The Traitors' Meryl Williams spent show winnings on forehead surgery as she details procedure
27.01.2024 - 15:39
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The Traitors winner Meryl Williams has revealed she spent part of her winnings on forehead surgery, but warned the procedure is "not for the fainthearted". Meryl, 27, won the first series of BBC's The Traitors alongside co-stars Hannah Byczkowski and Aaron Evans, with the trio splitting the £99,000 prize fund between them. Meryl previously told how winning £33,000 enabled her to quit her customer service job, and she's now revealed that she spent part of her prize money on forehead reduction surgery, as she'd always "hated" her forehead.
The star has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, which can lead to a large forehead after the growth of cartilage is affected by it.
In February 2023, Meryl inquired about the procedure at London's Harley Street Specialist Hospital and in July she underwent the two-hour surgery. She had the upper part of her forehead removed before having her scalp lifted and moved forward. Detailing the recovery process, Meryl told MailOnline: "I genuinely looked like I'd had a fight.
I went into hiding for about a month and didn't leave because it was yellowish and the bruising as well. "It looked a lot worse than it was and people thought I was in a lot more pain than I was.
Then I started noticing the hair loss, obviously with a cutting along the hairline, hair is going to fall out. I was fortunate enough that it did grow back." The Traitors star was pleased with her results, but has admitted that she wouldn't go through the surgery again, deeming it "not for the fainthearted".
"But it was still the best decision and I'm so glad I've done it. I'm glad I've just got it out of the way. It's something that I wouldn't want to have to go through again," Meryl said.
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