Star banished from Celebrity Traitors while another falls victim to ‘yawn’ murder

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Fabbro, L. D. (2026, October 22). Star banished from Celebrity Traitors while another falls victim to ‘yawn’ murder. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ross-kemp-jerry-hall-scottish-claudia-winkleman-bbc-b1302007.html

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-22 · by Lauren Del Fabbro

Quick Summary

In Thursday’s episode of Celebrity Traitors, EastEnders actor Ross Kemp was killed by Maya Jama, James Acaster, and King Kenny through a “yawn” murder involving perfume sprayed from a peacock bottle. A supermodel faced suspicion for stirring trouble but avoided being murdered in plain sight; she apologized for her mistakes while professing loyalty to the game’s participants. The episode also featured a challenge where contestants built shields to protect themselves from that night’s murder, with the traitors tasked with sabotaging this effort.

Written by AI on 2026-10-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On the latest episode of "The Celebrity Traitors," Miranda Hart was murdered by the trio of Maya Jama, James Acaster, and King Kenny after they feared she was getting too close to uncovering their identities. Earlier in the series, Ross Kemp had been similarly killed off in a murder designed as a plain-sight tactic when he suspected other players like Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Bella Ramsay of trying to eliminate him. Hart's exit left fans devastated, with some viewers declaring they would no longer watch the show without her. Meanwhile, the episode also featured a "field of screams" challenge where pairs collected gold in exchange for hanging bags on scarecrows bearing each player’s name, while Jama, Acaster, and Kenny were ironically selected as the most trusted contestants by their peers. The total charity prize fund rose to £59,500 after this round. Miranda's emotional reaction highlighted her personal journey of reconnecting with nature and professional fulfillment through the show, despite her pre-existing health struggles.

Written for “Celebrity Traitors Murders And Twists” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 7 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Celebrity Traitors Murders And Twists

Entertainment · 8 article(s) covering the same event. Compare every outlet's account →

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 0% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.

Celebrity Traitors fans convinced murder in plain sight will 'break the series' and send castle into chaos Same event

Evening Standard

Hedges 6 of 27 claims Outlet record 65/100

Celebrity Traitors 2026: All the dramatic twists from latest episode Same event

Evening Standard

Hedges 0 of 26 claims Outlet record 65/100

Celebrity Traitor delivers furious message after 'yawn' murder as fans share frustration Same event

Evening Standard

Hedges 3 of 31 claims Outlet record 65/100

Traitors fans left feeling 'stabbed in the back' after 'especially pointless' cliffhanger Different event

Daily Mail

Hedges 2 of 42 claims Outlet record 68/100

“The articles describe different aspects of the TV show Celebrity Traitors, one about a contestant being suspected and potentially leaving the game, while the other is about an unresolved cliffhanger involving King Kenny's decision to banish another contestant.”

Celebrity Traitors: Miranda Hart is the latest star to be murdered and admits she 'knew' it was coming while episode ends on another cliffhanger Different event

Daily Mail

Hedges 2 of 46 claims Outlet record 68/100

“The articles describe different murders in the Celebrity Traitors game show: one involving Ross Kemp and another involving Miranda Hart.”

Celebrity Traitors left on a knife edge after a trip to the field of screams Different event

BBC News

Hedges 1 of 61 claims Outlet record 68/100

“The articles describe different parts of the same reality show, with Article A covering Ross Kemp's murder and expulsion while Article B discusses Miranda Hart's death.”

How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

0 of 14 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

65/100

Evening Standard's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Entertainment

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Analyzed 2026-10-22 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability

Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Evening Standard · 7934 article(s) · 65 correction(s) detected

Running correction rate · 65 correction(s)

2026-10-31

Manchester United injury update: Benjamin Sesko, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo latest news and return dates

2026-10-30

Arsenal injury update: Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke latest news and return dates

2026-10-30

Manchester United injury update: Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw latest news and return dates

2026-10-28

Arsenal injury update: Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori, Noni Madueke latest news and return dates

2026-10-26

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Emi Martinez and Pep Chavarria latest news and return dates

2026-10-26

Arsenal injury update: Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Christos Tzolis latest news and return dates

2026-10-26

Tottenham injury update: James Maddison, Destiny Udogie and Savio latest news and return dates

2026-10-26

Manchester United injury update: Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw latest news and return dates

2026-10-26

Liverpool injury update: Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Victor Munoz latest news and return dates

2026-10-22

Manchester United injury update: Marcus Rashford, Lisandro Martinez, Kobbie Mainoo latest news and return dates

2026-10-22

Arsenal injury update: Bukayo Saka, Piero Hincapie, Christos Tzolis latest news and return dates

2026-10-22

Chelsea injury update: Emi Martinez, Pep Chavarria, Reece James latest news and return dates

2026-10-22

Tottenham injury update: Omar Marmoush, Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro latest news and return dates

2026-10-21

Manchester City injury update: Antoine Semenyo, Mathues Nunes and Nico O'Reilly latest news and return dates

2026-10-20

Tottenham injury update: Omar Marmoush, Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro latest news and return dates

2026-10-19

Liverpool injury update: Dominik Szoboszlai, Jeremie Frimpong, Hugo Ekitike latest news and return dates

2026-10-19

Chelsea injury update: Emi Martinez, Pep Chavarria, Malo Gusto latest news and return dates

2026-10-19

Manchester United injury update: Lisandro Martinez, Kobbie Mainoo, Benjamin Sesko latest news and return dates

2026-10-19

Manchester City injury update: Erling Haaland, Antoine Semenyo and Nico O'Reilly latest news and return dates

2026-10-16

Real Madrid call for La Liga president to resign after Joseph Goebbels comparison

2026-10-14

UK economy predicted to decline ahead of Budget

2026-10-14

Arsenal injury update: Piero Hincapie, Christos Tzolis, Martin Zubimendi latest news and return dates

2026-10-14

Tottenham injury update: Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons latest news and return dates

2026-10-14

Chelsea injury update: Reece James, Emmanuel Emegha, Jamie Gittens latest news and return dates

2026-10-12

Manchester United injury update: Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu, Noussair Mazraoui latest news and return dates

2026-10-12

Tottenham injury update: Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons and Dejan Kulusevski latest news and return dates

2026-10-12

Chelsea injury update: Reece James, Jamie Gittens, Emmanuel Emegha latest news and potential return dates

2026-10-12

Liverpool injury update: Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo latest news and return dates

2026-10-11

UK economy set to contract after strong start to summer, say experts

2026-10-09

Fact check: Free bus travel scheme and video of women queuing

2026-10-08

Tottenham injury update: Latest return dates before Manchester United after new double scare

2026-10-08

Manchester City injury update: Erling Haaland, Nico O'Reilly and Antoine Semenyo latest news and return dates

2026-10-08

Manchester United injury update: Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford, Benjamin Sesko latest news and return dates

2026-10-08

Arsenal injury update: Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates (cloned)

2026-10-08

Chelsea injury update: Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro latest news and return dates

2026-10-08

Liverpool injury update: Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, Jeremy Jacquet latest news and return dates

2026-10-06

Arsenal injury update: Ezri Konsa, Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates

2026-10-06

Chelsea injury update: Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer latest news and return dates

2026-10-05

Liverpool injury update: Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, Hugo Ekitike latest news and return dates

2026-10-05

Manchester United injury update: Marcus Rashford, Benjamin Sesko, Kobbie Mainoo latest news and return dates

2026-10-05

Tottenham injury update: Micky van de Ven, Jan Paul van Hecke, Pedro Porro latest news and return dates

2026-10-05

Arsenal injury update: Christos Tzolis, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice latest news and return dates

2026-10-05

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Moises Caicedo latest news and return dates

2026-10-02

Arsenal injury update: Christos Tzolis, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates

2026-10-01

Manchester United injury update: Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo latest news and return dates

2026-09-28

Arsenal injury update: Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz latest news and return dates

2026-09-28

Arsenal injury update: Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Piero Hincapie latest news and return dates

2026-09-28

Manchester United injury update: Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo latest news and return dates

2026-09-28

Liverpool injury update: Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo and Hugo Ekitike latest news and return dates

2026-09-27

Chelsea injury update: Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Reece James latest news and return dates

2026-09-24

Arsenal injury update: Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, William Saliba latest news and return dates

2026-09-24

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Cole Palmer, Reece James latest news and return dates

2026-09-21

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Reece James, Moises Caicedo latest news and return dates

2026-09-21

Arsenal injury update: Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera and William Saliba latest news and return dates

2026-09-21

Tottenham injury update: Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski and Mykhailo Mudryk latest news and return dates

2026-09-21

Manchester United injury update: Benjamin Sesko, Carlos Baleba, Amad Diallo latest news and return dates

2026-09-21

Liverpool injury update: Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Federico Chiesa latest news and return dates

2026-09-17

Tottenham injury update: Sandro Tonali, Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski latest news and return dates

2026-09-17

Liverpool injury update: Hugo Ekitike, Federico Chiesa and Giovanni Leoni latest news and return dates

2026-09-17

Man Utd injury update: Luke Shaw, Amad Diallo, Carlos Baleba latest news and return dates

2026-09-17

Arsenal injury update: Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera latest news and potential return dates

2026-09-17

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra latest news and return dates

2026-09-16

Chelsea injury update: Joao Pedro, Reece James, Moises Caicedo latest news and return dates

2026-09-11

Liverpool injury update: Bradley Barcola, Cody Gakpo, Milos Kerkez latest news and return dates

2026-09-10

Chelsea injury update: Levi Colwill, Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra latest updates and return dates

Who wrote this

Lauren Del Fabbro

100 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 The tribute will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, November 3, with theatres across London joining together to honour the celebrated stage and screen star.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · West End theatres to dim lights in memory of ‘acting giant’ Sir Patrick Stewart

🔮 Theatres in London’s West End will dim their lights for two minutes on Tuesday November 3 at 7pm in honour of the actor and his acclaimed decades-long career.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · West End theatres to dim lights in memory of ‘acting giant’ Sir Patrick Stewart

🔮 The 62-year-old appeared in the latest series of the BBC game show, however, he was murdered in plain sight by the treacherous traitors – Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Ross Kemp never ‘laughed so much’ in his life while on Celebrity Traitors

🔮 The 20-year-old appears as District 12 tribute, Maysilee Donner, in the sixth and latest instalment of the hit blockbuster, The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · McKenna Grace tears up reflecting on the scale of appearing in Hunger Games

🔮 “So, it was really interesting playing a character like that, who was fully immersing himself with the dark side for a greater good that might not come to fruition for generations.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Jesse Plemons doubted playing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Hunger Games character

🔮 A brand new Channel 4 series, Our Scottish Hotel, will take audiences behind the scenes as the couple and their 80-strong team take on major work at the estate.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Kim and Andy Murray star in ‘ambitious’ Scottish hotel renovation series

🔮 I think a lot of people would be drawn to it.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Jimmy Carr: Comedy should be taught in schools

🔮 He will make his directorial debut with Animol, which follows young inmates in a juvenile detention centre as they navigate their lives and paths to redemption, and stars his Adolescence co-star Graham.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Ashley Walters: Prison was one of best things that happened to me

🔮 The 28-year-old singer claimed the prize on Thursday night for her second album This Music May Contain Hope, beating Sir Paul McCartney, Jade and Olivia Dean.

2026-10-23 · mixed framing · Raye says her heart was ‘filled with gratitude’ after winning Mercury Prize

🔮 The 29-year-old content creator on Friday released Don’t Let Me Down, in which he appears to reference his time on the BBC series after he was recruited by Maya Jama and James Acaster to be a traitor.

2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Celebrity Traitors’ King Kenny sings of murdering in plain sight on new single

Also by Lauren Del Fabbro

West End theatres to dim lights in memory of ‘acting giant’ Sir Patrick Stewart

2026-10-30 · Evening Standard

West End theatres to dim lights in memory of ‘acting giant’ Sir Patrick Stewart

2026-10-30 · Evening Standard

Ross Kemp never ‘laughed so much’ in his life while on Celebrity Traitors

2026-10-29 · Evening Standard

Jesse Plemons doubted playing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Hunger Games character

2026-10-28 · Evening Standard

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

All 100 articles by Lauren Del Fabbro →

Topics

No topics tagged.

Subjects

Acaster PERSON · 2× Kemp PERSON · 2× Hall PERSON · 1× Jama PERSON · 1× James Acaster PERSON · 1× Kenny PERSON · 1× King Kenny PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× Romesh Ranganathan PERSON · 1× Ross Kemp PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Although the supermodel avoided being killed in plain sight, with EastEnders actor Ross Kemp falling victim to the traitors “yawn” murder, she fell under suspicion after fellow players claimed she was stirring the pot and behaving a little chaotically.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22

🔮 Thursday’s episode also revealed that Kemp was killed by the traitors, Maya Jama, James Acaster and new recruit King Kenny, in plain sight.

2026-10-22 · Evening Standard

Star banished from Celebrity Traitors while another falls victim to ‘yawn’ murder · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

she → avoid → pot

As she revealed her identity, she said: “I’ve loved being with you all. asserted

I → reveal → you

I’ve had the most fun. asserted

I → have → fun

I haven’t laughed so much in years. asserted

I → laugh → years

“I’m sorry I made some mistakes but I have always been a faithful. asserted

I → ’m → mistakes

I told you. asserted

I → tell → you

“I love y’all.” asserted

I → love → y’

Thursday’s episode also revealed that Kemp was killed by the traitors, Maya Jama, James Acaster and new recruit King Kenny, in plain sight. asserted

Kemp → reveal → sight

The trio had “bore someone to death” by spraying perfume from a peacock bottle and encourage a faithful to yawn to inhale the perfume. asserted

faithful → bear → perfume

As they tried to make Hall and Kemp yawn, the soap star broke first with Acaster sealing the deal by saying: “Sorry, am I boring you?” asserted

I → try → you

The evening also saw the contestants complete a mission which involved building a shield where anyone who completed it would be protected from that night’s murder. asserted

who → see → murder

Meanwhile the traitors were in charge of building the prize pot by sabotaging the blindfolded faithfuls. asserted

traitors → build → faithfuls

During the challenge, Acaster refused to participate and left it to Kenny and Jama who panicked at the very end of the challenge. asserted

who → refuse → challenge

The episode ended on a cliffhanger as the treacherous trio selected their next victim between Romesh Ranganathan, Bash Croft and Miranda Hart. asserted

trio → end → Ranganathan

💬Give feedback

🕘History 🎫Support

Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0

Articles to 31 Oct 2026