The winner of the latest series of The Traitors has shared the news of the passing of her mother.

Writing on Instagram, Rachel Duffy said she was “heartbroken” at the death of her “beautiful wee mummy”.

On Friday, she became the first female Traitor to win the BBC show.

Throughout the series, Duffy spoke about her mum’s battle with Parkinson’s Disease and also dementia.

Speaking to BBC News NI following her win, she said she was looking forward to treating her family, and her mum in particular.

“I rang my mummy this morning… I can’t wait to come home and give her a big hug and say what will we do?”

“Anything you want let’s go do it. As long as I get to spoil my family that’s all I care about,” she added.

During the show, Duffy from Newry in Northern Ireland, had said she wanted to take her mum on holiday to create memories.

“She [Rachel’s mum] didn’t get all the twists and the turns but she’s enjoyed watching it. She’s very proud.”