The Traitors: Herefordshire's Meg says 'murder' not such a bad end

Meg Corrick, from Herefordshire, said she applied to be on the show after her mum suggested it

Traitors competitor Meg Corrick said being "murdered" was better than being "banished", after she was booted off the BBC One show.

In the hit programme, set in a Scottish castle, a group of contestants have to find the traitors in their midst.

The group can banish suspected traitors but the traitors can also remove people by "murdering" them.

Ms Corrick said being banished "would have hurt my feelings" by signalling others on the show did not trust her.

The illustrator, from Herefordshire, said she applied to be on the show after her mum suggested it.

"She kept saying: 'You should apply! You should apply! What have you got to lose?'" Ms Corrick told BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester.

• Listen on BBC Sounds: Meg Corrick talks to BBC Radio Hereford & Worcester

After she left last week, Ms Corrick said she had enjoyed being on the show, particularly meeting host Claudia Winkleman and taking part in the challenges known as missions.

Her favourite event, she said, was the "bird mission" where she had to imitate bird noises for her fellow contestants.

She added: "I was clowning around, screaming bird noises at Claudia Winkleman. Who gets to say they've done that?"