Celebrity Traitors live: Stephen Fry and Mark Bonnar banished as Joe Wilkinson is eliminated
Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont and Nick Mohammed are all at risk of a face-to-face ‘murder’ in next week’s episode
The “Big Dog” theory backfired during Thursday night’s episode of The Celebrity Traitors, with the Faithfuls incorrectly voting for Sir Stephen Fry (not Traitor Jonathan Ross).
Stephen was the fifth Faithful to be banished from this year’s series, while Jonathan managed to evade elimination despite arousing suspicion among his fellow contestants.
The episode began with Mark Bonnar and David Olusoga going head-to-head, with David receiving a shield and Mark facing banishment. Swiftly, Joe Wilkinson became the latest player to be “murdered” by the Traitors, after not turning up to breakfast.
During the challenge, which saw the players try to outwit the Traitors on a giant chessboard, the winning team – Alan, Cat, Celia and Joe M – were all protected from the Traitors’ next “murder”. This put Nick, Lucy, Kate, Stephen and Jonathan all at risk. Nick made players suspicious of him after admitting he purposefully sabotaged the game.
During the roundtable discussion, Alan (Traitor) made a huge blunder when he forgot he had won a shield during that challenge, causing other players to have doubts about him for the first time.
Meanwhile, Stephen came up with a new theory – and accused Cat (Traitor) after he saw her sleeping by a window earlier in the day. He said that “Traitors get less sleep”. Cat replied that, because she’s neurodivergent, being around people all the time can be exhausting – hence why she was getting some rest.
A heated roundtable saw votes cast for David, Jonathan, Nick and Joe. But – thanks to the “Big Dog” theory – it was Stephen who received the most votes and was banished.
The episode ended on a cliffhanger with host Claudia Winkleman announcing that Kate, Nick and Lucy are all at risk of “murder” by the Traitors – and this time it will be face-to-face. The lesson: trust nobody.
The Celebrity Traitors returns on Wednesday.
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To be honest, I could see Paloma Faith as a face painter or a ghost on a ghost train!
Of course, Paloma Faith was once a ghost on a ghost train! She’d be fantastic at it.
Nick, Lucy, David, and Jonathan each won a shield... gosh it’ll be quite slim pickings for the Traitors when it’s time for them to choose their next victim.
All this suspicion over Mark’s over-the-top demeanour... he’s just a passionate Scotsman, people!
There is something delicious about watching Alan Carr work the room, a master at manipulation – he’s a modern-day Iago, really.
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