BBC’s The Traitor viewers were left heartbroken for contestant Matt on tonight’s episode after his best mate on the show revealed he was the secret boyfriend of his crush, Alex.
Magician Tom decided to announce their secret romance in hopes that the players would stop accusing his girlfriend of being a traitor and have her killed off the show.
But Matt, a BMX athelete who connected with Alex from day one, was left in tears after the discover, having believe he had a real connection with Alex, something she admitted to herself.
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“Matt thought he was falling in love with Alex all along. That’s brutal,” said one viewer.
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“Oh poor Matt! Dude is heartbroken. I feel so bad for him,” added another, while a third penned: “This is more dramatic than a soap…I feel so bad for Matt he really liked Alex.”
Some however thought the reaction was unwarranted, given the nature of the show.
“#TheTraitors I’m finding the indignation people are feeling about being lied to a bit disingenuous considering they are on a show called the traitors,” said a fan.
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Alex and Matt later went for a private chat to discuss the drama, as Matt accused her of “playing him like a pawn.”
“you played me quite well,” he said, as presenter and actress Alex pleaded: “I know you think I used you as a cover but I didn’t.
“I did not play you I really like you.”
She went on to say “I think you’re really cool and I would love to hand out with you outside of here as friends.”
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Matt was seen speaking to the camera, saying he felt like he was about to be broken up with by a girl “and you know you are, but they were never yours.”
He also told Alex that his emotional reaction “wasn’t just because I found out you had a boyfriend,” but because she “broke that trust.”
The Traitors is an inventive new reality show presented by Claudia Winkleman, that takes murder mystery to a new level.
22 strangers arrive at a castle in the Scottish Highlands to take part in a psychological game of detection.
However, hidden among the castle guests are a group of murderous traitors, with trust and treachery coming to the fore as players battle it out for a £120,000 prize.
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