Southampton's The Traitors star has revealed his top tip for any hopefuls looking to apply to the hit BBC One reality show ahead of the deadline this weekend.

Speaking to the Echo, secondary school teacher Joe Scott said that the best advice is he can give is just to 'be yourself.'

"That transcends into anything, whether it’s a job interview or even meeting your partner’s parents for the first time," the 37-year-old said.

The application window for series four of the show slams shut tomorrow.

Joe's grandmother and mum were both born and bred in Bitterne, and he teaches English in the city, explaining that his students were 'really excited' to see him on the show.

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"At the start of every lesson, I’d say we’ll take the register and have a quick debrief, especially when there’s been a big episode and they had questions, but then we’ll focus on the lesson," he said. 

"They were really good at that. They got their questions out and then we focused. Now, they’ll say little things, the odd comment here and there, so it’s getting back to normality."

Having grown up in Yorkshire, Joe moved to Southampton after spending some time in Canada.

When he arrived back in the UK, there was still a lockdown present from the coronavirus pandemic, so he picked somewhere with 'familiarity' and moved to the south coast city.

There were some occasions where Joe received some abuse on social media, particularly when debates at the round table got heated.

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"I’ve just tried stay away from social media and not focus on that too much," he admitted.

"The show is really good in the fact that before we go on we’re obviously warned that there can be negative as well as positive, we don’t go into it with rose-tinted glasses.

"It’s almost been like having a double life, teaching at school all day and having the whole madness of the TV show in the evenings. It’s been a lot but it’s something different, that’s for sure."

When asked if he would have played the game any differently, Joe said that 'sometimes' he thinks he 'wouldn't have gone in so hard' at the round table.

"On the flip side, I did make it to the final week, even though it was for a cameo appearance," he said.

"Maybe if I had taken a bit more of a relaxed approach I might have been murdered sooner.

"Because I was like that at the round table, people just believed I was a faithful, because they thought surely he wouldn’t do that if he was a traitor."