Welcome to the castle - we take it day by day | 2026 Celebrity Traitors Thread 3 [TV Pace]

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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 of end of episode 3)

Traitors (still active)
Maya Jama
James Acaster (recruited)
Professor Hannah Fry (recruited)

Faithful

Jerry Hall
Joanne McNally
Joe Lycett
Julie Hesmondhalgh
King Kenny
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Michael Sheen
Miranda Hart
Rob Beckett
Romesh Ranganathan
Ross Kemp
Sharon Rooney

Up for Murder
Bella Ramsey
James Blunt
Sebastian Croft

Murdered
Amol Rajan

Banished
Richard E Grant (Traitor)
Myha’la

Miranda’s great, she’ll be the one I’ll miss most if she gets banished early. Really wanted her to be a traitor but she makes a great faithful.

I really liked julie - but maybe it’s because I loved her character in Corrie when I used to watch it. She is so similar to who she used to play.
Some might say Leigh Ann Pinnock is playing a great game as she’s staying in the shadows. However it makes for pretty dull TV from a viewer’s perspective. Kenny is quiet too but at least he’s got something about him.
Would be gutted to lose Rob or Romesh.
Of the faithfuls I think Miranda, Blunty, the 2 Rs.. possibly Michael Sheen and Kenny when they have warmed up a bit make for great TV.
Oh and controversially I think Ed Gamble’s hair looks a million times better now!

It would be if it was on tomorrow night and not in six days time!

Instead next Thursday we will see a recap of four known artists running towards some trees........ the suspense will be well gone.

I'm not familiar with Romash at all. I've googled him and have never seen anything he is in. Does he have a podcast or anything similar? I enjoy his style of humour.

Although if he's one of the ones doing the parenting podcast, I listened to half an episode and was bored to tears by it.

I'm not bothered by the gap between programmes. I like to have my Traitors enjoyment strung out as long as possible.

I don't think James A is particularly concerned about viewers' perception. I think he is genuinely struggling due to his autism; he prepared for one role and has been forced into another, and he really does find it difficult to lie.

No, the parenting podcast is Rob with Josh Widdecombe.

I fear it’ll be Romesh.

The traitors hinted at it, saying people listen to him at the round table.

I’m gutted. He’s my fave.

His stand up is brilliant, he's done several. Not sure where they're currently streaming, try sky or netflix. I'd also recommend rob and romesh versus.

His travel shows are great. Misadventures of..

Granted I don't know a great deal about him, the odd thing i've saw him on he's given me the impression of someone very eager to display virtue.

I wanted Myha’la to stay a bit longer, I really liked her.

The way everyone was fawning over Bella was a bit odd and almost… condescending? Not sure how to explain it, like when adults go overboard when they hear a “mature sounding” kid and suddenly they act like they just met Einstein.

I wish Michael Sheen had more screen time!

Although i love the programme, i think that's its main problem.......that certain well known people have a reputation for being cool headed and / or clever and therefore might be either initially chosen or recruited as traitors or voted out early. So its success depends on there being other celebs who are better at playing than we might think, and who can create drama and excitement layer in. For example, Hannah, Amol, Richard, all seemed like obvious choices as traitors and they either have gone or are about to go. So we have to hope others will turn out to be clever manipulators or it wont be fun.

There was some suspicion of maya early on....what happened to that. Oh it was Hannah !!