Players banish Celebrity Traitors contestant as another murder looms

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Fabbro, L. D. (2026, October 9). Players banish Celebrity Traitors contestant as another murder looms. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/julie-hesmondhalgh-bbc-one-amol-rajan-bella-ramsey-ross-kemp-b1300234.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Lauren Del Fabbro

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During Friday's episode of BBC’s reality show Celebrity Traitors, a 56-year-old actress was voted off by her fellow contestants from the Scottish castle where they are staying. This follows Thursday night when industry actress Myha’la and actor Richard E Grant were also banished from the game due to suspicion and voting. The article highlights how the three traitors selected four players for a risky hide-and-seek game, with one player potentially facing elimination in a direct confrontation. The show’s third episode had a peak viewership of 10.3 million people.

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On Friday night, BBC's reality game show *Celebrity Traitors* saw actress Suranne Jones receive the majority votes and was banished from the Scottish castle. During her exit, she acknowledged being a poor actor but committed to her loyalty throughout the competition. The episode's cliffhanger involved TV host Maya Jama, comedian James Acaster, and mathematician Hannah Fry choosing four contestants—Ross Kemp, Rob Beckett, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Romesh Ranganathan—to participate in a deadly game of hide-and-seek where one could be killed. Host Claudia Winkleman informed the players they had a chance to survive by giving a special key to one contestant, which was given to Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Fans are now speculating on social media who might be eliminated next, with theories focusing on either Rob Beckett or Romesh Ranganathan being targeted for elimination.

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Myha’la PERSON · 2× BBC ORG · 1× Claudia Winkleman PERSON · 1× Hannah Fry PERSON · 1× Hesmondhalgh PERSON · 1× James Acaster PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× Pinnock PERSON · 1× Scottish NORP · 1× Winkleman PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The three traitors, TV host Maya Jama, comedian James Acaster and mathematician Hannah Fry, were told by host Claudia Winkleman to choose four contestants to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, with one of them killed face to face.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

🔮 “Alas it may mean that I am not a phenomenal actor, I am indeed a faithful.”

2026-10-09 · Evening Standard

Players banish Celebrity Traitors contestant as another murder looms · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 2 hedged)

The 56-year-old actress received the majority of votes during Friday night’s episode of the BBC reality game show and was forced to leave the Scottish castle. asserted

actress → receive → castle

While revealing her true identity, Hesmondhalgh told her fellow contestants: “You know how much I have loved every second of this experience. “It has been immense. asserted

It → reveal → experience

“Alas it may mean that I am not a phenomenal actor, I am indeed a faithful.” uncertain

I → mean → ?

one → tell → face

Before being sent out, Winkleman told the players that they had a chance of survival by deciding among them who would have a special key which would prevent the traitors from being able to murder them. asserted

which → send → them

They agreed to give the key to Pinnock. asserted

They → agree → Pinnock

As Ramsey learned their fate, they said: “Oh yes. asserted

they → learn → fate

Thought this might be occurring. uncertain

this → think → ?

“I think this is a clever move by the traitors. asserted

this → think → traitors

I was going to reset and start from the beginning because I got it so wrong with Myha’la. asserted

it → go → Myha’la

“I think that they were right to murder me because I think I would have maybe figured it out. asserted

I → think → it

“I hope the faithful win. asserted

faithful → hope → ?

I really do. asserted

I → do → ?

I feel very very attached to the faithful now. asserted

I → feel → faithful

Industry actress and faithful Myha’la received the majority of votes from her fellow celebrities and was banished from the castle in Thursday night’s episode. asserted

actress → receive → episode

Actor Richard E Grant was then banished from the castle after his fellow contestants grew suspicious of him for telling them within minutes of the traitors being picked that he was one of them. asserted

he → banish → them

This was the first time a traitor had been caught during the first roundtable in a UK version of the popular international franchise. asserted

traitor → catch → franchise

The third episode of this series enjoyed a peak audience of 10.3 million people. asserted

episode → enjoy → people

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