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Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins reveals how he would play the game differently to win and says he feels sorry for 'reluctant' villain James Acaster

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Jobson, L. (2026, October 29). Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins reveals how he would play the game differently to win and says he feels sorry for 'reluctant' villain James Acaster. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16247113/Traitors-finalist-Andrew-Jenkins-James-Acaster.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Andrew Jenkins, a finalist from season two of "Traitors," reflects on his experience as a recruited traitor and expresses regret for not having a clear strategy. He sympathizes with fellow reluctant traitor James Acaster, acknowledging the difficulty in navigating the game without a predefined plan. Jenkins advises that he would have engaged more strategically with contestants like Mollie Pearce to influence the outcome differently. Additionally, he speculates about the current season's dynamics and predicts Maya Jama is in a strong position to win but faces potential betrayal from King Kenny and Acaster.
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Andrew Jenkins, a finalist from season two of the reality show Traitors, has spoken to the Daily Mail about his experience as a villain. At age 47, Jenkins was recruited mid-season to become a Traitor, unlike other players who entered with that role already defined. He found it challenging and described struggling with the game's dynamics because he had always been a team player. Jenkins expressed sympathy for fellow reluctant Traitor James Acaster, saying that even though it is a game, it wasn't easy to switch sides.

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“Article A discusses Andrew Jenkins reflecting on his time as a Traitor, while Article B addresses James Acaster's controversial exit from the show and the BBC's response to criticism.”
BBC News
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Evening Standard
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Evening Standard
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“Article A discusses Andrew Jenkins' reflections on his time in the show, while Article B focuses on the welfare concerns for contestants after James Acaster's exit. They describe different aspects of events surrounding the show.”
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Who wrote this

Lily Jobson
7 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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Jenkins PERSON · 7× Kenny PERSON · 7× Maya Jama PERSON · 4× Acaster PERSON · 3× Maya PERSON · 3× Andrew Jenkins PERSON · 2× James PERSON · 2× James Acaster PERSON · 2× Traitor ORG · 1× Traitors NORP · 1×

Narrative

Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins, who appeared in season two, has revealed how he would play the game differently as he looked back at his time on the show Jenkins said he struggled to navigated the game as a villain and said he sympathises with 'reluctant' Traitor James Acaster Speaking about what he would do differently if he had a second chance at the game, Jenkins said: 'In my game particularly, I probably would have spoken to Mollie [Pearce] sooner.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins has revealed how he would play the game differently as he looked back at his time on the show.

Claims (35 extracted, 6 hedged)

Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins has revealed how he would play the game differently as he looked back at his time on the show. asserted
he → reveal → show
Jenkins, 47, reached the season two final after he was recruited to become a Traitor mid-way through the competition. asserted
he → reach → competition
Unlike Richard E Grant's strong desire to be a Traitor from day one, Jenkins said he found it tricky to be recruited having been a 'team player' all of his life. asserted
it → say → life
Jenkins said he struggled to navigate the game as a villain and said he sympathises with 'reluctant' Traitor James Acaster, who was also recruited. asserted
who → say → Acaster
He told the Daily Mail on behalf of Buzz Bingo: 'When I was asked to be a traitor, it was a difficult decision. asserted
it → tell → Bingo
Even though it's a game, it took me a while to decide to become a traitor, but it wasn't very nice.' asserted
it → take → while
Traitors finalist Andrew Jenkins, who appeared in season two, has revealed how he would play the game differently as he looked back at his time on the show Jenkins said he struggled to navigated the game as a villain and said he sympathises with 'reluctant' Traitor James Acaster Speaking about what he would do differently if he had a second chance at the game, Jenkins said: 'In my game particularly, I probably would have spoken to Mollie [Pearce] sooner. asserted
I → appear → Mollie
I could have influenced Mollie, but I was just too nice. uncertain
I → influence → Mollie
I didn't have a game plan. asserted
I → have → plan
I just went in there with no game plan, just being nice. asserted
I → go → plan
I thought, "Don't say too much, because you'll draw too much attention to yourself but don't say nothing at all, because you look suspicious". asserted
you → think → nothing
So it's trying to get a happy medium, really. asserted
it → try → medium
That's what I did. asserted
I → do → what
'I got friendly with everybody in there and just sailed through to the final, really. asserted
I → get → final
I had no real heat on me, apart from when Ross [Carson] went mad at the round table. asserted
Carson → have → table
That's when everybody started suspecting me.' asserted
everybody → start → me
Jenkins admitted he is hoping for Maya Jama to win this year's Celebrity Traitors but fears King Kenny and Acaster could 'turn quickly' on her. uncertain
Kenny → admit → her
He said: 'King Kenny could decide to go for Maya Jama… uncertain
Kenny → say → Jama
But nobody suspects Maya at all. asserted
nobody → suspect → Maya
She's got no heat on her at all, and none of them have, King Kenny hasn't either. asserted
Kenny → get → them
'So I think the traitors will chuck one of them under the bus. asserted
traitors → think → bus
King Kenny might chuck James under the bus to get them through to the final and then could King Kenny sway the other people if he wanted to go against Maya? uncertain
he → chuck → Maya
'I think Maya's got a better chance of swaying them against King Kenny than anybody else. asserted
Maya → think → anybody
So it's difficult but I think Maya Jama's in pole position at the moment.' asserted
Jama → think → moment
Jenkins admitted he is hoping for Maya Jama to win this year's Celebrity Traitors but fears King Kenny and Acaster could 'turn quickly' on her Acaster compared the experience to 'living in East Germany under Soviet control' and an unnamed star said producers were 'like human traffickers'. uncertain
producers → admit → traffickers
He said: 'I think people who lived under the Stasi might have a thing or two to say about that comparison, but it is intense. uncertain
it → say → comparison
In a dig at production, he added: 'People who watch the show always say, 'It's just a game'. asserted
It → add → show
A factor of this was because they were allowed ten minutes on a producer's phone with a chaperone present. asserted
they → allow → chaperone
James said: 'A member of the production team is there with you, so you can't have an authentic conversation because you can't tell them anything that's happening. ' asserted
that → say → anything
At one point my partner said, "Have you caught the sun?" asserted
you → say → sun
I was saying, "Oh yeah, we were outside for one of the missions". asserted
we → say → missions
I was told I couldn't even tell her that. asserted
I → tell → that
A spokesperson for Studio Lambert, said: 'We want everyone to have a good experience, and the door is always open to discussing feedback with all players directly. asserted
door → say → players
The Traitors is an immersive game and for the short period of filming it's important that external contact is limited to protect the integrity of the game so there can be no risk of outside influence. asserted
contact → limit → influence
This is made clear to all participants ahead of them deciding to take part in the show.' asserted
them → make → show
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