The Traitors series three hopeful Olivia, 26, reveals she had an eye removed after devastating teenage cancer battle
THE Traitors series three hopeful Olivia, 26, has revealed how she had an eye removed after a devastating cancer battle as a teenager.
The hit BBC show returns tonight with a whole new cast ready to deceive the Faithfuls or catch the Traitors in a bid to win the jackpot.
One of those hopefuls is Olivia, a 26-year-old beautician and model from Horsham.
Ahead of her TV debut, Olivia revealed how she's stronger than her new co-stars may think after battling cancer as a teenager.
She explained: "I had my eye removed at 14 and at the time I didn't cope with it very well.
"When I had my eye removed, I had to adjust to a whole way of living.
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"At the age of 14 all my friends were experiencing being a teenager and growing into adulthood, and I was starting chemotherapy."
She believes the experience has made her "a fighter" and will help her on The Traitors.
She said: "I think that comes with everything now, I never give up, I always push and I want to succeed."
Olivia, who has a 15-month-old son, also spoke about what she'd do if she won the £120,000 prize money.
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She said: "First of all, I'd cry my eyes out. I'm such an emotional person - I cry at happy things because I just know how much it means to people."
She added she would take her family on holiday, including her sister who has just had a baby, but she would also want to donate money to a charity close to her heart.
She said: "I definitely want to donate some money to the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. They've done so much for me, they helped me when I lost my hair, they helped me get a wig.
"They've helped me with getting my perfect prosthetic eye which I'm so happy with.
"I've been so unhappy with previous prosthetic eyes and people wouldn't even notice now."
She continued: "I'm so grateful for them and I want to help the other children going through it.
"It’s from the ages of zero to five and they go through so much at such a young age, it would mean everything for me to just give something back."
The Traitors series three begins tonight at 8pm on BBC One.