SPOILER FREE PLEASE The Secret Traitor Big Reveal? Place Your Bets | Traitors 2026 | Thread 3

[CaveMum]

Previous thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5469362-red-cloak-dagger-were-all-being-played-traitors-2026-thread-2?page=1

Here we go, ready for the big reveal (maybe?) next episode - Wednesday 7 January.

Current Status

Confirmed Traitors
Hugo
Rachel
Stephen

Murdered
Netty
Ben

Banished
Judy (Faithful)
Hugo (Traitor)

Confirmed Faithful (still in)
James
Maz
Reece

Secret Traitor Suspects Remaining (in order of when named and who said it first)

Ross - *@maggieFS
Fiona - *@Empress13
Jessie - *@DandelionPockets
Roxy - *@CheerfulBunny
Jade - *@sleepeazie (technically it was CheerfulBunny who said it first, but you’ve already got one on the list!)
Amanda - @TokyoSushi
Sam - @lightanddreamy
Harriet - @Newgirls
Faraaz - @Ohcrap082024
Jack - *@Beachtastic
Ellie - *@Piggywaspushed

Only 2 players have not been named as ST suspects at this point (please provide screenshots if I’ve missed these being named!):

Adam
Matthew

It’s going to be a long 4 days!

Yep they go on for hours
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My guess is Ellie. It's definitely a woman.

So difficult to pick the ST. We don't see all the facial expressions, discussions or comments because of editing, so it could be we are being steered in the wrong direction. My suspicions are with Roxy, Ellie and Jade.

If it's Roxy she's thrown the light off her (from the viewing public) because she would have nominated her own mum.

Ellie - is it a coincidence she's used the phrase "If I was a secret traitor..." Why not say just 'traitor' rather than secret traitor. However, could be the editing team trying to throw us as they could have edited that out.

Jade - I don't really know why, just an instinct because of her behaviour.

I would like it to be Roxy or Jade just to have a bit of diversity.

There has always been a minority woman as a Traitor for the last 4 seasons so may well be Jade or Roxy too.

Harriet made a weird face when she was talking about the secret traitor?

The envelope was next to Ben, so I think its Hugo who is in a relationship situation.

Rachel is dangerous!
Her comment when she was talking to Harriet before the RT vote off
"Before I came into this game, I did a little FBI training".
You know, just a little bit, as you do 😄
I want to do some FBI training now, where does one sign up?!

Still unsure if Fiona is Welsh-Welsh, or Charlotte-Welsh 😉

I'm going for either Jade or Ellie as The Secret Traitor.

Love Rachel but the manner in which she sent Reese off at the family tree was very clumsy. He will remember that.

I thought this too.

I did think the ST was Amanda... then I thought Fiona. However, I now think it's someone who has been more under the radar. Maybe Jade.

Can I also add I think Harriet is bloody awesome.
The way she opened the RT last night was fab U lous.
Everything she said about Hugo must be like looking in the mirror. Love that she is The Secret (ex) Barrister, I think the other players will be more shocked about that than who is the Secret Traitor 😄

Ah, true. I fell for the editing subterfuge. Well, it’s driving wild speculation meticulously considered theories in our house, anyway, so job done, I suppose.

YY to those lamb shanks!

We think Amanda is Secret Traitor…

I hope the Secret Traitor is fully aware that they're collateral damage for Rachel - as is Stephen. He's so jittery she'll throw him under the bus as soon as she can. And he trusts her, like Minah trusted Charlotte. That's a mistake. Rachel made it clear that nothing is getting in her way. I reckon she knew Hugo would be voted off and decided to stay out of it.

Joining the thread as I am really enjoying this series - better than series 3 so far which was good until they ruined the end.

I actually worked on a series of The Traitors (not the UK one). I was not part of the 'shoot' but was involved in the post production process.

The round tables vary in length - the more people there are it's naturally longer but much is cut. Starting the episode by watching the full round table is a must so that you can plan the front end of the episode.

Stephen isn’t being talked about but he is coming across as such a weak contestant.
Rachel will use him to get rid of the ST if she doesn’t like the ST but will set him up to be banished. I don’t believe she won’t write his name down either. Maybe he will surprise us but he isn’t showing any tactics so far.

He was spectacularly dim not realising that he was being set up with the Ben murder. This is why I’m pretty sure that the ST was in the room when Ben said that, it would be a HUGE coincidence for his name to appear that night otherwise.

Maybe the way Rachel got rid of Reese was so obvious that he will assume it means it wasn't her?

Still sticking with Fiona for ST.

I’m sticking with Harriet. And I think Hugo is her brother.

That could implicate Jessie as the ST as she was the one who actually brought it up.

Main story line which is annoying me is the Jade/ Amanda feud which seems pointless at the moment.

If Amanda was the ST, I doubt she would have made such as issue about it as its put the spotlight on her. Jade was rattled and didn't just laugh it off. All of which makes me think that Jade is the ST.

But their eating positions make my stomach hurt. Standing up hunched over food, balancing loaded plates on their knees. They can't possibly digest properly eating on the hoof like that.

Jade seems quite immature and is taking the game personally.

I don’t think Amanda’s name was on any list given to the traitors? Of course that could be tactical.

Do we think the red cloaked figure walking to the tower was the ST or is a member of the crew used for filming?

The person walking looked tall, broad and strode purposefully and confidently. Looked like a man to me. Only Ellie seems that build?

Yes, it's weird that they have seats and a table for breakfast but the other meals seem to be taken on a more casual basis, in any room they fancy, without a proper table. I wouldn't enjoy eating like that. I guess it's so we can see who gravitates towards who in a potentially more relaxed, less calculated way than a conversation that takes place deliberately between two or three contestants.

Last thread passed me by!
Thanks for the new thread @CaveMum - hopefully you can have a rest now until Wednesday 😁

Hello! Lost track of you all there! I’m going with @piggywaspushedand saying its Ellie.

“It's just possible that Harriet thinks she is the cleverest person in the room?

Quote from previous thread.

I think Fiona thinks she is the cleverest, most popular , or most cunning one, which is why she was so gutted when she saw a coffin in her slot on the first mission.

(now to catch up with this thread)