitors, and they have so far successfully murdered one faithful, whilst another has been evicted from the game.
![[The Traitors returned to BBC One on New Year's Day]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SHOWBIZ-Traitors-01562434jpg-JS960809082-1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
This series, a brand new twist has been added to the show, where the Faithful won't know if they have removed a Traitor from the game until the finale. Judi revealed that Armani is already letting herself down as a Traitor, by drawing attention to herself with her "over-kill" behaviour.
![[Armani has been chosen as one of the three initial Traitors]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/01-01-2025-armani-series-960763902_f99380.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
She said: “As a Traitor, Armani is acting like a ‘High Performance’ liar, someone who throws themselves into the delivery with enthusiasm and energy, thinking the more they speak the more they will be believed. “Her body language involves exaggerated rituals known as over-kill behaviour.
![[Linda is the oldest Traitor in this years' series]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/01-01-2025-linda-series-960764006_16ee1a.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
"She even shed some tears last night and there were face-fanning gestures as she turned the spotlight fully on herself. "She is often the one standing to attract attention and act as leader and she seems to see her tendency to ‘control’ the group as a useful mind-game, rather than keeping her head down and avoiding suspicion.”.
![[Minah is hoping to stay undetected as a Traitor]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/01-01-2025-minah-series-960763972_b0c46c.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
Armani's own sister Maia is in the game, meaning that she is more likely to be able to tell that Armani is lying. Judi explained: "The hardest people to lie to are people who know us well as they will spot even the subtlest variations of vocal tone or body language behaviour in a heartbeat because they are the ones who know what ‘normal’ looks like.
