Bash and Romesh split Celebrity Traitors prize — SkimNews
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- King Kenny voted Maya Jama out at the final round table, turning on “the queen” as the five-week, 10-show Celebrity Traitors run reached its climax.
- Romesh wavered over James Blunt after Blunt dismissed Maya’s farewell, voting to banish him before Bash split the vote and persuaded him to banish the remaining Traitor instead.
- James Blunt looked once, then twice, seized his final chance to be wrong and was duly voted off after the remaining Faithfuls appeared ready to split the prize three ways.
- Bash and Romesh split their prize money between two charities for refugees and displaced persons, a result the review said everyone could enjoy.
- Celebrity Traitors recorded record-breaking viewing figures across five weeks and 10 shows, although the reviewer judged the run comparatively muted, light on twists and unlikely to rank as a classic.
- Leigh-Anne received the review’s “oblique justice” verdict after spending her time cheering up Miranda with impromptu choreography, which the writer said “hurt all our hearts.”
- BBC Entertainment called the climax “nail-biting” and reported the winners were relieved their secret was out, while Variety highlighted Maya’s shock and the “heated” last roundtable.
Why it matters: Across 10 episodes in five weeks, record viewing figures belied a muted, twist-light season until the final vote: Bash redirected Romesh’s choice, and Bash and Romesh ultimately shared prize donations for refugees and displaced people. The payoff was a consequential endgame for attentive viewers, even if the full run fell short of a classic.
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