A University of Salford alumna has revealed how she cast the stars of the BBC’s reality smash hit The Traitors, and claims it is the future of reality TV. Among the 22 were hand-picked ‘traitors’, whose goal was to eliminate the remaining contestants, known as ‘faithfuls’ and take the prize money for themselves. Ahmed, who works as a freelance assistant producer, said: “It felt really different when we were casting. But with The Traitors, we were told to look at any age, creed, background and to just throw it all at them. It’s going to change the way we cast television shows altogether now.
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