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Latest faithful murdered in Celebrity Traitors swears they will be ‘avenged’

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Feric, C. (2026, October 15). Latest faithful murdered in Celebrity Traitors swears they will be ‘avenged’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/romesh-ranganathan-rob-beckett-james-acaster-bbc-richard-e-grant-b1301074.html

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In the latest episode of "The Celebrity Traitors," comedian Rob Beckett was murdered during a game involving fellow participants Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. The group selected Beckett as their next victim, leading Ranganathan to express regret for not protecting him and promising vengeance against the traitors. The show peaked with an audience of 9.6 million viewers, marking it among the most watched episodes so far.

Written by AI on 2026-10-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Rob Beckett, a comedian and loyal member of the BBC One reality show Celebrity Traitors, was murdered face-to-face during an episode on October 15, 2026. The murder occurred during a deadly game of hide-and-seek involving other contestants like Maya Jama, James Acaster, Ranganathan, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Beckett was chosen as the random victim by comedian James Acaster, who said, "If it’s Rob, it’s like, ‘Why was it Rob?’" During a confessional session after his murder, Beckett expressed that he would cherish his memories from the show and predicted that his friend Romesh Ranganathan would seek vengeance. Ranganathan later stated in an interview that he felt responsible for not protecting Beckett better, noting, "Rob is so unthreatening that he’s never going to get banished."

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“The articles describe different parts or methods of a game within Celebrity Traitors but do not clearly refer to the same exact murder incident.”

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He was murdered face-to-face during a deadly game of hide-and-seek – which also involved fellow faithfuls Ranganathan, Ross Kemp and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. asserted

which → murder → Ranganathan

When deciding who to murder, comedian Acaster described Beckett as “the random choice”, and said: “If it’s Rob, it’s like, ‘Why was it Rob?'” asserted

it → decide → choice

“This is going to mess with everybody’s heads,” mathematician Fry said after the group agreed in their next victim. asserted

group → go → victim

Speaking during a confessional after his murder, Beckett said: “It’s a liberty, innit? asserted

It → speak → murder

It’s over. asserted

It → ’ → ?

I’m a dead man. asserted

I → ’m → ?

“In a way, this is good news for the faithfuls because I was nowhere near getting Maya Jama and James Acaster – no chance. asserted

I → get → Jama

I will cherish my memories.” asserted

I → cherish → memories

Referencing his fellow comedian and close friend, he added: “However, if I know one thing, my boy Romesh Ranganathan will avenge my death, and he will get them.” asserted

he → reference → them

“I feel like I let Rob Beckett down,” Ranganathan said following the news that his friend had been killed off the show. asserted

friend → feel → show

“Rob is so unthreatening that he’s never going to get banished.” asserted

he → go → ?

Referring to the special key which prevented the traitors from being able to murder a player, which the faithfuls opted to give to Pinnock, the comedian added: “He’s the guy that we should have given the key to. “ asserted

we → refer → key

He also happens to be one of my best friends. asserted

He → happen → friends

I’m sad. asserted

I → ’m → ?

It’s not going to be the same without him.” asserted

It → go → him

It comes after Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh was banished from the Scottish castle during Friday’s episode last week. asserted

Hesmondhalgh → come → episode

The soap star, 56, was a faithful but became the latest victim of the roundtable after a campaign led by singer James Blunt which sparked doubt about her good nature. asserted

which → become → nature

Other celebrities who have been voted out include Industry actress and faithful Myha’la, as well as actor Richard E Grant – who raised suspicion after mistakenly revealing he was a traitor minutes into the game. asserted

he → vote → game

His banishment marked the first time a traitor was caught during the very first roundtable in the series. asserted

traitor → mark → series

The fourth episode of The Celebrity Traitors saw a peak audience of 9.6 million people tune in, and saw Bella Ramsey killed while Hesmondhalgh was banished. asserted

Hesmondhalgh → see → people

Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One. asserted

Traitors → continue → BBC

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