The Traitors has returned with a third season on BBC One, and tensions are certainly running high as this year's Faithfuls attempt to uncover who the liars and backstabbers of the competition are.
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One Faithful who hasn't shied away from pointing the finger at contestants he believes to be Traitors is Joe, whose suspicions previously led to Faithful Kasim getting banished from the castle.
Joe didn't hold back on Kasim, and compared him to a politician with "no substance" – a move which prompted backlash from a few of Joe's fellow contestants, but of course, only once it had been revealed that Kasim was a Faithful.
So, who is Joe and what has he said about why he applied for The Traitors? As the series continues, read on for everything you need to know about the Faithful player.
Who is Joe from The Traitors?
Joe. BBC / Studio Lambert
Age: 37
Job: English teacher
Location: Southampton, originally Yorkshire
Status: Faithful
Joe is a 37-year-old English teacher from Yorkshire who hopes his teaching background may give him the upper hand in the series.
As he is a teacher, Joe's life is "based around planning". He explained: "I have to plan for every moment, every possible question, everything that could go wrong. So, I think I'm already going to be in that mode, and I think it will be helpful.
"I think I'll be more tactical with things. I think I'll read between the lines, I won't listen to just what's being said, I'll think about what's not being said."
Why did Joe apply for The Traitors?
Jake, Joe and Dan. Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry
After tuning into The Traitors with his flatmate, Joe became so invested in the game, and admitted it "looks so fun to do".
In an interview with the BBC, Joe said: "I think I felt like most people that have watched it, it's such a fun show. I'm one of those armchair viewers that with so many shows over the years always sits there and says, 'Oh, I could do that. I'd enjoy that.'
"I used to love reality TV growing up, but I've not watched it properly in years. I watch EastEnders so I was watching iPlayer, and this came on automatically after.
"I'd caught up on EastEnders, I was making a coffee, and I remember saying to my flatmate, 'I'm not watching whatever this is, turn it over.' And then we were drawn in and we just got so invested in it. It was like real life Cluedo, it just looks so fun to do. It's puzzles and clues and a big old whodunnit."
Is Joe from The Traitors on Instagram?
Yes, you can follow Joe from The Traitors on Instagram @joe.t.scott.
Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
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