Fiona Hughes, the 62-year-old contestant on BBC's The Traitors, has explained her controversial decisions as the secret traitor. Appearing on BBC Radio 2's The Scott Mills Breakfast Show, she revealed that she targeted players she deemed most faithful.
Hughes, a local government officer, was introduced as the secret traitor, a twist that kept her identity hidden from both contestants and viewers. Her role involved compiling shortlists of potential murder victims for the other traitors.
She said: 'I thought they were the three most faithful, and that's why their names were on the list. When you think of Netty, Ben and Maz – they just had faithful written over them.' She added that she was not part of the turret discussions and did not know why the others chose certain names.
Her banishment from the show last Friday followed an attempt to expose fellow traitor Rachel, which drew suspicion onto herself. Reflecting on the argument, Hughes described herself as a 'plonker.'
Since leaving, she has enjoyed watching her fellow traitors struggle to identify the secret traitor. She said: 'It was only six episodes but it felt as if I had been there a lifetime. It was a wonderful experience.'
