Who is Zack? The Traitors season 2 contestant and parliamentary advisor

The season kicked off with a bang on Wednesday 3rd January, which saw a group of strangers all take part in various missions and tasks in order to win up to £120,000.

Among the group were four Traitors (now three), and with just five Faithfuls remaining, the clock is ticking for them to banish those working against them.

One of the Faithfuls who has managed to remain unharmed is 27-year-old Zack, who believes he can win the game if he remains a Faithful on The Traitors.

Despite this, Zack admired Wilfred's game plan in season 1, noting that his one pitfall was recruiting Kieran as his fellow Traitor.

Well, has he got what it takes to make it to the final as a Faithful? Only time will tell. But in the meantime, read on for everything you need to know about The Traitors season 2 contestant Zack.

Who is Zack?

Age: 27

Job: Parliamentary affairs advisor

Location: London

Due to his career, Zack believes he is very good at reading people, and to see if that was really the case, he applied for The Traitors.

Zack admitted he could win the show if he is a Faithful, and was very firm about not wanting to be a Traitor - because he knows he won't win.

He explained: "I reckon I could win as a Faithful. Essentially, I'm just trying to see if I'm as delirious or as sane as I think I am!"

Viewers recently saw Traitor Harry plant a seed into Zack's head during the recent roundtables.

When Paul and Miles were arguing, Harry quietly asked Zack if he thought they were two Traitors going after one another - leading to a shocking development.

If you are a Traitor, how far are you prepared to go to win the game?

"I think I'd be cutthroat. I’d like to think I wouldn’t factor in sentimentality, even though I said close friendships were a big part of my game plan. I’d like to think I could take out emotion.

"It makes me sound like a really horrible person but I’m a compassionate person. It is a game and I think I’ll be able to have the guile to recognise that. I think I'd be even more brutal than Wilfred..."

If you're a Faithful, what do you think your game plan would be?

"I guess it's tricky. I was really thinking about the first couple of episodes and how I’m going to act and behave to try and avoid getting the boot on the first episode. I think the best way is to sit in the middle in the first few episodes. If you’re absolutely certain someone is a Traitor, I think you should be loud about it.

"I think you should call it out straight away because if you're right and you trust your gut feeling the odds are they can’t vote you off because they’re not going to do that, so you have protection, you basically have immunity if you figure it out immediately. But on the other hand, you don’t want to raise suspicions so it's probably best to keep quiet for the first couple of episodes before you know for certain who is who.

"I guess I can lean on my understanding of facial expressions and tonalities and the way people talk and look. I’m really bigging myself up and I know I’m going to bottle it!

"Hopefully, I'll stick in the middle, I'm not going to be dead quiet, not going to attract any attention and say nothing, but I’m not going to say everything or give my hand away."

Why did Zack join The Traitors?

Zack decided to apply for The Traitors because he believes he is good at reading people, and wanted to see if that was the case - and what better way than a game that requires that very skill?

He added: "I think it also helps that I come from a small, very tightly-knit Jewish community, where socially everyone just knows each other's business.

"I suppose I applied for The Traitors to see if I’m as smart as I think I am! The money would be a huge bonus for my girlfriend and I, who are trying to find a flat, and obviously in the cost of living crisis, it’s not great.

"Fundamentally, it's a bit of a selfish sort of reason. I think that I could win it if I'm a Faithful - I've already said that I do not want to be a Traitor at all, because I’m never going to win. But I reckon I could win as a Faithful.

"Essentially, I’m just trying to see if I’m as delirious or as sane as I think I am!"

Is Zack from The Traitors on Instagram?

He is! if you're a fan of the show, you can follow Zack on Instagram: @_zackdavies. A lot of his recent posts are dedicated to his time on The Traitors.

The Traitors season 2 airs Wednesday to Friday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The Traitors season 1 is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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