Stephen reveals plans for his share of £95,750 Traitors prize money after win despite not receiving it yet
The Traitors winner Stephen Libby is making a major life change after he lied his way to a major payday on the show.
Teaming up with fellow Traitor Rachel Duffy to form a 'Celtic connection', they managed to stay loyal to each other and get rid of the other contestants until it was only the two of them left and they each bagged a share of the £95,750 prize pot.
That's £47,875 each for those who are counting, which is a nice thing to get after playing The Traitors, though it sounds like they haven't had their money yet.
That's pretty normal for gameshows as the payout tends not to come until after the episodes have aired, otherwise people would have seen Stephen walking around in a golden jumpsuit and put it together that he'd won the show.
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As for what he's going to do with the money, he told This Morning that while his prize was 'not in the account yet' he did know what he wanted to do with it.
"Obviously, some new jumpsuits on the cards, and, I've left my job so, really, it's allowing me to just survive for the next wee while as well," Stephen revealed on the This Morning sofa.
During the show he'd been billed as a cybersecurity consultant, but it sounds like he's packed that in for a while, so the prize money will make a good financial cushion for him while he looks for the next job.
There may be folks who don't want him wandering far from a TV camera, since Stephen was undoubtedly one of the fan favourites from the latest season of The Traitors.
Whether it was his fashion choices or funny reactions, people really took to Stephen and he's been tipped for a famous future if that's what he so desires.
According to The Sun, people in the biz reckon he's got 'all the ingredients to make it in showbiz' as he's 'articulate and charming'.
His case is probably helped by the major decision he made in the endgame to stick with fellow Traitor Rachel and not betray her in order to take all of the money for himself - a decision that reinforced his likability.
As for Rachel, she's hoping to use the cash and her newfound popularity to publish her debut novel.
Describing it as 'a contemporary fantasy novel for young adults', she told the Daily Mail: "It's about murder and lies so it's quite appropriate. Maybe now is the time to get that published."
She also offered a heartbreaking update on her mother, who has Parkinson's and dementia. On the show, Rachel said she was hoping to win the prize money to take her mum on holiday and make memories with her.
She said: "It's a hard one because the show was recorded in May so at that time her condition wasn't as severe as it is now, so she's not fit to travel as much.
"We’re trying to do something closer to home so I can't wait to just sit in front of her and say, 'Mummy, what do you want to do, what can we do that you would just love?” God only knows what she's going to say, but I can't wait!"
Topics: The Traitors, BBC, TV
Joe Harker