The winners of Celebrity Traitors have said they are relieved that they no longer need to keep the biggest secret in British TV, as they reunited to celebrate their victory.
Actor Sebastian Croft and comedian Romesh Ranganathan were the last ones standing, with the two faithfuls splitting the £83,000 prize pot between their chosen charities.
“I am feeling good, it’s so nice to finally be able to talk about it properly,” Croft, known to pals as Bash, told Newsbeat.
The second series of the hit One show finished on Friday, after the original 21 celebs were whittled down to seven finalists.
Reuniting with Ranganathan on the comedian’s Radio 2 show on Saturday morning, Croft said they had been worried about being seen together in public before the final.
“We were having dinner and we’re not exactly a likely duo and the whole restaurant was like, ‘we like you on Traitors and hope you win’,” he said.
Croft added that he had woken up on Saturday “with a light sense that I don’t have to keep the secret anymore. It’s been killing me”.
Ranganathan, 48, started his show by saying: “Last night, I don’t know if you’re aware, was the finale of The Celebrity Traitors and I won.”
He said he was “delighted to win” but admitted he probably wouldn’t have done so without Croft convincing him to banish the last remaining traitor, King Kenny.
“It’s taken the gloss off it slightly that everybody’s saying, ‘you better thank [Croft] every day for the rest of your life’,” he added, with his typical deadpan-humour.
But 24-year-old Croft said he thought Ranganathan had played the game in a “lovely” way.
“People are seeing how smart you are and how you’re actually so on it, and you’re such a good judge of character,” he praised.