Despite voicing suspicions about Rachel, Faraaz voted for Stephen which set himself up for banishment.
“Honestly, when I seen Rachel put my name on the slate I was absolutely seething, there was like steam coming out of my ears,” he told Radio Tees.
Rachel had lied and told Faraaz she was gunning for Stephen first.
“I thought ‘no, I’m done’, because I knew Stephen was going to put my name down and I was just kicking myself saying I knew I should have protected myself and voted Rachel,” he said.
“It was hard to accept that I was right but the execution was wrong.”
But Faraaz has no hard feelings about being so close to winning.
“As a huge fan of the game, it’s a once in a lifetime experience and I’m really glad to have shared it with such an amazing group,” he said.
“I really enjoyed it,” he said, adding he had formed “lifelong bonds”.
