I suffered four days of TORTURE in real-life Squid Game show – I saw three people hurt in one day
A CONTESTANT on the real-life version of Squid Game claims she suffered four days of torture and saw three people collapse in just one day.
The Brit woman in her late 20s, only known as Sophie, says she endured “emotional and physical torment” before being “wrongly” kicked off the competition which is based on the hit Netflix show.
During a 12-hour session on set on the first day of filming, when temperatures dropped to -3C she says she saw three people collapse with one person being stretchered off.
However, sources have told The Sun Online that no one was stretchered off and that medics were on hand at all times who treated three people for mild medical conditions.
Sophie also claims she was one of the competitors who were “unfairly” kicked out in the first round, saying producers “had already decided who was going to go through”.
According to her, those who were eliminated discovered that their flights home had already been booked and their luggage had not been put in storage like the other competitors who had hope of landing the £3.7million prize.
She has also claimed that even before the competition had begun, contestants were treated like prisoners and subjected to mind games.
Sophie told the MailOnline: “Conditions were horrendous and the whole thing was staged. It was a huge con.
“People were treated in a diabolical way. Many had travelled from the other side of the world to be there without any chance of winning.
“It was torture. Everything you did was completely controlled by them and it completely messes with your mind.”
She added the conditions were “not humane”.
Sophie said her ordeal started last Friday afternoon when she arrived at the London hotel and was forced to remain isolated in her room for the next 60 hours and only allowed out for her meals.
To ensure no one left their room, a “guard” was posted on every floor and there were more in the lobby.
She described it as like being in a prison and subjected to “psychological torture”.
Contestants were only allowed out three times a day for 10 minutes at a time and they were made to wear masks and prevented from talking to anyone, Sophie said.
They were given their meals on a tray which they had to take back to their room and once eaten they had to put it outside their door, she claimed.
Sophie said she was told they were being isolated to try to prepare the contestants for the game.
Some people were even eliminated before the game started.
According to Sophie, some people tried to go outside and were caught, a group of girls were discovered in each other’s rooms and a man tried to go downstairs to get a cup of coffee – all of them got eliminated.
The Sun has also revealed that two contestants were kicked off the show after they were caught having sex in a hotel room.
The day before filming began, their mobile phones and laptops were taken and suitcases were locked with a padlock.
On the Monday when filming began, the competitors were bused at 4.30am to Cardington Studios, a former RAF base near Bedford.
The contestants were assembled in a number of marquees set up outside a hangar where filming was taking place.
She said that despite the freezing conditions, only a couple of “small heaters” were provided.
Filming actually started six hours later on the first game called Red Light, Green Light.
For the task, competitors had five minutes to get across a stretch of land while music played.
But every time the music stopped they had to “freeze” and anyone who didn’t freeze fast enough were eliminated in a fake shooting sequence.
Sophie said the contestants were made to stand there for as long as 30 minutes in the freezing cold.
She said it was a “big concern” when she saw one man fall to the floor because he could no longer “feel his body”.
Sophie claimed to have seen three people collapse before the end of the game which had lasted at least a couple of hours.
Sophie also suggested that the organisers of the show knew who they wanted to go through to the next round.
In the game, contestants had devices fitted with motion detectors and a pack of fake blood which was also attached to them and went off when the sensor was triggered – giving the impression they had been ‘shot’.
However, Sophie claimed that people around her were “blatantly moving” but not getting ‘shot’ and added that she didn’t “move an inch” but was still eliminated.
She also said that certain people were interviewed beforehand who had interesting stories, and she added they all went through.
Sophie also said that one girl who collapsed due to the cold was a twin and the medics took her out to warm her up but then she returned and went through to the next round.
A statement from the production company Studio Lambert, The Garden and Netflix said: “We care deeply about the health and safety of our cast and crew, and invested in all the appropriate safety procedures. While it was very cold on set — and participants were prepared for that — any claims of serious injury are untrue.”
It comes after The Sun revealed a large number of players were considering suing the company.
They claim they were “treated like animals”.
One player said: “We were tortured for eight hours. We were just fodder. You wouldn’t treat animals like that.
“I know the show was supposed to be tough but it felt inhumane.
It comes after Wolf, who was on the original Gladiators show, was knocked out in the first round.
