Game-breaking blunders, killer yawns … and a puddle of vomit: it’s the top 10 Celebrity Traitors moments — SkimNews
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- Richard Grant announced straight after receiving the show’s fatal shoulder tap that he had been chosen as a traitor; he was banished at the first round table, becoming the show’s worst traitor in its history.
- Ross Kemp mistook a captain’s cap placed on him and a friendly arm brush for evidence that he had been murdered, only to be dispatched with a yawn.
- Amol Rajan became the first contestant eliminated after the opening murder toss-up between him and James Acaster, following his self-description as a “rottweiler” who “sniffs out traitors for a living.”
- Kenny was recruited midway through the series in what the article calls a masterstroke; he entered the traitors’ conclave on his knees before gleefully declaring that “the faithful are doomed.”
- Miranda Hart made her television comeback after chronic illness, became a beloved faithful and vomited in the cabin before learning Pinnock’s dance routine and reacting to her murder with, “Absolutely not! Oh, bottoms.”
- James Acaster refused to remove his blindfold or move during a traitors’ mission, leaving his co-conspirators exposed, then confesses everything at the penultimate round table and departs on his own terms.
- Maya Jama, Kenny and James Acaster were selected by the faithful as the three most trusted players for a special power, despite all three secretly being traitors.
Why it matters: For the more than 15 million people gripped by series two, the retrospective leaves two different precedents: Richard Grant lost his place at the first round table after blurting out his role, while James Acaster’s penultimate confession let him leave on his own terms. That contrast makes the January civilian edition’s challenge concrete—who controls the timing of the reveal.
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