Meryl Williams

**Meryl Williams** is the winner of *The Traitors (UK)/Series 1*, along with Aaron Evans and Hannah Byczkowski.

## Profile

*Retrieved from BBC:*

**Name:** Meryl

**Age:** 25

**Job title:** Call Centre Agent

**Location:** Edinburgh

**Why did you apply to be on this brand-new reality series, what interested you about the concept?**
The fact that it's brand new interested me the most. The fact that it's the first time it will be filmed in the UK, there is nothing that people can compare it to and I can make my mark on it. It sounds like a really good experience, especially up in the Scottish Highlands as I live in Scotland. I really like the idea of Traitors, the fact that you have to suss out who's lying. I thought it'd be a really, really good experience and something new to try and that’s why I'm going to go for it.

**What do you think you will bring to the game?**
I’ll bring a different insight because I see the world differently. I have dwarfism. So, in that sense, my different view of situations and a different perspective. And, I can bring my personality!

**Do you think you have a game plan?**
Kind of but I'll get a better grasp of the situations after the first day of filming.

**If you are a traitor, how do you think you'll feel about that? Have you got a good poker face?**
I am a good liar, it's quite a bad habit. My gran tells me daily that it's very bad habit but it’s only white lies and not serious deception. Especially with people I don’t know but it’s harder with my friends as they’ll always know when I'm lying because they know me so well, but the contestants don't know me at all so it should be easy to pull the wool over their eyes.

**If you are a Traitor, how far do you think you'd be prepared to go to win the game?**
As far as it'll take me, I want to give it my all as it's a once in a lifetime experience. It will be hard because it may seem like you're backstabbing people and I am a nice person, I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but everyone knows it's a game. I don’t want to make anyone cry but I I'll definitely try my hardest to go as far as I can.

**If you’re a Faithful, what do you think your game plan will be?**
It will be to spot the little things, trying to clock this and that and identify who’s a Traitor. I like to keep an eye on everything. People often underestimate me which I will be able to use as an advantage to spot when they are lying.

**Do you think you're good at spotting a liar? Can you tell when someone's lying to you?**
I have lied, so I know a good liar when I see one as I've done that before. I’ll know who’s lying because I've said the exact same things and I'll be able to spot the exact same traits. I need to remember not to land myself in it when I'm trying to catch other people out. I need to focus on my concentration.

**If you are a Faithful, what qualities do you think you'll need to make it through to the final?**
If you are a Faithful, what qualities do you think you'll need to make it through to the final?

**If you win the prize money, what would you spend it on?**
I’ve recently bought my first house so if I won the money I'd love to do some home improvements on that as well as treating my family and friends to a holiday.

## Post-Game

* Meryl participated in a celebrity special of *The Weakest Link* for charity. She was voted off second after being unable to solve an anagram.

## References

1. ↑ The Traitors - Meet the contestants | BBC Media Centre — November 25, 2022