THE Traitors' star Maddy Smedley has revealed some backstage gossip from filming on the BBC show and answered fans' burning questions.
Solidifying herself as a fan favourite early on in the smash hit BBC reality series, Maddy is keeping viewers up-to-date with life post The Traitors.
She has shared several images and videos lately showing her pregnancy journey and what she has been up to since leaving the castle.
While on Instagram, Maddy conducted a Q&A where she answered fans' questions.
Among the many questions she received, the reality star was asked: "How long were you filming for?"
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Revealing she'd used up all her annual leave from work, Maddy disclosed: "So, I was there for three weeks before I was [gesturing to say she had the chop] not murdered but banished. But yeah, three weeks, and I think they went another three or four days or something.
"But you get there two days before you start the game, and you are in isolation."
Another fan asked how far away the castle was from where the cast slept, which she divulged was about "a 20 to 30-minute drive, with a different driver each night."
A viewer asked: "Were you allowed your phones?"
"Nope, no phones, nothing," she replied, revealing that security checked their bags on starting the show.
She discussed a hairy moment she had with security. Her partner Tom had ordered a bobble hat but was mistakenly sent a balaclava.
She packed it in her suitcase, thinking it would go down well on the show.
"I had that in my bag as a joke," she recalled.
Grimacing, she continued: "And I was going to be like 'Oh look, tell that to the police [while in the show]', but they checked your suitcase. So I had to explain to the security guard that it was just a joke."
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A spectator questioned if any moments were scripted or if it "was all genuine"?
Maddy answered: "I know Tom [Elderfield], the magician said it was scripted, but he was just joking. Nothing was scripted, only the bit where they [BBC] said, 'Madd, you have got to repeat that again of you surviving breakfast' [so I re-said] 'and I survived breakfast.'
"So, I had to repeat the acting thing as I had said it off the cuff when we were taking our microphones off because I wanted to leave, and I was being dramatic. These things happen, but nothing was scripted, it's not like Made in Chelsea, where they give you a topic. It is literally just the whole day and whatever they film.
"There are even cameras in the corner, so even when you think there is no one holding a camera at you, there are cameras."
She recounted feeling "exhausted" daily and thanked the welfare team for looking after her.
A few questions on her pregnancy prompted her to talk about her weird cravings, which included her love of crisps, mozzarella balls and fizzy drinks.
Maddy is expecting her first child with her partner Tom.
