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Jasmine Allday

The Traitors winners reveal filming secrets including how long roundtables really take

The Traitors winners have revealed some huge filming secrets from the BBC show - including how long the roundtables really take.

The iconic roundtables on the show - which is hosted by Claudia Winkleman - were where the remaining contestants decided who to banish from the show in a bid to get rid of the Traitors. It was always a dramatic but important time for all involved, as they would shout and scream over each other as they tried to either defend themselves or throw someone else's name into the ring.

Now the three finalists - who managed to unmask the final two Traitors, Kieran and Wilf - in last night's final have opened up about how intense filming was for the BBC show and dropped some behind-the-scenes secrets.

The trio revealed all about filming the show (ITV)

Meryl said of the roundtables: "Our hands were sweating, we didn't know what to do. I was like, if I drink the water are people going to think I'm a Traitor, if I don't drink the water, are they going to think I'm a Traitor. It was so intense."

Hannah added: "I think it was more intense than it was on TV," as Aaron shared: "Even as Faithfuls, we all knew we were Faithfuls, but you start questioning what a Faithful should do. It's so nerve-wracking all the time."

Hannah, Aaron and Meryl pose with Claudia (BBC)

Asked how long the roundtables really took, Aaron shared "25 to 30 minutes of people going on at each other and giving opinions," as Meryl confirmed there were no breaks and things got pretty intense at some points.

Winner Hannah previously admitted she felt like an "intruder" when she triumphed on the BBC show.

Speaking about her win, she said: "Oh my god! I felt like a complete and utter intruder. Like someone had got it wrong. Like someone was going to turn round any second and say no, sorry we messed it up, it’s not you! It literally felt like someone in that moment had just said all my dreams had come true. It was like someone had said 'okay, you can do whatever you want to do.'"

Wilf was unmasked as the final Traitor (BBC/Studio Lambert Associates/Paul Chappells)

Meryl says the show was full of "once-in-a-lifetime moments" for her.

Asked what she loved about the show, she said: "Probably the missions. When am I ever, ever going to do those again? The way things were organised, you’d never be able to experience that elsewhere – zipping along in a speedboat by Inverness, being in a helicopter, being on a big fairground wheel. All the things that we’ve done have been once-in-a-lifetime moments.

"I got to experience all of that in the safety and organisation of this amazing production. It’s just been such a fantastic experience. I couldn’t even pinpoint one mission. They’ve all been the best because they’ve all been things I’ve never done in my entire life."

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