Traitors star Alexander's tragic reason why he is desperate to win BBC show's cash prize

The third series of The Traitors will soon come to an end with many fans guessing who will be crowned the ultimate player and take the cash prize in the final episode on Friday. The remaining players have shared the many reasons on why they have joined the show and what they were the lucky ones to make it to the top.

Alongside the rest of the players Alexander has opened up on the very tragic reason why he signed up for the psychological adventure show. So far the 38-year-old former British diplomat from London has had a rollercoaster of a ride on The Traitors.

In the first episode Alexander sacrificed his place in the game when he decided to volunteer and get off the train alongside Fozia and Jack as part of the players' first challenge. But then the trio made a surprising return in episode four when the rest of the players had to save two in a challenge.

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Alexander and Fozia were saved and joined the rest of the cast as Faithfuls. As of episode 10,Alexander is still in the game and has won the hearts of many viewers but fans were especially moved when he disclosed why he had entered the game show.

In the ninth episodes, as the players shared what they would do with the money if they won, Alexander said: "I would like to give some money to a charity that I really care about. My brother had special needs and used to go to, like, a summer camp, and I'd love to give money their way just to keep them going because it gives parents a break."

In his confessional he continued: "My brother had global development delay, which meant he was younger than his age, and autism. He was 17 when he died. I was 24. He looked up to me and thought I was great and I miss that a lot."

To the group he then added: "My parents did an incredible job with my brother and for them to get a break for even a week a year looking after someone with special needs, it's like, it can be a challenging job. I thought it was just a brilliant thing for my brother, a brilliant thing for my family, and I'd love to keep that kind of thing going."

The Traitors continues on BBC One this week at 9pm. You can catch up with the full series on iPlayer.