Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft relieved Celebrity Traitors win is out

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Feric, C. (2026, October 31). Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft relieved Celebrity Traitors win is out. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/romesh-ranganathan-bbc-james-blunt-maya-jama-traitors-b1303070.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Carla Feric

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Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft, winners of the reality show "Celebrity Traitors," discussed their victory on Ranganathan's BBC Radio 2 show. They expressed relief at being able to reveal the win publicly after weeks of secrecy, with Croft mentioning his paranoia about public encounters during the show. Both contestants acknowledged the unexpected nature of winning and praised each other’s game strategies despite initial challenges.

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The penultimate episode of The Celebrity Traitors saw actress Sharon Rooney being murdered and comedian Joanne McNally being banished. The final episode aired on October 29, where comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft emerged victorious as faithfuls after successfully eliminating traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. The finale attracted a record-breaking average audience of 11.2 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode in the show's history. Both winners expressed relief at finally revealing their secret roles, with Croft admitting he initially wanted to be a traitor but strategically voted out Kenny to secure victory.

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Ranganathan PERSON · 7× Croft PERSON · 5× BBC Radio 2 ORG · 1× Blunt PERSON · 1× London GPE · 1× Romesh Ranganathan PERSON · 1× Sebastian Croft PERSON · 1×

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During the final, he wrongly accused Blunt of being a traitor at the firepit, causing the You’re Beautiful singer to vote to banish again, which led to Ranganathan and Croft voting him out.

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🔮 “I couldn’t believe that we’d got there.

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft relieved Celebrity Traitors win is out · assertive framing

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Ranganathan invited his fellow winner onto his BBC Radio 2 show on Saturday to discuss the outcome of the nail-biting Celebrity Traitors finale. asserted

Ranganathan → invite → finale

When asked how he feels about their victory, Croft said: “I’m so happy to be here with you. asserted

I → ask → you

It’s so nice to talk about it. asserted

It → ’ → it

“I woke up with a light sense that I don’t have to keep the secret anymore. asserted

I → wake → secret

It’s been killing me.” asserted

It → kill → me

Ranganathan agreed that the pair had been “worried”, while Croft recalled feeling paranoid about being seen together in public. asserted

Croft → agree → public

The Heartstopper actor said: “We met for dinner in central London. “ asserted

We → say → London

We were having dinner and we’re not exactly a likely duo – and the whole restaurant was like, ‘we like you on Traitors and hope you win’. “We were like, ‘thanks.’” asserted

We → have → Traitors

“Don’t draw any conclusions from this dinner – this is just random,” Ranganathan joked. asserted

Ranganathan → draw → dinner

“I couldn’t believe that we’d got there. asserted

we → believe → ?

It was just wild,” he said. asserted

he → say → ?

Ranganathan said: “I’m delighted to win. asserted

I → say → ?

“But it’s taken the gloss off it slightly that everybody’s saying, ‘you better thank (Croft) every day for the rest of your life.'” asserted

you → take → life

Ranganathan has previously spoken about his “level of contribution to the game”, as he believes he struggled with guessing who the traitors were and knowing who to trust. asserted

traitors → speak → who

During the final, he wrongly accused Blunt of being a traitor at the firepit, causing the You’re Beautiful singer to vote to banish again, which led to Ranganathan and Croft voting him out. asserted

Ranganathan → accuse → him

Reassuring his fellow winner, Croft said he thought Ranganathan had played the game in a “lovely” way. asserted

Ranganathan → reassure → way

He added: “People are seeing how smart you are and how you’re actually so on it – and you’re such a good judge of character. asserted

you → add → character

Read More “I really think you played a great game.” asserted

you → read → game

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