The Traitors: Emotional Army brotherhood bond between Harry and his idol Jonny
British Army engineer Lance Corporal Harry Clark has spoken of his strong bond with his idol - Afghanistan veteran and fellow contestant Jonny Holloway - in episode five of BBC series The Traitors.
The serving soldier revealed his admiration for Jonny during a conversation with his fellow contestants during which they questioned whether or not the veteran was a 'faithful'.
He later said in the show: "Jonny [is] literally my idol.
"We [have] a bond that's just outside the game you know. We [have] that brotherhood."
In the show, four players have been chosen as traitors and the remaining contestants are faithfuls.
The traitors get to remove from the game one player every night, while the faithfuls' task is to try to identify and eliminate those plotting against them.
The last remaining faithfuls can win a share of up to £120,000, but if any traitors remain undetected until the end, they take all the money.
In the episode, Jonny, 31, spoke about how joining the British Army at 17 was a changing point in his life.
His loved ones claimed he returned from basic training a different person, now more confident in himself.
At 21 years old Jonny said he "felt invincible" and could take on the world, but an IED explosion and Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2014 left him with a crushed leg which eventually needed to be amputated.
He said: "To suddenly be disabled, I felt very, very weak."
However, LCpl Clark said he does not see Jonny as weak at all.
Amputee veteran Jonny's determination to work harder than every other contestant impressed him, saying: "He has his challenge already before he's even stepped foot on any mission.
"He's lost his leg fighting for our country and he's still smiling every day."
After speaking with serving soldier LCpl Clark about his military career and seeing his performance in the challenges, Jonny was equally impressed.
He said: "If you find a veteran or someone that's serving, you just naturally gel with them.
"We have the same mindset, the same values. You have a brotherhood in the Army."
Traitor or faithful, a decision needs to be made - warning: some spoilers
Throughout the day, the other contestants had been questioning whether Paul or Jonny was a traitor, a decision that left LCpl Clark, 22, in two minds as he kept being reminded that he did not want to go against the "values and standards of being a soldier".
Claiming he didn't have a gut feeling about Jonny being a traitor, he explained to his fellow contestants why voting for someone he felt a bond with would leave him feeling awful, saying: "I understand everyone's points, but then imagine it's not him I'd feel even worse about myself.
"I just couldn't live with myself, but then it's a game isn't it? I love that guy and I want him to stay in the game."
Warning: even more spoilers ahead
However, LCpl Clark broke the bond and despite being a traitor himself - and therefore knowing Jonny was not a traitor - voted for the veteran at the round table, saying: "This one's really hard for me because ... this is deeper than just an emotional connection.
"But at the end of the day, it's a game and anyone here could be lying to me, so I've sort of had to put that back and do this for the team so Jonny, I have gone with you and I really hope it is you because otherwise it will make me feel so bad man."
With his usual light-hearted approach to the game, Jonny responded by saying he would not take LCpl Clark's vote personally.
Eleven other contestants also voted for Jonny as a traitor, so he was banished from the game.
When the veteran revealed to the group he was a faithful, his fellow contestants were shocked - and LCpl Clark was visibly shaken by the role he played in Jonny leaving the game.
He then left the room before anyone else to cry in private.
Speaking to the cameras afterwards, LCpl Clark explained how betraying Jonny left him feeling upset - but he hoped the veteran would have done the same if the tables had been turned.
The Traitors continues tonight at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The show will air on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
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