The Traitors' Elen Wyn shares behind the scenes detail about BBC show she's 'grateful' for after castle 'struggles'
Welsh The Traitors contestant Elen Wyn, competed in the most recent series of the hit BBC show and was best known for her almost spot-on suspicions about strong female traitors and teaching the other contestants the Welsh language. Now the 25-year-old who lives in Cardiff has shared behind the scenes details how she was looked after by the welfare team on the show.
Speaking about the duty of care she was offered on the show as a result of the team being aware of her having endometriosis, Elen said: 'The producers and the welfare team up in Inverness were amazing with me because they were aware that I had endometriosis.
'They were very accommodating. I told them exactly what I like to consume on a day-to-day basis, and they did accommodate me to the best of their ability, and I'm really grateful for that.'
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The series finale saw Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley as the last two standing and were able to split the prize pot equally, which saw them take home £47,300 each.
Unfortunately Elen, who said she was going to use the prize money on surgery to remove her endometriosis had she won, was the second contestant to be banished.
She said: 'Being in the castle itself, that game was not for me. I did struggle in there.
'However, I have met the most amazing people. It was the nature of the game that didn't suit me, but the actual people in there were amazing on and off camera.
'That cast, there were so many amazing people in there. I've made friends for life and I have so much love for them, you wouldn't believe.'
Since the show Elen has gone on to build quite the platform, whether that be fans of her on the reality show or from raising awareness of endometriosis on social media since the series aired.
She explained: 'I will forever be so grateful for the producers who believed in me and got me on the show. I'm so very grateful for the opportunities that have come since January because of the traitors. I wasn't expecting it at all.
'I gained quite a big following, which I wasn't expecting, and I decided I wanted to do something good with it.'
The translator has decided to post endometriosis content on social media throughout March, Endometriosis Awareness Month, to highlight the debilitating condition which around 1.5 million of women and those assigned female at birth in the United Kingdom are diagnosed with.
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Keep an eye out for our big interview with Elen about her endometriosis, how she copes with the condition and how she beiieves Wales could improve its diagnosis levels will be released this weekend to promote Endometriosis Awareness Month.
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