The Traitors star Meryl Williams has shared details of a recent surgery she underwent (Picture: Meryl Williams/ SWNS)
The Traitors winner Meryl Williams has revealed she now feels ‘more confident than ever’ after having forehead reduction surgery.
Last year the call-centre-agent joined Faithfuls Aaron Evans and Hannah Byczkowski in taking home the £101,050 cash prize on the BBC game show after banishing the ultimate Traitor Wilfred Webster.
Since then, Meryl, 27, has spoken about using her £34,000 to ‘make a career change’ and ‘try doing new things’, but has now revealed she’s recently been recovering from major surgery.
Meryl, who has achondroplasia, went under the knife two weeks ago, making the decision to have the surgery after her forehead size had always been a ‘big insecurity’.
The surgery, which can cost upwards of £5,000, involves bringing the hairline lower down the forehead.
‘My forehead has always been a big insecurity of mine,’ she said.
After battling insecurity, she decided to have forehead reduction surgery (Picture: Meryl Williams/ SWNS)
‘I had a full fringe from the age of five, but I didn’t think there was going to be anything that would help it.
‘I came across a girl who had [forehead reduction surgery] and started thinking about it.’
After discovering the surgery could help ‘fix’ her major insecurity, Meryl decided to go through with the procedure.
‘I had a consultation then waited eight months to think about it, then decided to go for it,’ she explained.
‘The operation was straight forward and there were no complications.
Her hairline was brought lower during the operation (Picture: Meryl Williams/ SWNS)
‘My head still is quite swollen. He cut along the hairline and pulled my hairline down and then removed some excess skin. He then had to do some bone shaving.’
The operation, which was done privately, lasted around two hours, and Meryl was prescribed strong painkillers in the aftermath.
‘I still can’t feel my head right now, it was quite painful,’ she shared.
‘The first couple days were quite sore but after that it was mainly fine.’
The reality star won the series with Aaron and Hannah last year (Picture: PA)
It’s not the first time Meryl has had this surgery; however this was the first occasion it was done for cosmetic reasons.
Despite the pain she experienced in the aftermath, she said she had no regrets.
‘When I woke up from the surgery initially, I was in a lot of pain and thought, “Oh no, what have I done!”
‘But I think I was just being dramatic – I have quite a low pain threshold.
‘I was a bit worried that other people might criticise me for trying to play with something that I was born with, but it was just a personal decision.’
She added: ‘I was a bit like the guinea pig in a sense because I believe I’m the first person with dwarfism to have this type of procedure, but I’m really pleased with the results.’
Meryl, who lives in Edinburgh, had previously said she’d love to start working as a presenter in the TV industry, but her focus now lies in her new career as a social media influencer.
‘Being on The Traitors completely changed my life. The money from the show has allowed me to do what I’m doing,’ she said.
She went on to explain that the experience had ‘opened a lot of doors and has broadened my horizons’.
The Traitors is streaming on BBC iPlayer.
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‘They had to do some bone shaving.’