While 1 January marked the beginning of the new year, it meant the start of something else for a lot of people.
The Traitors, obviously.
Series three kicked off on New Year’s Day and I’ll be honest, I’m already hooked and it has once again become my personality. So, as we come up with our own theories and obsess over Claudia Winkleman’s iconic fringe and fits, there’s the backstory of all of the contestants to dig into.
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And with some of them choosing to lie about their careers or just adopt a whole new accent (you can’t convince me that’s a smart move), there is plenty to learn.
Like how one contestant became a successful millionaire after spending six months homeless in their life outside of the BBC show.
Although, spoiler alert, he has already been booted off by his fellow Faithfuls.
Yep, banished contestant Nathan Khider lived in a car before turning his life around and raking in the cash.
The Londoner left school at 15 with no GCSEs but apparently hit the jackpot with a property deal where he made an ‘enormous amount’ of money.
But the now 39-year-old lost it all living the party life and ended up living in his car for six months.
He told The Sun: “People say six months is nothing, but at the time it felt like an eternity. It felt like I was there forever. Every day, ‘What food do I eat? What clothes do I wear?’”
Eventually Nathan landed a job in real estate before going over to the Middle East where he says ‘taking safe risks’ got him back on his feet.
The contestant added: “I told myself, ‘What’s the worst that can happen? I’ve already been homeless’.”
Now, he owns several successful businesses and is described as a millionaire.
But, like I said, we didn’t even get a chance to see if he’d discuss this on The Traitors seeing as he was the first one to be banished at the roundtable.
The contestants then banished yet another Faithful last night (2 January) when they suspected Elen of being a Traitor.
As for murders, two contestants have been killed off so far - the unlucky Yin and Keith.
However, right at the beginning of the series, three contestants chose to ‘leave’ the game as they sacrificed themselves for the team - Alexander, Fozia and Jack.
Although, viewers may remember a similar situation in the first series when the contestants were eventually brought back as Claudia explained the only way to leave The Traitors is through banishment or murder.
Oh, strap in lads, this is going to be a SERIES.
The Traitors airs tonight (3 January) at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Topics: BBC, TV and Film, The Traitors
Jess Battison