Kas Ahmed says his The Traitors castmates quickly reached out to him with an apology after banishing him from the Scottish castle. After his co-stars on the Claudia Winkleman-fronted show began to suspect Kas was a traitor, scenes saw the doctor being singled out from the group and endure what he calls an “isolating” time, which many viewers slammed as ‘bullying’.
However, the reality star has tells Mirror all is forgiven, particularly after he received some apologies. “As soon as I left, everybody texted me and said ‘we feel so awful’ and apologised, I didn’t even know they had my number! But I completely understood and it was just the game, people were playing the way they thought was right and they had suspicions on me.”
Kas continues that, in the real world, his fellow gameplayers have been ultra supportive, gushing over the ‘traitors family’. “Everyone has been so lovely and I’ve said, we’re like a traitors family. It is a game and everyone is there for their own reasons whether it’s to win or to enjoy the experience, I just wanted to make my wife and my daughter proud.”
However, the dad-of-one is honest about the tough experience and admits it wasn’t easy being singled out by the group, who were convinced he couldn’t be trusted. Kas says: “It was quite isolating in the last couple of days because there was a few times where I’d go into rooms and people would go quiet, or I’d go to get a cup of tea and it was obvious people were talking about me. So, that was tough because I couldn’t really speak to people. I think some people felt guilty that they were going to vote for me later on so that’s why they didn’t talk to me, and others thought I was a traitor so didn’t want me to know what their suspicions were.”
Kas did slightly get his own back when he left the castle, as he convinced his castmates he was, in fact, a traitor for just a moment. After being voted out, Kas made a speech which hinted at the group being right with their suspicions, leaving them hanging before quickly revealing he was a faithful.
Revealing why he decided on the cheeky move to end his journey on, Kas explains: “I wanted to leave with a smile because it was a great experience and while the last few days were a bit rubbish, I didn’t want to be the guy that held on to that. As soon as I told them I was a faithful I didn’t look at anyone and walked straight out, I was amazed I managed to say it all! I’m glad my speech went down well, I forgot it was being filmed, to be honest, and I was worried people wouldn’t like it.”
One person Kas is surprised to have formed such a strong bond with is host Claudia, who he lauds for her unwavering support. “Claudia is amazing. Going into the show, I thought everyone would exaggerate what it was like to work with her and that she’d be too busy to actually talk to us. But she wasn’t and really took time with each of us to get to know us, she would always be asking about my wife and my family. I can honestly say Claudia is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met,” says Kas.
Adding that she used him to his strengths, he says: “She really took advantage of me being a doctor, too. Claudia would keep an eye on everyone and if she thought anyone needed anything she’d be like, ‘Kas, could you check in on this person’, it was great.”
The Traitors continues Wednesday at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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