BBC One's Destination X,Saskia has spoken out about her 'feud' with winner Judith after the BBC show revealed its first-ever winner after tonight's tense final.
After it was revealed they were in Rome, a tense final race saw the contestants challenged with finding host Rob Brydon in one final location within the Italian city - with Judith first to meet the host at the Spanish steps - with Saskia two minutes and 25 seconds behind.
Saskia and Judith's competitive rivalry throughout the course of competition didn't go unnoticed by fans - with Sasika exclaiming during one challenge: "If Judith could have pushed my head down into that water and drowned me, she probably would have today."
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25-year-old marketing executive Saskia has now 'spilled all' on the 'feud' and revealed the reason why she kept her alliances to a minimum. "We wanted to play the game very differently," finalist Saskia said in an exclusive chat with the Mirror.
"She wanted to share everything, and for me, I thought, I know that I've put in so much effort, so much time. And it's literally down to meters in some instances, so I didn't want to risk taking away my chances because of that.
"And also I did think she was, well, she is, such a smart switched-on individual, and I am quite an emotional person who does get attached. I would find it hard to throw someone under the bus that I am genuinely friends with," she continued.
"So in that sense, I tried to keep my alliances to a minimum to improve my chances as much as possible." Despite the series getting tense at time, Saskia made it clear that the feud didn't continue off-screen, revealing that she had spoken to Judith just a few days ago - and the contestants had a group chat to keep in touch.
Saskia was also seen butting heads with fan favourite Nick, who left the competition in episode 7. Opening up further, she told the Mirror: "I speak to Nick here and there. I think we're very different but we're also quite the same.
"I think that's why we butted heads a lot. What I did respect from Nick is that he did play the game and he played the game for me that made it a bit more exciting. And I did see him as the biggest competition.
"So in that sense, you know, I respect him so much as a person. His values are amazing. His goals are great. And he is actually a lovely person so there's actually no feud there, unfortunately for everyone who probably thought there was."
Despite the competitive rivalry, Saskia praised 'underdog' Judith for making it all the way.
"Mixed emotions. when I finally saw Rob, immediately I saw Josh and was like, 'he's won,' but then I also saw Judith and Rob told me Judith had won. Plot twist! Underdog who? Judith?" Saskia said during the final.
"I couldn't believe it but fair play. I don't think anybody expected it and I think that's the best story of all."
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