Traitors winner Rachel Duffy reveals what she’s spent her prize money on after mum died before she could spoil her
'I'm going to stay true to my promise,' she said on Morning Live today
Rachel Duffy, who won series 4 of The Traitors last month, has revealed what she’s spent her winnings on, after previously sharing that she wanted to “make memories” with her beloved mum Anne.
Sadly, just days after The Traitors final aired, and as joint winner Stephen Libby revealed that he hadn’t been paid his prize money, Rachel revealed that her mum had sadly died.
Appearing on Morning Live earlier today (February 26), Rachel said she’d endured “a tough couple of weeks” since losing her mum. And she revealed what she’s started to spend her share of the £95,750 jackpot on.
The Traitors star Rachel Duffy in TV return following mum’s death
Rachel shared: “It’s been a rough couple of weeks. You know it’s been a big high and then a dip down low. But thankfully I have the best family in the world so we’re getting through it.”
Reflecting on how much her beloved mum Anne – who had Parkinson’s and dementia – had loved watching her on The Traitors, Rachel shared: “Sometimes I would go and visit her in the nursing home and she’d be re-watching the episodes. And she’s like: ‘I just love watching you on TV.’ So she was really really proud.”
Rachel shared during the show that, if she won, she wanted to take Anne on holiday.
However, prize money isn’t paid out to game show contestants until their episode or series has aired. They were seen winning the show on January 23. On January 26, Stephen revealed that his share of the winnings still hadn’t been paid into his bank account. The following day, Rachel revealed that her beloved mum had died.
What Rachel Duffy has spent her Traitors prize money on
She explained to Louise Minchin and Gethin Jones on Morning Live today: “I’m going to stay true to my promise just to kind of make memories. So it’s very special to make those lovely memories with the family.”
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However, her first purchase was pretty dull by anyone’s standards…
“My first purchase is not exciting at all. I bought a new mattress. I know!” she chuckled. Rached added: “I was like, it’s an investment. But I just thought, you know what? I didn’t sleep an awful lot in January re-watching the show. And I was like, I’m going to buy myself a new mattress.”
She also mentioned that she had also been able to take her children – Caden, Brodie and Isabelle – on their first flight.
“I laughed because I’m on the aeroplane and the cabin crew comes down. It was like: ‘Can you stay after the flight for a moment?’ And I thought, oh no, I’ve done something wrong. And then they were like: ‘The pilot’s a big fan.’ So we went off and my two boys went into the cockpit.”
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