"I hate lying" - Million Dollar Secret star Lauren shares her struggle with the game's "morality"

Million Dollar Secret released new episodes on Netflix on March 26, 2025. The show focuses on 12 strangers invited to live at a luxurious property, play a deceitful game, and end up with a million dollars.

The first episode saw Lauren being crowned as the millionaire. However, she was disappointed as she did not want to be a "prey" this early on in the game.

A mother to three, despite the game taking a toll on her, she hid her true identity. She will have to do so to win by the end and take the cash away. However, if the group can guess about her and cast their votes against her, she will have to leave the hotel immediately.

Lauren, at the beginning of Million Dollar Secret, revealed that she left her three kids and husband to come to The Stag and play and win the game. She says that being away from her family is a very tough thing that she has done in a while, and thus, has to win it for their sake.

However, her feelings about the game were clear even before she became a millionaire. Talking about the same, she said,

"I hate lying. So I'm struggling at the morality of it. And yet, that's the game."

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Million Dollar Secret star Lauren becomes the first millionaire on the game

Peter, the host of Million Dollar Secret, welcomed all the guests into the hotel and gave them their room keys along with a key to the box that they had. Each one represents a different animal.

As he introduced the game to the players, Peter said that one of them would have a box full of a million dollars in their rooms. However, they will have to hide it. As for the rest of the contestants, they will try to guess who is the millionaire among them all by observing each other's behaviour.

The millionaire will be given secret agendas that they will have to complete, which will give them additional powers. However, there will be tasks, and the winners will get clues on who the millionaire is.

After each of these tasks, the players will meet at dinner and cast their votes on who they think is the millionaire is and the person will have to leave the property immediately after revealing if they had the cash all along or not. He explained,

"Pay attention because the millionaire is also playing a game. Every day, they will have their own secret agenda. If they're successful, they will win an advantage that helps protect their secret. So look out for any odd behaviour."

As soon as she opened the box, Lauren found out that she was a millionaire. This made her sad and anxious all at once because now she is the "prey" of the group. Talking about her feelings in a confessional, she expressed,

"I am so scared to be the millionaire, and I'm terrified to start that grueling game of deceit."

Soon, she heard a knock on her door from Peter, who came in to reveal her secret agenda for Million Dollar Secret day 1. Lauren is required to hug each of the 11 players before the day's task starts. This gives her roughly two hours to accomplish it. As the group bonded over lunch, she was able to hug everyone merely seconds before her time was up.

As for the day's task, it was revealed that the winner would get an entry into the trophy room, where Peter would reveal a clue about the millionaire. Lauren was successfully able to win and get an entry along with 5 others.

By the elimination round on Million Dollar Secret, her strategy was to blame Harry, who ultimately got eliminated as she was awarded two extra votes during the same round upon completing her secret agenda.

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Million Dollar Secret episodes 1 to 3 are available to stream on Netflix right now. Three more episodes are scheduled to drop on April 2, 2025.