'Faithful' Charlotte really wanted to be a traitor

Charlotte Chilton, 32, grew up in Atherstone, Warwickshire and has also lived in Birmingham

The Traitors contestant Charlotte Chilton said she would have "sold her mum" to be one of the "murderers" on the BBC One series.

The education recruitment manager, 32, from Warwickshire, was wrongly suspected of being a traitor and sent home on Friday.

She believed her close friendship with previously banished contestant Paul Gordon kept her in up to that point.

"I really wanted to be a traitor," she told BBC CWR.

“I wanted it and I've said a few times I would have sold my mum to do it.”

"Don't tell my mum," she added.

The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, saw 22 strangers gather in a Scottish castle for the chance to win up to £120,000.

Contestants selected as traitors pick off their fellow players, known as faithfuls, with nightly "murders" while remaining undetected.

Viewers watched Charlotte reveal she was a faithful and describe herself as "collateral damage" to contestant Paul Gorton, voted out on Thursday.

But she revealed she had been "fairly confident he was a traitor".

"Because I was good friends with him you start to see little things, little slips... but I was going to keep him close and then I hopefully wouldn’t get murdered because I was shouting how faithful he was,” she added.

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Friday's show also saw video director Ross, 28, recruited to be a traitor by Harry and Andrew, unaware the contestant picked off a few days previously was his mum, Diane.

"I was very close to Diane, and she's an icon," Charlotte said. "Then to find out Ross is her son... I really want Ross to avenge his mum."

Discovering Harry, 22, was a traitor had left her "blown away", she said.

"I had no idea and so immediately I have respect for that.”

Charlotte predicted a close contest between traitors Harry and Ross, but said "articulate, super intelligent" Jasmine was one to watch, as well as "wildcard" Zack.

She added she had returned to her job but was keeping her options open.

"Anything I can do to be with this amazing family that we’ve built I would love,” she said.