The Traitors Ireland contestants Janet Takuz and DJ O'Sullivan have told The Oliver Callan Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that going in with a game plan for the series "doesn't work".
After their exits on Tuesday night's episode, the pair said they were thrilled with the support they had received from the public and loved the experience, despite not reaching next Tuesday's final.
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The bubbly Janet said she had risen "from the ashes" following her fiery demise on Tuesday night, while the ever-droll DJ described his time on the show as "an absolutely unreal honour".
"I love playing games," said Janet.
"That's the whole reason why I did this, because you don't get to play as an adult. Just being put in this situation where all these people's jobs is to make sure we play this game to the fullest is just so mad. And you really get into it.
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"And then you leave and you're like, 'That was great'. Like, 'That was an away day' it kind of felt like. And then it's on telly! And you're like, 'Oh my God - everyone's playing along with this!'
"Everyone has opinions. Yeah, people coming up has been nice. There's been no issues at all. I'd probably be the same - like, I'm seeing DJ and I'm like, 'That's DJ off the telly!' It's this really mad thing."
"You go in there with a game plan, Oliver, and it just doesn't work," continued DJ as Janet agreed.
"It's like taking a woman up to Kildare Village and tell[ing] her, 'We're going up here for coffee, we're not going shopping'. It just doesn't work! It's just a mad game."
Janet said Traitors Pauric O and Carla are "playing so well".
"And that's a testament to them as The Traitors," she continued.
"We only played it as The Faithfuls, so I can only imagine what it's like going in every morning and being able to keep up that façade."
When asked who they are rooting for as the final looms, DJ said all the remaining contestants are "unbelievable people".
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"I would have to go with Diego," he said. "For the simple reason he cried more over me than he did Denis (Diego's husband and fellow contestant)!"
"I don't know," said Janet. "None of them listened to me! So, I'm kind of like, 'Away with yiz! Burn them all... Set that castle on fire!"
The Traitors Ireland airs on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays.
