The Traitors star Alex reveals heartbreaking reason for signing up to show

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Series three of BBC’s hit reality show The Traitors is now in full swing with the first three scheming Traitors revealed by host Claudia Winkleman, and the Faithfuls so far failing abysmally to work out who they are.There have been tense banishments and murders, and three people kicked off the train before it even made it to the castle in the Scottish Highlands, while the remaining players are trying their best to stay the course and hopefully win the prize pot of up to £120,000.

Among those with a special reason for taking part is Alex, a 29 year old care manager from Whitby. He revealed early on to viewers that he already knows what he would spend the prize money on, and it is IVF treatment so he and his wife can start a family together. “Me and my wife aren't able to have biological children and it's obviously very expensive to start IVF so that would be the first thing on the list,” he said when asked what he would use the cash for. “I'm desperate to be a dad, I'm just a big kid and just always wanted to be a dad.

So that will be first on the list.” It was Alex’s mother-in-law who encouraged him to sign up for the show. “I watched [the first series] with my mother-in-law, and she said, ‘I think you'd be really good at this.’ I mulled it over, watched the second season, and had seen that you could apply for the next.

And I thought, ‘you know what, I think I'm going to do that’.” Alex describes himself as a “funny, silly sort of character,” which he believes could work to his advantage as it means people often underestimate him and assume silly means stupid. “Throughout my life, a lot of people have maybe overlooked me or underestimated me.That sort of thing in the Traitors could possibly be weaponized almost.