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Welcome to the castle - watch it bring you to your knees | 2026 Celebrity Traitors Thread 5 [TV Pace]

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CaveMum · 22/10/2026 16:58

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This is a TV pace thread so make sure you’re up to date with the live broadcast and yes, previous series (regular and celeb) will be discussed!

Please no spoilers if you read them online!

The story so far (as at end of episode 6)

Traitors (still active)
Maya Jama
James Acaster (recruited)
King Kenny (recruited)

Faithful

James Blunt
Jerry Hall
Joanne McNally
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Michael Sheen
Miranda Hart
Romesh Ranganathan
RossKemp (full name)
Sebastian Croft
Sharon Rooney

Murdered
Amol Rajan
Bella Ramsey
Rob Beckett

Banished
Richard E Grant (Traitor)
Myha’la
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Professor Hannah Fry (recruited Traitor)
Joe Lycett

For these that want to keep up with Claudia’s outfits: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/a73628412/celebrity-traitors-claudia-winkleman-outfits/

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JaneJeffer · 24/10/2026 00:27

newrubylane · 24/10/2026 00:24

Did anyone catch Romesh's comment to Kenny about Maya in the car? I think Kenny said something about not being able to look at Maya the same way if she turned out to be a Traitor, and Romesh said something like 'oh I think you would', implying Kenny fancies Maya? Possibly Kenny does fancy Maya, but it definitely gives the vibe that they regard Maya purely as their eye candy. 🙄

Yeah I spotted that. I think the fact that it can be interpreted two ways saved it from the cutting room floor. Wouldn’t want any of the men to be accused of sexism Angry

newrubylane · 24/10/2026 00:24

Did anyone catch Romesh's comment to Kenny about Maya in the car? I think Kenny said something about not being able to look at Maya the same way if she turned out to be a Traitor, and Romesh said something like 'oh I think you would', implying Kenny fancies Maya? Possibly Kenny does fancy Maya, but it definitely gives the vibe that they regard Maya purely as their eye candy. 🙄

Maggiethecat · 24/10/2026 00:16

Butteredtoast55 · 23/10/2026 23:41

Agree @queenceleste I think Romesh is great.

He is and he’s brought a lot more sense to the game than James B and Michael.
Think he’ll be murdered though bcos unlikely to be banished and he’s clever

HaileyBailey · 24/10/2026 00:16

I hope it is Joanne who is banished but I’m sure Kenny didn’t change his vote and it will be Sharon. Joanne is too loud and rude, I can’t stand her - and the faces she pulls when someone dares to vote for her! I agree with the pp who said she is a bully.

At the rate the faithfuls are going, all three traitors will be in the final.

Maggiethecat · 24/10/2026 00:12

murasaki · 23/10/2026 23:22

I also wonder if the men don't respect what maya does as a job, so that and her being pretty means she just isn't in the conversation re being clever enough to be a traitor.

Possibly, but if they are gaming and consider the woman of colour angle it’s going to be her or Leigh Ann.
Joanne will probably push L-A if she stays and I think Michael is gunning for L-A too.

TheMadGardener · 24/10/2026 00:08

Sharon really looks like she has had enough of them and wants to go.

Kenny surely can't change his vote to Joanne without looking suspicious.

Romesh, quietly, is clearly thinking hard and may be getting on the right track. He's not really jumping on the Blunt/Sheen bandwagon of Men Being Confidently Wrong. If I were a Traitor, I would get rid of Romesh next because I think he could be dangerous to them.

Significant that it's now been mentioned (in the car) that Maya never says much at round tables. She needs to be careful about that.

Only two episodes left, I feel it's very unlikely that all 3 Traitors will be unmasked before the end so I'm predicting a Traitor win.

WonderfulSmith · 23/10/2026 23:52

Interesting that they said on the Uncloaked Bonus that on the celeb version they find out who the other contestants are 2 days before they go, so enough time to research someone if you don’t know them. And Hannah Fry said that she followed Maya on instagram but unfollowed because she made her feel inadequate.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 23/10/2026 23:49

I do think they may know who the traitors are and are keeping quiet in the hopes they make it to the final

Butteredtoast55 · 23/10/2026 23:41

Agree @queenceleste I think Romesh is great.

mumofoneisonozempic · 23/10/2026 23:40

JaneJeffer · 23/10/2026 23:22

Yeah I feel that too

What a let down eh

Last year was so good

queenceleste · 23/10/2026 23:29

Joanne’s wild staring eyes are too much and the POUT and the green nails….

I miss Miranda, she was great value and such an air of authenticity.

I try not to think of how much I miss Joe and Rob.

I think there are some very solid marriages with big age differences. Sheen has had some high profile lovers with big careers which have almost no chance to succeed. Some men grow up in their 40s and 50snand have the means to have another stab at family life. Some age differences are a bit creepy though I do agree; but I don’t think they are all creepy.

Romesh is so funny…. I hope he lasts as it will not be great once he’s gone - for me.

Tinydanceer · 23/10/2026 23:25

murasaki · 23/10/2026 23:22

I also wonder if the men don't respect what maya does as a job, so that and her being pretty means she just isn't in the conversation re being clever enough to be a traitor.

Well their privilege has caught them out then - it blinds you!

For me the whole thing is a microcosm of the real world…

JaneJeffer · 23/10/2026 23:22

mumofoneisonozempic · 23/10/2026 22:38

Its shite and I think they know who the Traitors are and are playing along 😒😒😒

Yeah I feel that too

murasaki · 23/10/2026 23:22

Brownbananaspot · 23/10/2026 23:17

Agree but when you say 'they' I translate that to the men on the table. Especially Sheen and Blunt. Vocal af and couldn't catch a traitor to save their lives. Agree also that there's shades of Stephen Fry about the situation too.

I was so gutted Miranda and Jerry left. Both hilarious and sincere in their own ways.

I also wonder if the men don't respect what maya does as a job, so that and her being pretty means she just isn't in the conversation re being clever enough to be a traitor.

JudgeJ · 23/10/2026 23:21

lettingthedaysgoby · 23/10/2026 21:00

What do they clean the blackboards with?

I used to find a shirt sleeve worked well with the old fashioned chalk, they seem to use something else these days though!

Brownbananaspot · 23/10/2026 23:17

Butteredtoast55 · 23/10/2026 22:14

I honestly think there's a bit of 'pretty privilege' going on. More than one person has mentioned how Maya is so beautiful and glam (so can't be a traitor) but they'll go for Julie and Sharon who aren't conventionally attractive. Hannah is somewhat different as it was pretty obvious she had to be a Traitor. Maya says little, often looks a bit suspicious but is never on the radar. Its classic traitorism and she's doing it well.
They've only caught REG who literally told them he was a traitor, and Hannah who was backed into a corner as a recruit. They need to accept they're getting it very wrong.

Agree but when you say 'they' I translate that to the men on the table. Especially Sheen and Blunt. Vocal af and couldn't catch a traitor to save their lives. Agree also that there's shades of Stephen Fry about the situation too.

I was so gutted Miranda and Jerry left. Both hilarious and sincere in their own ways.

mumofoneisonozempic · 23/10/2026 23:15

The comment from Romesh to Michael

'I saw you try to dodge us for someone more intresting' or something to that effect showed a lot

I reckon the atmosphere behind the scenes was awful, hence james panic attack and how tired Sharon seemed and how anxious Roas was (although that might be just him 😄)

Maggiethecat · 23/10/2026 23:15

When Sharon is banished can James B go on mute please

MerryAquaKoala · 23/10/2026 23:04

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 23/10/2026 22:42

I think Sharon was done in.

Michael sheen is annoying

I thought he was ok but have very much gone off him since I read that his girlfriend is 26years younger. I can't stand that, many shades of grim. She looks like she could be his daughter.

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 23/10/2026 22:54

What about Kenny saying "I'll "m" you off" as in "murder you off". I think Joanne repeated it in a questioning way but then it just passed everyone by. Why would Kenny have Murder on his mind!

Tinydanceer · 23/10/2026 22:45

WonderfulSmith · 23/10/2026 22:41

Great description of Joanne as the woman you are frightened of in the toilets of a club. Exactly right.

I think Sharron has had enough of being seen as just some wee girl that no one takes seriously.

Loved seeing Hannah and Miranda on Uncloaked.

volatile is the word!

Hungrycaterpillarsmummy · 23/10/2026 22:42

I think Sharon was done in.

Michael sheen is annoying

WonderfulSmith · 23/10/2026 22:41

Great description of Joanne as the woman you are frightened of in the toilets of a club. Exactly right.

I think Sharron has had enough of being seen as just some wee girl that no one takes seriously.

Loved seeing Hannah and Miranda on Uncloaked.

mumofoneisonozempic · 23/10/2026 22:39

SwedishEdith · 23/10/2026 21:25

I still think Miranda sounds a little scared of Joanne. Joanne reminds me of the kind of woman you're scared of saying the wrong thing to in a club toilets when you're drunk and think you're being funny.

She's 100% a bully 😩

But i prefer her to Sharon, who is so dull for someone I love so much in Two Doors Down

mumofoneisonozempic · 23/10/2026 22:38

Its shite and I think they know who the Traitors are and are playing along 😒😒😒

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