Why I REALLY lost by The Traitors' Linda. Reason my gameplay fell apart, the behind-the-scenes secrets, truth about my Fozia mishap and the friend's lie I never saw coming
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The biggest mystery of this season’s series of The Traitors is how retired opera singer Linda Rands – whose acting skills make Widow Twankey’s panto turn look nuanced – survived as long as she did before she was banished from the castle on Wednesday night.
![[Bank risk manager Dan, who was banished during episode six, with 'bumbling granny' Linda]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/16/94218457-14297319-image-a-2_1737131659992.jpg)
Her co-conspirator, cool-headed call centre manager Minah, 29, had even had enough of her hammy performance and joined the pile-on to vote her off. First there had been her ‘pointer dog’ reaction right at the start, after host Claudia Winkleman threw a ‘I’ll be seeing you Traitors later’ bone into the pack, causing Linda’s ears to literally prick up like an excited puppy.
![[Linda with fellow traitor Minah on the third run of the ultimate trust-and-treachery reality show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/16/94218461-14297319-image-a-3_1737131675255.jpg)
The clip prompted a raft of hilarious memes on social media. Worse still were the no-hankie-required crocodile tears and fulsome protestations of friendship for a contestant she had murdered the night before. The scene provoked such delight among viewers that it was celebrated by the BBC with a tongue-in-cheek West End hoarding. All agree – Linda included – that it was a minor miracle she lasted as long as she did.
![[Linda poses in front of a billboard in Leicester Square, poking fun at her over-the-top acting during her appearance on the show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/17/16/94218441-14297319-image-a-4_1737131679056.jpg)
Speaking to her the morning after we saw her leave the hugely popular show, Linda, 71, is in gloriously good humour, positively embracing her reputation as the stand-out melodrama queen. Was she surprised she wasn’t rumbled sooner? ‘Yes! I think we all were, to be honest. I was like a cat with nine lives,’ she laughs.
