Diane Carson only went on 'The Traitors' to prove her children wrong.
Diane Carson didn't expect to become a celebrity from her appearance on The Traitors
The 63-year-old retired teacher became a standout star of the hit BBC reality show when it returned for its second series at the beginning of this year as part of a secret mother-and-son duo with Ross Carson but only applied for the program because she loves a "challenge" and her children thought she could never get on it.
Speaking on the 'How to Be 60' podcast, she told 'Loose Women' star Kaye Adams: "It was mainly because my kids told me I'd never be able to get on the programme because I'd be too gobby and to opinionated. [They said] I wouldn't get on it or I wouldn't last past a day. So I love a challenge! To be fair, I didn't expect to get on it. It would have been enough for me to say 'Look, I've filled in an application form' and shown me the little video I had to do saying why I should be on it."
Diane – recently announced as part of the lineup for 'Celebrity Masterchef' – also insisted that her age was not part of her motivation to apply and is enjoying her newfound fame but doesn't want it to take over her life.
"Age is not something that stops me from doing anything, so age was nothing to do with my application for 'The Traitors' because I thought I had as much chance as anyone else, or not, depending on how it went. But it was more about just doing it and being able to tell my kids I'd applied. To keep going through the rounds was a big surprise really but age didn't come into it.
"I entered it for a bit of a laugh, I didn't expect this at all. What I don't want to happen is for my own world to disappear because not only do I run, I've been learning for golf for a couple of years, I play paddle tennis I want to spend time with my family, so as long as we can work it all then that's fabulous."
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