A military police officer from Surrey has won a staggering £100,000 prize on The Circle after masquerading as “the perfect man”.
Natalya, 30, tied with 24-year-old recruitment consultant Manrika, from Birmingham, but won out after earning the most first place votes across the series.
Third place went to 34-year-old company director Andy from Solihull, while fourth place went to 28-year-old content creator Hashu from Birmingham, who was playing his uncle Syed.
Fifth place, meanwhile, went to priest Tom, played by 26-year-old entrepreneur Joey from London and 26-year-old paralegal Pippa from Manchester.
The remaining players rated each other one final time with Natalya taking home the cash prize despite adopting a fake identity – known as “catfishing” – for the duration of her time on the show.
The Channel 4 reality programme, now in its third series, sees players communicate and compete with each other online while housed separately in a block of flats.
Responding to her win, Natalya joked in the studio: “I must play a good man.”
Asked about her strategy for playing Felix, Natalya told host Emma Willis: “If I was me, I would have been gone. I had to be the perfect man. What I see everyday at work is what I created.”
Natalya joined The Circle in episode five playing as 29-year-old soldier Felix.
On two occasions, Felix was voted by his fellow contestants as “influencer” and avoided a double-blocking twist, but ended up last in the ratings during one important vote.
However, he was carried to the final by a strong bond with Manrika, Andy and Dorothy.
In 2018, Alex Hobern scooped the cash prize after pretending to be a woman to the other players.
The Circle is available to stream on demand on All 4
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