The Traitors’ 2026’s break out star Harriet Tyce has admitted she hated watching herself lose her temper in her final explosive episoe on the BBC show.
The former criminal barrister turned crime novelist was sensationally banished during a round table this week, after unleashing her fury on traitor Rachel and some innocent faithfuls.
After months of anticipation as to how her scenes would play out in the edit, Harriet has admitted watching the summer-filmed show back this week ‘was awful’. Â
‘It was awful watching it, I lost my temper and it’s not nice to see that. None of us want to see our emotional loss of control on camera,’ she said.
Explaining how the intense pressure of the show, which is filmed over long back to back days and nights at a remote Scottish castle, got to her Harriet added that she particularly regretted her outburst at faithful Roxy over the group breakfast.Â
‘That was insane behaviour, I’d never normally shout at someone I only met two weeks ago over breakfast,’ she told The Times. ‘I wish I had been the calm strategic genius everyone thought I was but I only ever played on gut and instinct.’
The Traitors2026’s break out star Harriet Tyce has admitted she hated watching herself lose her temper in her final explosive episoe on the BBCshow
The former criminal barrister turned crimenovelist was sensationally banished during a round table this week, after unleashing her fury on traitor Rachel (pictured)
Educated at Oxford University and the daughter of a Lord and renowned judge, Harriet followed in her father’s footsteps and became a barrister.Â
But after ten years in the profession she left the legal sector aged 32, claiming to be a ‘terrible barrister’ due to her battle with alcohol abuse and wanting to focus on raising her children.Â
She has explained that her inability to keep her cool was also a key factor in her quitting.
‘I was terrible at keeping my cool, I found it a deeply emotional environment,’ she said. ‘There’s a lot of aggression and you have to be able to cope with that. If something seems to be wrong, or if somebody’s lying, I get quite worked up.’
It’s also the reason she went sober, as she added that the loss of control she felt when drinking would only exacerbate her anger.Â
After attaining a degree in English from Oxford University in 1994, Harriet went on to qualify as a lawyer and worked as a barrister for almost ten years.Â
She followed in the footsteps of her famous father, Lord William Nimmo Smith who was a Senator of the College of Justice during his high profile career.Â
After attending Eton and Oxford University, he worked as a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and at the High Court of Justiciary.Â
Harriet left the profession after welcoming her children Freddie, 21, and Eloise, 17, as she struggled to juggle motherhood and the legal sector and inspired by her love of Agatha Christie she decided to pursue her passion for writing.
After months of anticipation as to how her scenes would play out in the edit, Harriet has admitted watching the summer-filmed show back this week ‘was awful’
Explaining how the intense pressure of the show got to her Harriet added that she particularly regretted her outburst at faithful Roxy (pictured centre)
The daughter of a renowned judge, Harriet followed in her father’s footsteps and became a barrister but quit aged 32 to focus on raising her children with husband Nathanial (pictured)
In 2017, she won a place on the University of East Anglia’s creative writing MA course where she graduated with distinction.
She has now published four crime novels, the first of which, Blood Orange, was picked up by former This Morning hosts Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for their book club.
Aside from her success professionally, Harriet is also celebrating being three years sober after having her last drink in June 2022 following a 34-year-long battle with alcohol.Â
