The Traitors season two icon Diane Carson has opened up on her bug bear with season three contestant Linda Rands. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk as she fronted a new "Let's Smash Ageism" campaign for the Centre for Ageing Better the 63-year-old former teacher admitted she wasn't a fan of the fact the 70-year-old had said she would "play the old lady card" while she was on the BBC show.

"I think The Traitors had a good representation of ages (in season three). Obviously, they had Linda in there, and they had Lisa. The only thing I think I was disappointed with, the challenges weren't as physical. And I have to say Linda did say she would pull the old lady card. Now I know she was trying to boycott the challenges but there was a wee part of me that said, 'Oh, no, don't ever do that'," she said.

Diane's annoyance at the remark comes as she admitted she has become more aware of agesim since being thrust into the public eye following her jaw dropping appearance on the BBC reality show hosted by Claudia Winkleman. This was part of the reason she wanted to get involved in the campaign.

She added: "When I applied, I didn't consider my age whatsoever. It didn't occur to me. I have not been aware of ageism particularly because I personally do not let it cloud how I live.

"(But) then, interestingly enough, one of my first interviews (I was asked), 'was this a last sort of shot as you got older?'

"I didn't even consider my age at no stage, and it was actually only being in the Traitors Castle, where these younger people were either carrying bags for me or lifting my chair out. Which is lovely, but.... I was running around doing the challenges and you could see their faces (just dropping)," she laughed.

"I think probably through my career as a teacher my age didn't affect me because I worked away at no stage did it impinge on my ability as a teacher."

Diane completely belies her years and looks far younger so it is no surprise when she laughs as she intimates her age was a question on a pub quiz.

"Age is just a number, and it should never prevent you from doing what you want to do in this life. And we (older people) also do not want to be pushed aside by various people through employment or well, anything really, in life.

"We just want to remain very relevant. And why shouldn't we?" she asked.

Diane Carson is fronting the Centre for Ageing Better’s Age Without Limits campaign which aims to challenge ageism for the benefit of us all as we grow older.