Former contestant Harriet Tyce has sent fans of BBC's The Traitors into hysterics with her priceless reaction to learning the truth about fellow player Rachel following her own dramatic banishment.
The Tense Banishment and Backfired Gamble
The published author was sent packing from the Scottish castle after a tense roundtable discussion where her attempt to turn the tables on Rachel spectacularly backfired. Her fellow Faithfuls branded her behaviour as 'rude and erratic', leading directly to her exit from the high-stakes game.
Just like every eliminated player, Harriet was then shown the true identities of the Traitors in a segment for the companion show, Uncloaked. Her response did not disappoint the show's dedicated audience.
'It's Rachel!': The Viral Reaction Moment
Opening each revealing letter one by one, Harriet was visibly surprised to discover that Stephen was one of the participants secretly 'murdering' others at night. However, the real moment of television gold came when she read the name of mother-of-three Rachel.
Harriet burst out into loud, uncontrollable laughter, falling back in her chair in disbelief. "It's Rachel, it's Rachel! Oh," she exclaimed before erupting into giggles once more. After composing herself, she added: "Sorry, forgive me. It's just really nice to be right."
Viewers immediately flooded social media, praising Harriet and her iconic 'evil laugh'. One fan wrote: "Harriet's reaction on #Uncloaked to finding out she was right about Rachel is a moment to behold!", while others simply enjoyed "Harriet's evil laugh finding out it's actually Rachel".
Reflecting on a 'Short-Lived' Game
Speaking to The Sun after her banishment, Harriet shared mixed feelings about her exit. "On the one hand, I'm gutted not to have got further," she admitted. "I haven't won therefore I've lost so it's hard not to see it that way."
However, she found a silver lining, stating: "But on the other hand, I could not have asked for more action! I managed to find a way of fighting as myself and leaving on my own terms and I really don't think many other people who've been through the game can say that."
She concluded by saying she would prefer her explosive, shorter game over a longer one where she was duped, cementing her status as a player who went out on her own terms.
The dramatic episode leading to her exit saw Harriet declare she was "coming" for Rachel, using her skills as a former barrister to lay out evidence. At the roundtable, she remarked to Rachel with a smirk: "You look amazing tonight Rachel. I'd say dressed to kill." However, Rachel's revelation that she had been trained by a former FBI agent to read micro-expressions swayed the group, leading to Harriet's fateful request to be voted out to prove her Faithful status—a request the others granted.
