He would then ask them to whisper your secret to me, and we'll show it to the folks at home.

Each takes her turn to rise, rotate and exit, while the remaining pair share a whispered secret (inaudible to the audience).

Think about the motive of someone who whispers secrets.

The contestant would then ostensibly whisper their secret to the host, while the audience and viewers were shown the secret via text overlay on the screen.

That book whispered a secret in my ear: that true adventure and the self-discovery it offers lies out there, in a magical place surrounded by nothing but horizon.