A winner of hit BBC reality show the Traitors has revealed she recently had forehead reduction surgery - and now feels "more confident than ever".<br /> <br />Meryl Williams, 27, is still in recovery after having the procedure two weeks ago.<br /> <br />She says she went under the knife as her forehead size had always been a "big insecurity".<br /> <br />The surgery, which can cost upwards of £5k, involves bringing the hairline lower down the forehead.<br /> <br />Meryl, who bagged a share of £101k for winning the Traitors, says her procedure went well.<br /> <br />Previously a call centre worker, she is now a social media influencer.<br /> <br />Meryl, who has dwarfism, said: “My forehead has always been a big insecurity of mine.<br /> <br />"I had a full fringe from the age of five, but I didn’t think there was going to be anything that would help it.<br /> <br />"I came across a girl who had [forehead reduction surgery] and started thinking about it.<br /> <br />“I thought that if it was something that I can fix then thought I would like to go ahead with it.<br /> <br />“I had a consultation then waited eight months to think about it, then decided to go for it."<br /> <br />Meryl continued: “The operation was straight forward and there were no complications. <br /> <br />"My head still is quite swollen. He cut along the hairline and pulled my hairline down and then removed some excess skin.<br /> <br />"He then had to do some bone shaving."<br /> <br />The operation, which was done privately, lasted around two hours.<br /> <br />And Meryl was prescribed strong painkillers in the aftermath.<br /> <br />She said: “I still can't feel my head right now, it was quite painful.<br /> <br />The first couple days were quite sore but after that it was mainly fine."<br /> <br />Meryl says she has had surgery before - but this is the first time she's had it done for cosmetic reasons.<br /> <br />She says she has no regrets - even though the pain after the surgery was quite intense.<br /> <br />Meryl said: "When I woke up from the surgery initially, I was in a lot of pain and thought, ‘Oh no, what have I done!’<br /> <br />“But I think I was just being dramatic – I have quite a low pain threshold.<br /> <br />“I was a bit worried that other people might criticise me for trying to play with something that I was born with, but it was just a personal decision.<br /> <br />“I was a bit like the guinea pig in a sense because I believe I'm the first person with dwarfism to have this type of procedure, but I’m really pleased with the results.”<br /> <br />Meryl triumphed on the BBC's the Traitors after correctly guessing a fellow contestant was an eponymous 'traitor'.<br /> <br />She and two others bagged a share of £101k for winning - allowing her to start a new chapter in her life.<br /> <br />Meryl, who lives in Edinburgh, is now looking forward to continuing her influencer journey.<br /> <br />She said: “Being on The Traitors completely changed my life. The money from the show has allowed me to do what I’m doing.<br /> <br />“It’s opened a lot of doors and has broadened my horizons.
