THE Traitors champion Meryl Williams has branded the gritty BBC sequence as “the brand new Love Island.”
The Edinburgh-based star, 27, has traded in her name centre job for a profession on social media since being one of many closing three faithfuls standing on Claudia Winkleman‘s hit BBC One sequence.
Final yr, The Traitors hosted by Claudia, 51, pitted 22 contestants in opposition to each other at Ardross Fort within the Scottish Highlands
After 4 weeks of skulduggery, it was Meryl, together with property agent Aaron Evans and comedienne Hannah Byczkowski who triumphed and took a share of the prize pot.
As the brand new sequence and newest solid line-up bid for one more bumper money prize, Meryl has advised how the BBC programme was a great way for wannabe stars to construct their profile.
She advised Sky Vegas: “I feel so as a result of clearly folks may see this as possibly the brand new Love Island.
“That is the brand new alternative for folks to construct their platform and following, the place they will construct their method up.
“It will be fascinating to see the US model when that comes out as a result of that is each celebrities and regular folks they usually’ve at all times finished the US model that method.
“So, it’s going to be fascinating to see how the UK model compares, however I am hoping they preserve it to only regular folks.
“I wish to hearken to folks’s life experiences and listen to about completely different jobs and points of life.”
This yr, contestants embrace chess grasp Anthony, mannequin Mollie and clairvoyant Tracey.
Earlier Traitors stars corresponding to Aaron have deserted their former jobs – with Meryl’s ex co-star now engaged on yachts.
The brunette admitted: “It sounds cliche however my life has positively modified loads.
“I used to be working in a name centre, 9 to 5, again in 2022. After which clearly the present got here out and it was much more in style than anticipated.
“I by no means thought this was going to be an enormous break or something, I simply thought that is going to be a very good expertise and let’s have a look at what occurs.
“Now I simply do social media with a tremendous company. I by no means even thought I may get into this line of labor.
“I will simply do what I need to do and never be caught inside like the conventional 9 to five working machine.”
Meryl has kind on starring on TV sequence, with a earlier look on recreation present Blankety Clean.
She then underwent brow surgical procedure after her large Traitors win.
Meryl, who has achondroplasia, the place your torso is common top however your legs and arms are shorter stated she had the process as a result of her brow had at all times been a “huge insecurity.”