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Celebrity Traitors’ King Kenny sings of murdering in plain sight on new single

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Fabbro, L. D. (2026, October 23). Celebrity Traitors’ King Kenny sings of murdering in plain sight on new single. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/ross-kemp-bbc-romesh-ranganathan-james-acaster-maya-jama-b1302073.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-23 · by Lauren Del Fabbro
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King Kenny, a 29-year-old content creator from the BBC series "Celebrity Traitors," released a new single titled "Don't Let Me Down" where he sings about murdering during tasks in the show. The lyrics reference his role as a traitor on the reality TV program, hinting at recent episodes involving secretive killings disguised as innocent acts like making someone yawn after spraying perfume. Alongside this release, Kenny has teased an upcoming music video and mentioned completing his first "murder" for the series, which will be revealed in Friday's episode.
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King Kenny, a 29-year-old content creator and former boxer whose real name is Kenny Oghenovo Ojuederie, has released a new single titled "Don't Let Me Down" that references his time on the BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors. In the song, he appears to allude to an episode where he was tasked with killing in plain sight by spraying perfume and making someone inhale it. The lyrics include lines like “Murdering plain sight it’s me and you they’re calling” and "I’ve been running around while I been scheming." Kenny signed away his first murder, which will be revealed to audiences during the Friday night episode of the show. He had previously teased a clip on Instagram saying he has been working hard behind the scenes. An accompanying music video for the single is expected to be released on the same day.

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🔮 “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.
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🔮 I think a lot of people would be drawn to it.
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Kenny PERSON · 4× King Kenny PERSON · 2× BBC ORG · 1× Beta Squad ORG · 1× Chunkz PERSON · 1× James Acaster PERSON · 1× Kenny Oghenovo Ojuederie PERSON · 1× KingKennyTv PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× YouTube ORG · 1×

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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.
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🔮 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.
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Celebrity Traitors’ King Kenny sings of murdering in plain sight on new single asserted
Kenny → sing → single
The Celebrity Traitors star King Kenny sings about “killing in plain sight” in his newly released single. asserted
Kenny → sing → single
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. asserted
he → release → Jama
Recent episodes saw the trio tasked with killing in plain sight by spraying perfume and making one of the faithfuls inhale the “poison” by making them yawn. asserted
them → see → poison
Kenny sings: “Through the night you had my back until the morning. asserted
you → sing → morning
“Murdering plain sight it’s me and you they’re calling. asserted
they → murder → sight
“I’ve been running around while I been scheming. asserted
I → run → ?
So don’t be leaving me for no-one else cause I can’t do this by myself.” asserted
I → leave → myself
Kenny signed away his first murder which will be revealed to audiences during Friday night’s episode. asserted
which → sign → episode
The former boxer, whose real name is Kenny Oghenovo Ojuederie, teased a clip on his Instagram story and said: “I’ve been grafting in the back.” asserted
I → tease → back
Kenny appears to be sitting in a grand dining room on the single’s cover art. asserted
Kenny → appear → art
An accompanying music video is also expected to be released on Friday. asserted
video → accompany → Friday
Kenny, also known as KingKennyTv, is a member of the YouTube collective Beta Squad, alongside Chunkz (Amin Mohammed) and Niko Omilana. asserted
Kenny → know → Chunkz
He launched his boxing career in 2022 and creates a mix of content including travel, comedy, and group challenges. asserted
He → launch → travel
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