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James Blunt: I felt betrayed by Romesh Ranganathan on Celebrity Traitors

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O'Grady, S. (2026, November 5). James Blunt: I felt betrayed by Romesh Ranganathan on Celebrity Traitors. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/james-blunt-romesh-ranganathan-bbc-bbc-one-breakfast-b1303679.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-05 · by Sean O'Grady analysis

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In an interview on LBC's Nick Ferrari At Breakfast, James Blunt discussed his participation and elimination from the reality show "Celebrity Traitors," where he faced unexpected betrayal from fellow contestant Romesh Ranganathan. Despite Ranganathan voting him off, Blunt maintained they remain close friends and described their interaction as a fitting finale to the 22-day program. The final episode drew a record-breaking audience of 11.2 million viewers, surpassing last year’s peak of 11.1 million.
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On October 29, James Acaster was unexpectedly banished from the BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors after revealing he was a traitor at the roundtable discussion. The revelation came as a surprise bombshell during Thursday’s episode, following weeks of suspicion and struggle for Acaster to maintain his innocence regarding alleged involvement in Ross Kemp's "plain sight murder." During the tense roundtable, Acaster admitted that he had been made a traitor without wanting to be one and urged his fellow contestants to vote him out. This dramatic turn of events left viewers shocked and threw the show into chaos ahead of its finale on November 3.

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📰 Celebrity Traitors Star Banished
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Hedges 1 of 28 claims Outlet record 64/100
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Hedges 2 of 26 claims Outlet record 69/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the show Celebrity Traitors: one focuses on James Acaster's reaction to public backlash after revealing he was a traitor, while the other discusses James Blunt's feelings about being betrayed by Romesh Ranganathan in the game itself.”
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Hedges 2 of 34 claims Outlet record 64/100
“The articles describe different moments in the Celebrity Traitors show involving James Acaster and James Blunt respectively.”
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Hedges 1 of 8 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles discuss the finale of Celebrity Traitors and its outcome, Article A focuses on the audience numbers and overall victory details, whereas Article B provides a more personal account from James Blunt about his experience during the final vote. These are related but distinct aspects of the same event.”
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Hedges 0 of 18 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles discuss the outcome of Celebrity Traitors involving Ranganathan and Croft's win, Article A focuses on their reaction to winning, while Article B discusses James Blunt's perspective on being voted off by Ranganathan. These are related but distinct events.”
Celebrity Traitors finale attracts record average audience Different event
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Hedges 2 of 12 claims Outlet record 64/100
“While both articles discuss the finale of Celebrity Traitors, Article A reports on the audience numbers and final outcome, whereas Article B focuses on James Blunt's perspective of events during the finale.”
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“While both articles discuss the final episode of Celebrity Traitors and its outcome, they describe different aspects of the event: Article A focuses on the winners' relief after the show's conclusion, while Article B details James Blunt's reaction to being voted off by Romesh Ranganathan.”
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Blunt PERSON · 7× Ranganathan PERSON · 3× Romesh PERSON · 3× Croft PERSON · 1× Inverness GPE · 1× King Kenny PERSON · 1× LBC ORG · 1× Nick Ferrari PERSON · 1× Sebastian Croft PERSON · 1× Traitors ORG · 1×

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Blunt insisted there is no bad blood between the pair, adding: “It was the perfect finish, I really enjoyed it. “Romesh and I are really close actually, I promise we’re really good friends.”
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2026-11-05 · Evening Standard
James Blunt: I felt betrayed by Romesh Ranganathan on Celebrity Traitors · assertive framing

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The singer, 52, and the comedian, 48, both reached the final three, along with actor Sebastian Croft, but Ranganathan then voted for Blunt to leave, believing him to be a traitor. asserted
him → reach → Croft
Blunt was shocked by the move and then voted for Ranganathan to be banished himself. asserted
Ranganathan → shock → move
Ultimately, Blunt was banished, with Ranganathan and Croft winning the show. asserted
Ranganathan → banish → show
He said: “I think what I really knew is, I had proven through the time we had been there that I was a faithful. asserted
I → say → time
Everyone knew it. asserted
Everyone → know → it
“Everyone at the roundtable said he’s obviously a faithful, so when Romesh pulled his card out, I was like, hang on. “ asserted
I → say → card
I think Romesh was being a little underhand(ed). asserted
Romesh → think → ?
I had to chuck in a final red because he’s done something very treacherous there, hasn’t he? asserted
he → have → something
Blunt insisted there is no bad blood between the pair, adding: “It was the perfect finish, I really enjoyed it. “Romesh and I are really close actually, I promise we’re really good friends.” asserted
we → insist → it
Speaking on LBC’s Nick Ferrari At Breakfast, Blunt said filming lasted for “22, 23 days” from the first day to the final. asserted
filming → speak → final
Blunt said he previously had no interest in doing reality shows and so his manager had not informed him of the offer to be involved in the programme. asserted
manager → say → programme
He said: “My manager never even told me I was being asked to do it. asserted
I → say → it
He pushed back on it. asserted
He → push → it
“My wife walked in one morning and said, I’ve signed you up to Traitors. asserted
I → walk → Traitors
I think she thought, time with me out of the house. asserted
she → think → house
Blunt said the other celebrities are “lovely people” and he particularly bonded with content creator King Kenny. asserted
he → say → Kenny
Read More The final attracted its highest average overnight audience yet, with 11.2 million viewers tuning in. asserted
viewers → read → audience
It became the most-watched episode of the celebrity spin-off to date, drawing a higher average audience than last year’s final -ich attracted 11.1 million viewers overnight. asserted
-ich → become → viewers
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