The Traitors season 4 winner Rachel Duffy has shared that her mother has passed away, just days after the nation watched Rachel win the series alongside Stephen Libby.
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Sharing the sad news on Instagram, Rachel said: "We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beautiful wee mummy. We kindly ask for privacy as our family grieves during this difficult time."
Over the course of the series, Rachel had mentioned if she were to win, she'd love to take her mother on holiday.
Prior to the final, Rachel was asked what she'd do if she won the prize money, to which she said: "I would make memories with the most important people in my life. My mum has dementia, and she wants to go on a holiday as she used to go on holidays all the time before my dad passed.
"That's all she wants. I just want to create memories with her whilst I'm still lucky enough to have her, and to create memories with my kids, because they just love their nanny."
Rachel on The Traitors. BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/Matt Burlem
After much anticipation, Stephen and Rachel were declared the winners of The Traitors season 4, both winning a share of £47,875 after they both remained loyal to one another in the final roundtables.
Speaking to BBC News Northern Ireland following her win, Rachel said she was looking forward to treating her family with the prize money and her mum in particular.
"I rang my mummy this morning… I can't wait to come home and give her a big hug and say what will we do?"
"Anything you want let's go do it. As long as I get to spoil my family that's all I care about," she added.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment 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.
