The Traitors Ireland winner Vanessa Ogbonna: 'The only thing left was to play for Ireland. I just felt like, if I can't do that, then I can't really do anything'

"After years of honing her game-playing tactics on the pitch, the reality TV contestant got to show off her winning skills on the hit debut series of 'The Traitors Ireland'."

"After Vanessa Ogbonna won The Traitors Ireland with Kelley Higgins and Oyin Adeyemi, she had one ambition: to blow her €14,300 winnings."

"The money's gone. There's no money left."

"My mum's like, you're not being a role model for girls. I was like, 'I just won The Traitors! I don't care'."

Vanessa Ogbonna won The Traitors Ireland alongside Kelley Higgins and Oyin Adeyemi and aimed to spend her €14,300 prize. The 29-year-old largely followed that intention and reports that the money is gone. Ogbonna grew up in direct provision and experienced the end of her football ambitions. She developed strong game-playing tactics on the pitch that translated into success on reality television. Ogbonna expresses a desire to be a role model for girls even as family members critique her spending choices after the victory.

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