Stephen reveals genius game plan which helped him win The Traitors

Series 4 Traitor and icon, Stephen Libby stole the hearts of the nation when he was selected as one of this year's double-agents in BBC hit show The Traitors. But it wasn't just his charm, loyalty and hilarious faces we fell in love with — Stephen brought a suitcase of outfits which rivalled the queen of the castle, Claudia Winkleman!

And now the loveable Scotsman — who won the show alongside his fellow Traitor, Rachel Duffy, last week — has revealed his fashion sense helped him bag the cash!

In an interview with Hits Radio Breakfast, 32-year-old Stephen said: "This is what I wear on a day-to-day basis so I didn't curate a wardrobe specifically for The Traitors. But I realised early on that when I was walking into breakfast in the morning that people were commenting on my clothes rather than commenting on how terrified I looked.

"So I thought, right after day one went like that, I thought I need to keep making sure what I wear every day has maximum impact. It was deflecting. Look from the neck down, not the neck up!" Brilliant!

Stephen also spoke to Magic Radio, telling them he wore "a killer outfit" on the days he thought he'd get banished.

Wanting to go out in style, Stephen told hosts Harriet Scott and McFly's Harry Judd: "So I had two suitcases with me, each of them rammed to the hilt. I was like sticking my foot into the case and my boyfriend was sitting on the case, me trying to close the case. Yeah it was a military operation.

"And you'll notice that if there was a day where I had a lot of heat on me, I then wore like a killer outfit the next day because I thought this could be the last time I'm seen on this game. So I would then wear something extra fabulous the next day to make sure it got a shoe in."

Stephen also spilled the tea to Hits Radio on HOW CLOSE he came to taking the prize pot for himself, telling Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr that in the last few seconds he decided the money "wasn't worth it". It was after Traitors Rachel and Stephen formed a pact to never write each other's names down on their slates.

Knowing Rachel likely only needed one more vote to secure all £95,750 for himself, Stephen could have broken their pact and bagged the lot. But ever the perfect gent, he voted for Jack and finished the game with Rachel still in tow! 🫶

"I had decided I wanted to leave with my head held high regardless of what happened," he said. "I was wobbling at the end. I thought Rachel was going to put my name on her slate and I thought if she's going to do that to me then maybe I should do the same to her.

"But at the very last second my mind said if you write Jack's name down at least you can leave with your head held high knowing you kept to your end of the deal."

"We gave people the most faithful ending you can have with a Traitor win," Stephen said. "I've had so many messages from people saying it was really weird rooting for the Traitors, but you guys just gave us something to root for."

He also revealed what he plans to spend the cash on, and you probably won't be surprised to know he wants to make some additions to his wardrobe: "Obviously I'll need to try and get some new jumpsuits because that seems to have become my USP now.

"But other than that, I've left my day job just so I can have a little bit of a break. So really it's gonna go on rent and food, and just keeping me sustained. And also my support network throughout this, my partner and my parents, and my family in general have just been phenomenal. I'll maybe just take us on a wee holiday or something."

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