The Trust had potential, but Winnie and Tolu single-handedly dragged the entire show into the ground. Watching them was like being trapped in a group project with the two worst people imaginable — entitled, dishonest, aggressive, and utterly manipulative and ALWAYS playing the victim role. They gaslit, bullied, and schemed their way through every episode with zero self-awareness and even less integrity.
What made it even worse was how the rest of the cast seemed to tiptoe around their behavior, either enabling it or outright ignoring it. Instead of calling out the blatant manipulation, lies, and aggression, most of them stayed silent—like bystanders watching a fire and pretending it wasn’t happening. It was frustrating to see grown adults shrink back or play along just to keep the peace, while Winnie and Tolu steamrolled through the house unchecked. Their silence wasn’t neutrality—it was complicity, and it allowed the toxicity to grow until it became the entire show’s identity.
Winnie acted like the world owed her something, constantly playing the victim while actively creating chaos. Tolu, on the other hand, was condescending, smug, and seemed to think manipulation was a personality trait, and also playing the victim role. Together, they sucked the life out of every interaction and made the show borderline unwatchable.
This wasn’t just reality TV drama — it was emotional warfare disguised as entertainment. If Netflix greenlights another season, they’d better vet the cast a lot harder. Because no amount of prize money is worth enduring that level of toxicity again.