Celebrity Traitors live: Third Faithful ‘banished’ as Jonathan Ross evades suspicion

Ross had been under pressure during Thursday’s episode of the hit BBC reality show

Traitors' celebrities start to suspect Jonathan Ross after first banishment

Another Faithful was banished in Thursday’s episode of Celebrity Traitors, with Jonathan Ross surviving through the second week of the hit BBC reality series.

Traitors Jonathan, Alan Carr and Cat Burns began the fourth episode by “murdering” Ruth Codd, who had previously sought to target Jonathan in the round table debates.

The episode saw the contestants divided into two teams, and complete a challenge where they had to match “banshee wails” to their respective voices.

Stephen Fry was able to obtain a “shield” during the challenge, ensuring his safety, while Cat was able to snag one for herself.

At the next round table, Faithfuls were divided over who to banish, with the majority ultimately opting to get rid of Clare Balding.

The Traitors continues on Wednesday night at 9pm on BBC One.

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[16 October 2025 09:00 · Katie Rosseinsky]

Jonathan’s game plan seems to be crumbling before our very eyes... Are his days in the castle numbered? It’d be a shame if he does get booted out so early on –surely he’s got a suitcase filled with cinematic costumes that he needs to work his way through.

[16 October 2025 10:28 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Celia Imrie steals show in unexpected manner

Veteran British actor Celia Imrie provided the “TV moment of the year” on Celebrity Traitors by nervously breaking wind during a tense moment in the game.

The 73-year-old Calendar Girls star made the audible sound on Wednesday’s edition of the show when host Claudia Winkleman was introducing the contestants to the latest challenge.

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[16 October 2025 11:00 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Celebrity Traitors star Tameka Empson has said she is “so upset” after being booted off the show – and revealed that she mucked up her banishment speech.

EastEnders actor Empson was the second contestant to be banished from the BBC show after YouTube prankster Niko Omilana was voted out earlier in the episode.

[16 October 2025 11:30 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Tom Daley isn’t happy he was eliminated so soon

Olympic diver Tom Daley spoke out after being “murdered” by the Traitors.

“You know, it feels painful,” he said. “I went in there wanting to be a Traitor, mainly because I like control. But then as soon as I started playing as a Faithful, I loved that as well because then I wanted to regain as much control as possible.”

Daley added: “I’m a little disappointed that I’m out a bit early, but, at the same time, it was so much fun to be able to get a little bit of a glimpse into the Traitors world.

“I have had so much fun in there. Being able to just be with that group of people was so much fun, being able to have conversations with some really interesting people. I was having a great time.”

(BBC)

[16 October 2025 12:00 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Kate Garraway speaks out on hilarious moment

Kate Garraway has commented on Celia Imrie’s big moment in the latest episode of Celebrity Traitors.

[16 October 2025 12:30 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Jonathan Ross found Traitors experiece ‘uncomfortable’

After episode three, it’s a little bit easier to see why Jonathan Ross might have found the Traitors experience tricky. After all, he spent most of that instalment trying to brush off suspicion by lying to his fellow contestants. Admittedly, he did a pretty solid job, but it can’t have been easy.

Speaking on his podcast, he said that he struggled with “being on the defence” all the time. Then, in a Twitter/X post, he admitted that he “did not enjoy the duplicity as the game progressed”, and that the show was “a tougher psychological challenge than I expected”.

(BBC)

[16 October 2025 13:00 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Niko Omilana on why he’s ‘embarrassed’ to be first star banished

YouTube star Omilana, known for his online prank videos, told Ead Gamble on Celebrity Traitors: Uncloacked he was embarrassed to be the first to go as he’s “going to be mocked for this for a long time by my friends”.

The star was wrongly suspected to be a Traitor by the majority of the contestants.

Niko Omilana (Cody Burridge/BBC/PA Wire)

[16 October 2025 13:30 · Jacob Stolworthy]

So we know that in the civilian edition of The Traitors, the contestants take home the prize money themselves. But in the celeb version, the players are competing to win money for charity.

Greg Evans has the lowdown on the prize that the winner will receive (and the rumours about how much the stars are getting paid).

[16 October 2025 14:00 · Jacob Stolworthy]

Alan Carr certainly seems to be growing in confidence as the series goes on... Here’s my colleague Helen Coffey’s ode to the greatest Celebrity Traitors contestant of all time (yes, there’s only been a handful of episodes, but we’re sticking to our guns).

[16 October 2025 14:30 · Jacob Stolworthy]

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