Traitors contestant Ross Garshong told of his shock at the ‘investigative abilities’ of the British public, who rumbled that he is dating co-star Dr Ellie Buckley before it was revealed on the BBC show.
The pair kept their relationship a secret while on the murder mystery show, but when Ross was banished, Ellie confessed to their romance.
Revealing his shock, personal trainer Ross told Radio 2: ‘I am shocked at the impressive investigative abilities of the British public.’
When asked about how difficult it was to clear his social media accounts before joining the game, he added: ‘Quite a job, quite a task, honestly. I thought we’d done really well, to be fair to you.’
Ellie, 33, stunned viewers after her partner’s exit, saying: ‘I’m really sad to see him go, especially because Ross is actually my boyfriend.’
Ross also said he is backing his partner to take home the huge cash prize.
Traitors’ Ross Garshong told of his shock at the ‘investigative abilities’ of the British public, who rumbled that he is dating co-star Dr Ellie Buckley before it was revealed on the BBC show
Ross told Radio 2: ‘I am shocked at the impressive investigative abilities of the British public’
‘Ellie all the way. Bring it back for the household,’ he declared.
Suspicion about the two knowing each other began the moment they boarded the train in the Scottish Highlands in the first episode, which aired on New Year’s Day.
The pair, both from London, were sitting opposite one another and were deemed by viewers as being too familiar for supposedly meeting for the first time.
A group photo – which includes Ross and Ellie – from a work trip in June 2024 also surfaced, confirming they knew each other before the show.
They also both posted holiday snaps from the same Tenerife location since filming ended last May.
Ellie shared snaps in a bikini, thought to be taken at the swanky Tivoli La Caleta Tenerife Resort, and captioned them: ‘Some winter sun is good for the soul.’
Ross, who is a fifth-ranked muscle model in Europe, also posted two Instagram snaps on a trip captioned: ‘Suns out, guns out. Holiday gains in Tenerife! Quick question – do you train on holiday?’
Ross became the third contestant to be banished from Ardross Castle after fellow players grew suspicious of him because he knew contestant Netty Österberg, 42.
Earlier this week a group photo – which includes Mr Garshong and Ms Buckley – from a work trip in June 2024 also surfaced, confirming that they knew each other before the show
Ross said he had been ‘dealt a bad hand’ after coming under suspicion on day one for knowing Netty Österberg, 42
The pair revealed they had mutual friends when they both lived in London, but hadn’t seen each other in over 10 years, so the reunion came as a surprise to both.
When conducting background checks, BBC bosses found that Netty and Ross followed each other on social media, but the link was tenuous, and they didn’t want to not cast them because of it.
Mike Cotton, Creative Director at Studio Lambert, told the Daily Mail that neither player was warned ahead of the opening scene, as they wanted to watch their natural reaction on-screen for the first time and see how it played out in the game.
Netty later became the first player ‘murdered’ in the game, which soon cast suspicion on Ross, with Traitors Stephen Libby, 32, Rachel Duffy, 42, and Hugo Bailey, 51, taking the opportunity to frame him.
After Wednesday night’s show, Ross recalled the moment he met old friend Netty at the start of the BBC series and how he panicked as his girlfriend Ellie had no idea who she was.
Appearing on Traitors: Uncloaked, where he revealed he was sent into ‘fear’ after Netty recognised him and jumped into his arms, while his psychologist girlfriend Ellie was watching.
Spilling the beans on hiding his love for Ellie in his first interview, Ross explained: ‘At the time, I’d seen Netty, let’s just say 20 seconds before and I was like, “I have a secret ally”.
‘It’s suppose to be 22 strangers but it’s, 20 plus Ross and Netty… and Ellie.
‘And Netty has gone, “Ross!” and I was like, “No, no” and I froze because I was like this is not good and she’s run and jumped into my arms.
‘And the problem with that is that like everyone was like, ‘Oh Ross, it looks really suspicious’ but I was like, ‘I don’t care about you lot right now. Someone who my partner has no idea who they are has just jumped into my arms”.
‘Like you guys have got the wrong priorities. And that’s what my initial fear was.’
He added: ‘It was genuinely innocent but it looked terrible’.
The Traitors continues on January 9 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
