THE TRAITORS returned to screens in January 2024, with 22 new contestants competing in the game show.
The BBC series sees players travel to a remote Scottish castle to compete in a game of deceit, with some of the cast chosen as Traitors and the others remaining as Faithfuls.
Paul is a business manager from Manchester.
The player signed up for The Traitors after his friends and family convinced him to watch the first series and encouraged him to apply for the next edition.
He said: “I just fell in love with it straight away, as it’s properly up my street.
“I love the activity side of things, especially the mission where they were walking across the drawbridge blindfolded, I really loved that.
“Then the round table with people’s emotions running high, I thought this is definitely something I could get involved in and, you know what, I might be able to succeed in.”
Paul is no stranger to TV as he appeared on two different shows prior to signing up for The Traitors.
When he was 22, Paul was the subject of a four-part reality series titled Quest For The Backflip.
The show documented Paul’s life and passion for BMX riding as he aimed to get back on his bike and achieve the perfect backflip trick.
After that, he appeared on Channel 4 game show Deal or No Deal.
He took part in the show back in 2010 and told host Noel Edmonds that he hoped to land a big-money modelling contract from his appearance.
Paul was chosen as a Traitor during the first episodes of The Traitor’s second series.
The show’s host Claudia Winkleman picked the first three Traitors after interviewing each player to see who would be good for the role.
During the round table, she then tapped who she had selected on the shoulder while all the contestants were blindfolded.
Prior to the show starting, Paul had revealed his desire to be a Traitor.
He said: “I hope that happens, because the more I think about what the show is, it is about the real Traitors, right?
“To participate in the show fully is to be a Traitor, I think.”
The full line-up for the second series of The Traitors can be seen below:
The 22 contestants are competing to take home a share of the potential £120,000 cash prize.
Throughout the episodes, players have to compete in physical and psychological challenges to build up the prize money.
Paul was named as one the first Traitors for series two alongside Ash and Harry.
During their first secret meeting, the trio were tasked with choosing one of their co-stars to become the fourth Traitor of the series.
Ash, Harry and Paul then chose veterinary nurse Miles to join them and become a Traitor.
Last series, only one Traitor, Wilf, made it all the way to the series final.
He narrowly missed out on the cash prize after being rumbled by winners Aaron, Meryl, Hannah, who took home a share of the pot of £101,050 during the reality TV show’s series finale.
