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Amanda Lovett from strike show The Traitors heading to Aberdeen to 'spill the tea' as BBC star becomes nation's icon
In the words of Claudia Winkleman, "get them before they get you."
If you hold seen the widespread BBC show The Traitors, then you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Do you think about yourself to be a faithful looking to seek out a traitor? Or are you a traitor hoping to murder a faithful?
If the latter is what you have chosen, then you will be pleased to comprehend that one of the best in the game is heading to the Granite city.
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That's right, Amada Lovett is coming to Aberdeen next month as part of her UK tour.
The 54-year-old estate agent from Wales was hailed as an icon after appearing on the hit BBC series back in November last year.
Quickly proving she had what it takes to be a traitor, Amanda became favourite to achieve the show. Looking unstoppable as she 'murdered' her fellow contestants, thus banishing them from the show, she was the queen of lies, deceit and trickery.
That was until she ultimately fell at the hands
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The Traitors actor Amanda has opened up about winning the hearts of the nation with her turn as a traitor on the punch BBC reality show - and has celebrated her gay icon status, promising to go to Celebration in 2023.
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The mum of five became an instant hit on the demonstrate thanks to her unswerving devotion to her role in the series - but - and spoilers ahead if you didn't watch on Tuesday - her gameplay came to an end after creature betrayed by her fellow Traitor Wilf. Well, it is the name of the game, after all!
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WHEN she applied for the first series of The Traitors, Amanda Lovett never imagined she’d be a star.
The 54-year-old self-styled Welsh “dragon” even went back to her job as an estate agent at first.
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But, from the moment Amanda became one of the Traitors in the BBC show, fans loved her - thanks to her devious gameplay yet cheerful and amiable accent.
And although she didn’t manage to make it to the end of the series, thanks to fellow Traitor Wilfred Webster turning on her so close to the final, she’s had the last laugh.
In May last year, she hosted an episode of BBC Radio 4 present, Woman’s Hour, titled Why We Lie.
More recently, she even bagged a presenting role on Homes Under The Hammer, which she said was a “dream come true” - and she’s good and truly quit her day career now.
“I don't ponder any of us expected The Traitors to be as big as it was,” Amanda says in an exclusive interview. “We all hoped that the public would fancy it but it was just phenomenal, the way it blew up over the Christmas and New Year.
“So life’s been really bus
The Traitors’ Amanda opens up about Wilfred betrayal and becoming an 'icon'
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21 Dec 2022, 11:59
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The Traitors’ Amanda has opened up about Wilfred’s betrayal in last night’s episode and the love she’s received after appearing on the show.
Warning: Spoilers ahead
It was another intense episode of The Traitors last night (20th December), which saw Amanda being thrown to the wolves by her fellow Traitor, Wilfred. In the end she was banished by the group, which was a huge blow for fans who had been rooting for her to win.
Speaking exclusively to Virginradio.co.uk, Amanda opened up about how she felt regarding Wilfred’s shocking betrayal.
She said: “It hurt at the second, obviously, because we were so involved in the game, but it is a game at the end of the afternoon. I wouldn't have done it to him and that's why I deflected all the time when people mentioned his name.”
Amanda continued: “I mean, that was his game arrange, but I just desire everybody to give him love as well because at the end of the day, we've made good TV. If we hadn't been ruthless as Traitors, would it contain been good to watch? No.
“I hope the nation does
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Not since Bimini Bon Boulash sashayed down the runway on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ back in 2021 has anyone become a nationally revered gay icon as fast as Amanda Lovett from ‘The Traitors’.
The BBC reality TV show described as ‘the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust’ became an unlikely strike at the end of last year. The premise: 22 people are taken to a remote castle in the Scottish Highlands. Among their number are three ‘traitors’ – a group of contestants selected by host Claudia Winkleman and tasked with covertly ‘murdering’ the other players – the ‘faithfuls’ – without being detected to steal a £120,000 prize fund for themselves. Basically, it’s a chaotic, prolonged and very emotional version of ‘wink murder’.
Out of all the players, Welsh grandmother Amanda – who was picked as a ‘traitor’ on the first day of the challenge – quickly stole our hearts. Her camp mix of warm, maternal energy and merciless ab