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The Traitors' Mollie Pearce reveals Harry Clark has deceived her AGAIN
The Traitors' Mollie Pearce has revealed winner Harry Clark has deceived her once again - by failing to pay for a holiday he promised to make up for tricking her in last year's memorable final.
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The Traitors' Mollie Pearce has revealed winner Harry Clark has deceived her once again – by failing to pay for a holiday he promised to make up for tricking her in last year's memorable final.
Mollie, 22, was humiliated by Harry, 23, who convinced her he was a fellow Faithful, when all along he was a Traitor, and his deceit saw him bag the £95,000 cash prize.
After the show, the former British Army engineer told how he would pay for her to go on holiday as an apology but according to Mollie, who is starring on this year's series of Dancing On Ice, it appears he's told another white lie – not that she's too bothered this time around.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Mollie said: 'Me and Harry are friends, it's been such a long time now and there are no grudges.'
On whether his promise of a sunshine break ever materialised, she added: 'It didn't... but I never held him to it.
'It's his money, do you know what I mean? I can pay for my own holidays. It is what it is, but I can definitely sort myself out.'
Mollie hasn't got time for a holiday right now as she's focussing on her bid to become the first female to win Dancing On Ice since 2013.
The Traitors' Mollie Pearce has revealed winner Harry Clark has deceived her once again – by failing to pay for a holiday he promised to make up for tricking her in last year's final
Mollie was humiliated by Harry, who convinced her he was a fellow Faithful, when all along he was a Traitor, and his deceit saw him bag the £95,000 prize
After the show, the former British Army engineer told how he would pay for her to go on holiday as an apology but according to Mollie, it appears he's told another white lie
The model is currently the favourite to win the ITV series after impressing viewers with her skating ability last Sunday alongside pro partner Colin Grafton – scoring 29.5 out of 40 and topping the leaderboard.
And that's despite missing four weeks of training with a fractured wrist.
Asked whether ending the long wait for a female champion has given her extra incentive, she said: 'I am taking it day by day because this week could be different, but it would be a dream come true to win the show. It would be great to see a female winner whether it's me or not, it would be incredible.
'Everyone has different strengths in the competition, it's a skating show but there's the public vote, some people are great at performing... It's a really strong year for skaters as well.'
Mollie admits her stoma bag and limb difference have not been an issue so far in her training and performances on the ice.
The former healthcare assistant was born with no fingers on her right hand and had a stoma bag fitted when she was 18, seven years after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.
But she doesn't look at her conditions as a negative, preferring to focus on the fact they aren't stopping her from doing a physical activity she loves.
Mollie explained: 'I have my health and the opportunity to do these things now. I would never have been able to do anything like this four years ago. I want to take all the opportunities I possibly can now and take it all in.'
ITV viewers saw for the first time on Sunday a new format tweak to the long-running show, the axing of the dreaded dance-off.
Mollie starred on BBC show The Traitors last year, where she competed for the £95,000 prize but lost out to Harry after he convinced her he was a Faithful
The model broke down in tears and stormed out after Harry finally confessed to his traitorous ways during last year's tense finaleÂ
Insisting there's no hard feelings between them, Mollie says she didn't hold Harry to his promise of taking her on complimentary holiday
It means whoever finishes bottom of the public vote, they exit the competition and cannot skate for their survival and be saved by the judges, as actress Chelsea Healey, 36, found out last weekend when she became the first contestant to be eliminated.
Some fans have hit out at the move, but once again, Mollie is focussing on the positive aspect of the shake up.
She explained: 'It's up and down. It is gutting if you go, and you don't get the public vote but for us, we don't have to learn two skates so we can really focus on our one skate.
'It's kind of a bonus otherwise you're learning two, which is a lot. For the professional dancers as well, who have their pro numbers.'Â
The thought of performing two dances in one show is intimidating, purely as training is already proving to be tough working on just the one routine.
She explained: 'I am absolutely knackered. Training is up and down, it's such a rollercoaster, there have been highs and lows, one day you feel really good and the next you feel overwhelmed and stressed but overall, I have been absolutely loving it.
'Skating in front of Torvill and Dean was one of the scariest moments of my life. And it couldn't have gone worse could it...
'Every day is different, but I spend about two hours a day on the ice, and we practice off ice as well and Sundays you're all at the studio which is nice because the other cast members are there, and you can chill in your dressing room.
'Of course, I feel the pressure, I want to carry on improving.
'We are going to try and push ourselves. It's very much a competition within yourself so for me it would be great to get better every week.'
Mollie is favourite to win Dancing On Ice after impressing viewers with her skating ability last Sunday alongside partner Colin Grafton – scoring 29.5 out of 40 and topping the leaderboard
Asked whether ending the long wait for a female champion has given her extra incentive, she said: 'It would be a dream come true to win the show'Â
She says going all the way on Dancing On Ice would finally make up for losing out in The Traitors' final to Harry
Mollie admits she's had a shock to the system learning lifts with pro ice skating partner Colin but is looking forward to being 'summer body' ready thanks to the intense exercise
But there is one big major benefit of high intensity training – Mollie says she's on course for an ideal 'summer body.'
On her physique changing, she said: 'My body has had a shock to the system. As a woman, I'm being lifted by Colin and my body isn't used to that.
'I feel like I'm doing a good amount of exercise, but I do have pains in places I didn't even know existed. Your feet being in those skates all the time as well... It's so nice when you can get them off and put your slippers on.
'I was seeing a lot of changes to my body before Christmas but over the holidays I ate so much.
'I'm starting to feel it again now because I'm doing such an insane amount of exercise. Hopefully, if I stay in the competition, I'll be ready for summer, summer body ready.'
Mollie has been closely following this year's series of The Traitors and with the final airing on Friday night there's everything to play for.
In Thursday's penultimate show Faithful Francesca became The Seer, giving her the power to know the true identity of another player.
And she has chosen Traitor Charlotte, who could see her gameplay come crashing down after she succeeded in banishing Freddie, who she recruited to the dark side just 24 hours earlier.
Mollie told MailOnline her limb difference and stoma bag, which she had fitted aged 18, have not been an issue so far in her training and performance on the ice
Mollie recalls the intensity of filming the roundtable scenes and warns that future contestants must prepare for treachery, or they will leave with their feelings hurt.Â
She explained: 'A lot is said whereas on the show conversations are cut and people can have opinions that the public don't see.Â
'We filmed the roundtable scenes for hours and it's the most intense couple of hours ever. So much happens in that room that you end up talking for a very, very long time.
'When you sign up for the show you have to accept that people are going to lie to you and if you don't, you're going to leave very upset. You need to be prepared that someone you're close to could potentially be a Traitor.'
So, if Mollie does go onto win Dancing On Ice, will that make up for losing out in The Traitors' final to Harry?
She added: 'Hopefully, fingers crossed, I would love that.'
