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

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Karasin, E. (2026, October 23). Celebrity Traitor delivers furious message after 'yawn' murder as fans share frustration. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-traitors-yawn-murder-b1302029.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-23 · by Ekin Karasin

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In the reality show "Celebrity Traitor," host Scott Kemp was eliminated after being "murdered" by spraying perfume and prompting him to yawn. The trio responsible, Jama, Acaster, and Kenny, used subtle tactics that went unnoticed by Kemp despite his paranoia about potential threats from other contestants. After learning of his fate, Kemp expressed his disappointment towards the Traitors on a spin-off show and wished for tougher challenges ahead for them. Fans online criticized the Faithfuls for not suspecting Jama’s suspicious behavior earlier in the competition.
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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.

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“The articles describe different murders of two different celebrities on the show 'Celebrity Traitors', not the same specific incident.”
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Topics

Faithful Faithfuls Scottish Traitors

Subjects

Kemp PERSON · 6× Maya PERSON · 5× Acaster PERSON · 4× Jama PERSON · 4× Ross PERSON · 4× Faithful NORP · 2× Faithfuls NORP · 2× Kenny PERSON · 2× Bella Ramsay PERSON · 1× Leigh-Anne Pinnock PERSON · 1×

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During his time on the series, Kemp was especially paranoid of being murdered in plain sight, suspecting Leigh-Anne Pinnock of trying to murder him when she touched his shoulder and Bella Ramsay of murder when she placed a hat on his head.
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Claims (31 extracted, 3 hedged)

The trio were tasked with murdering by spraying a perfume from a peacock bottle and then encouraging a Faithful to yawn to inhale the perfume. asserted
Faithful → task → perfume
Jama and Acaster prompted Kemp to yawn by yawning themselves during their group conversation. asserted
Jama → prompt → conversation
Once Kemp yawned, Acaster sealed the deal and said: “Sorry, am I boring you?” asserted
I → yawn → you
The documentary host was soon delivered with a letter evicting him from the castle and, upon finding out his fate, said: “Oh no, it had to happen at some point.” asserted
it → deliver → point
During his time on the series, Kemp was especially paranoid of being murdered in plain sight, suspecting Leigh-Anne Pinnock of trying to murder him when she touched his shoulder and Bella Ramsay of murder when she placed a hat on his head. asserted
she → murder → head
“I was really sensitive to people coming close to me. asserted
people → come → me
Could have been anything,” he said. uncertain
he → say → ?
“There’s a great line from Shakespeare, I think it’s Polonius’s advice to his son: ‘to thine own self be true’. asserted
it → ’ → self
“Well played Traitors, but you’re always going to be Traitors, and I know where you live.” asserted
you → play → ?
Appearing on the spin-off show Traitors: Uncloaked directly after being “murdered”, Kemp had some brutal words for his rivals. asserted
Kemp → appear → rivals
“In terms of the challenges, I really hope the next challenge is climbing hills, mountains, I want to see deep water, rapids, piranhas, I want to see some real, real tough stuff,” he told host Ed Gamble. asserted
he → hope → Gamble
Kemp, who was known for being impressive during the challenges, went on: “Because if they thought it was a good idea to get rid of me, the Traitors, I hope they have it really tough from now on in. asserted
it → know → me
“I hope it rains proper Scottish rain every time they step out to do a mission. asserted
they → hope → mission
I wanna see some sufferance. asserted
I → see → sufferance
I want all of them to suffer.” asserted
all → want → them
The actor then revealed he suspected Jama of being a Traitors “because of the way that she accused me early on and she seeded me and put the spotlight on me”. asserted
she → reveal → me
He also put Acaster in the line of fire and “possibly” Pinnock and James Blunt, before naming Bash Croft and Sharon Rooney as his “definite Faifthfuls” because they had “bonded”. uncertain
they → put → Faifthfuls
Upon finding out that Jama, Kenny and Acaster were the Traitors, he admitted that they were a “strong” trio - but predicted that the Faithfuls could still sniff them out. uncertain
Faithfuls → find → them
Viewers at home shared their frustration over the Faithfuls being unable to suspect Jama following Kemp’s murder considering her recent suspicious actions. asserted
Faithfuls → share → actions
“Maya was standing next to Miranda. asserted
Maya → stand → Miranda
Maya had two pieces stolen and not put on the shield. asserted
pieces → have → shield
And the faithful just aren't making those connections?” one raged on X. “ asserted
one → make → X.
How have none of these people suspected Maya yet?? asserted
none → suspect → Maya
Ross gets killed off and both her and James A spent time with him in the library that night. asserted
her → kill → library
Her name hasn’t been brought up once!” another added. asserted
another → bring → ?
“Ross was so suspicious about everything at the start, but can't see that James and Maya are trying to get one of them to yawn is ridiculous,” a third posted. asserted
third → see → them
Another remarked: “The irony of Ross being murdered in plain sight after being paranoid the entire time.” asserted
Ross → remark → sight
Following his death, Jerry Hall was banished from the castle and told the group that she was, in fact, a Faithful. asserted
she → follow → fact
The TV star had been vocal about his hopes to join the treacherous famous faces but remained faithful until the end. asserted
star → join → end
Meanwhile, Kenny filled the vacancy left by Hannah Fry, after she was banished during the roundtable in Thursday’s episode and exposed as a traitor. asserted
she → fill → traitor
Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One. asserted
Traitors → continue → BBC
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