BBC's The Traitors has gripped the nation over the few weeks and the final episode airs tonight (Thursday).
Amongst the finalists is Edinburgh's very own Meryl Williams. She survived murders, banishments and traitors and has got a chance of winning the jackpot - a life-changing cash prize of £120,000.
Speaking about the final, the call centre agent said she feels 'ecstatic'.
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She said: "I never expected it in a million years. When I first went onto the show I just wanted to try and get through. I kept just thinking one more day, one more day. I never ever thought I was going to get this far, for sure. It feels surreal. It’s a very ‘pinch me’ moment."
Meryl added that the overall experience had been 'surreal'.
She said: "It’s been all the challenges, all the missions, it’s being with everyone, it’s being at breakfast, it’s being with Claudia! The whole overall experience has all been surreal."
To get this far, there was a game to play. While others may not have been telling the full truth, Meryl said she just wanted to be herself. She admitted she didn't think she'd get past day three and is shocked she got so far.
She added: "I just wanted to try my best. I wanted to be myself. That’s all I wanted, and I can happily say that I have been myself. I am exactly how you see me on camera.
"I just wanted to try my absolute best and do everything I could. I also went on the show because I wanted to change people’s perceptions and the stereotypes that come with my condition. I wanted people to see me and educate themselves a bit that I can do everything they can do."
"Even at the start I put myself as least likely to win. I was right at the end of the line before Amos and Kieran came and stood after me. I literally put myself as least likely to win. I certainly never thought I’d get this far.
"I never came in with a game plan or a strategy or thought of things to do or not to do. I came in, decided to just be myself, to be friends with everyone, to just have a good time and enjoy every experience, to do everything I can do and just see what happens."
Meryl went on: “Winning the show would actually be life changing. The money would be amazing. I’m thinking of changing my career and I’d love to do that so the money would give me the flexibility to explore that. I’d love to travel too. And talk about a once-in-a-lifetime experience – winning a BBC One reality game show!”
The grand finale of the Traitors airs on BBC One at 9pm and on iPlayer.
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