{"id":42548,"date":"2025-09-25T11:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/42548\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:33:08","slug":"traitors-ireland-star-kelley-higgins-reacts-to-being-crowned-winner-overwhelmed-ecstatic-buzzing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/42548\/","title":{"rendered":"Traitors Ireland star Kelley Higgins reacts to being crowned winner: \u2018Overwhelmed, ecstatic, buzzing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelley, Oyin and Vanessa with Siobh\u00e1n  McSweeney. Photo: RT\u00c9\/KITE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e5ed6aa5-0245-4be7-8c48-6ae4ef5b5ccd.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Kelley, Oyin and Vanessa with Siobh\u00e1n  McSweeney. Photo: RT\u00c9\/KITE<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Donegal woman Kelley Higgins is celebrating after her incredible triumph on \u2018Traitors Ireland.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Tuesday night, the last three women faithfuls, Vanessa, Oyin and Kelley were victorious over traitors Nick and Ben, in the finale of the RT\u00c9 One show &#8216;Traitors Ireland&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">23-year-old Kelley, who is from Letterkenny in Co Donegal, is a business graduate and was the youngest contestant on the show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Throughout the show, she appeared calm and collected in her role as a Faithful. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Tuesday night, Kelley joined her castmates for a screening of the final as homes around the country were also glued to their TV screens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The dramatic final saw the women correctly catching Traitor Nick and in the final vote, they banished his \u201cpartner in crime\u201d Ben.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kelley, 23, Business Graduate, Donegal.  The Traitors Ireland, PIC: RT\u00c9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758799988_635_edef5124-c773-4161-8d4a-be9e968edcfa.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Kelley, 23, Business Graduate, Donegal.  The Traitors Ireland, PIC: RT\u00c9<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Kelley took home \u20ac14,300 sharing the cash prize of \u20ac42,900 with Vanessa and Oyin.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Speaking on the show, Kelly said, \u201cI cannot believe it. I am speechless. I have no words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;It is crazy to know that the three of us were faithfuls from the very start and nothing changed that,\u201d said Kelley. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Reacting to her victory, Kelley told her Instagram followers, she was \u201coverwhelmed, ecstatic, buzzing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Thanking her followers for their support, she said, &#8220;I don\u2019t even know where to begin with replying to messages. <\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;Thank you so much to everyone for the support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;I will reply to everyone of them tomorrow but tonight I\u2019m going to spend my \u20ac14k.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kelley, Oyin and Vanessa with Siobh\u00e1n McSweeney. 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