She said: “The only people who knew were my family … my mom and my sister and my brothers. I didn’t tell my grandparents, my aunts, my uncles, my friends. I just felt like it was better for it to be a mystery.”
Despite the secrecy, many viewers had guessed at Woods’ identity after the first episode of the show and she admitted she hadn’t realized how “distinctive” she is until taking part in the series.
She said: “I guess I’m very distinctive. I didn’t realize how distinctive my voice is, the cadence of it, the slight rasp to it, how I walk, my little laugh that I do all the time.
“So people were quick on it. I thought I had at least a few episodes before I was discovered, but right away from the first one everyone knew it was me, which I guess is cool.”
