Whether you were stunned by Fiona’s unforgettable outburst or gripped by Harriet’s razor-sharp revelations, many of the most memorable moments of the new series of The Traitors have been driven by ladies of a certain age. Reality TV so often rewards the loudest, the flashiest, the youngest. Yet, ever since Series 4 broke onto our screens on New Year’s Day, it’s been the midlife women killing it on screen.
It was a bruising start for the female contingent with the rapid departures of Netty, 42 and Judy, 60 but they’d already set tongues wagging during their brief sojourn in the castle. Straight-talking Judy, with her chin stud and self-confessed ‘dark side’, was immediately deemed a possible Traitor, whilst Netty’s friendship with fellow contestant Ross made her such a threat that she was the first of the Traitors' murders.
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