Welcome to the castle - We got everything you want…we know the names | 2026 Celebrity Traitors Thread 6 [TV Pace]

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Bloody hell, you lot filled that last thread up faster than I expected!

Previous thread: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5591799-welcome-to-the-castle-watch-it-bring-you-to-your-knees-2026-celebrity-traitors-thread-5-tv-pace?page=1

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 8)

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

Faithful

James Blunt
Joanne McNally
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Michael Sheen
Romesh Ranganathan
Sebastian Croft
Sharon Rooney

Murdered
Amol Rajan
Bella Ramsey
Rob Beckett
RossKemp
Miranda Hart

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

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

Oh no, they were suspicious about Hannah and Jerry not being murdered.

But yy to the library thing. Maya even said at breakfast the next morning, when talking about the library, "we were all in there with him" and then went on to name all three traitors and Jerry.

(Kenny was also in there briefly.)

But the murder could have been at any time. No one has thought of a yawn or sitting on a chair or saying am I boring you?

They are thinking a touch, a kiss, passing a drink.

They will in the next series though 😁

When do the ppl banished at teh round table stop saying if they were faithful or traitor?

Seems like an awful lot to cram in to 2 episodes?

I hope it isn't too micromanaged by producers to get the end they want...

Edit as possible spoiler for another traitor show

'Going back to Michael (poor Leanne and Sharon really have felt the brunt of his accusations - yes it’s a game but they have both seemed verging on upset at the RT), I am annoyed that my previous perception of him as excellent actor and philanthropist is giving way slightly to the ‘type of bloke who literally gets with someone a year younger than his daughter’ vibes…'

Yes totally agree. It's not ok.

I bet Jessie had had to put up with that shit even more than the rest of us with her stutter.

Also re Michael - when someone (Romesh?) said they were surprised he hasn’t been murdered because he’s such a strong faithful and good leader etc (words to that effect) and Michael goes, “yes I’m surprised too”. Ugh.

The editing on this years celebrity show seems weaker then any other traitors I've seen.

I agree, he’ll stick as otherwise it looks dodgy.

One of the podcasts said it deliberately finished on Kenny as with 2 votes, that was the only way there could be a cliffhanger. There's no way he'd change his vote.

I feel the same. Bloody love him, he just seems like such a nice man. Always enjoy his radio 2 Saturday afternoon slot ❤️

I felt this way. If she’d stayed more reasonable she could have got her point across - they were listening. She seemed to throw her toys out the pram and say repeatedly “no don’t worry about it”. Came across to me as a bit immature.

@Choux
Of course if the final 5 includes 3 traitors there is potentially only 2 rounds of banishment needed which will save some time. And make it boring….

I wonder if this if why the crypt/puzzle challenge got thrown in. It felt the most exposing for the traitors.

I’m probably clutching here.

I agree with you, three Traitors and two Faithfuls would be pointless and boring in the endgame so I can't imagine the producers allowing it but who knows? The thing is that the production team can change the rules as they go along and from series to series so maybe they'll allow six to go through this time?

Or maybe they'll come up with a mad idea to get rid of one of the Traitors so it's the usual two? DH came up with a crazy idea involving the Traitors having to murder one of their own!

'DH came up with a crazy idea involving the Traitors having to murder one of their own!'

That's a great idea. Traitors doing what they do best. Get rid of the weakest in the traitor pack.. byee james A - he'd be murdered in a jiffy by the other 2

At the beginning they voted Julie most trusted, then banished her 2 days later (!)

So I wonder if they'll turn on James A/Maya/Kenny. Especially as we know a faithful will be banished next.

Especially if they start to think about Ross's murder properly, and who was with him!

It’s such a stupid cliffhanger, it doesn’t matter who goes out of Joanne and Sharon at this stage, we know they’re both faithful.

I’m sick of everyone banging on about how wise Michael Sheen is- he’s not said anything right this whole time! He’s just a middle aged white man who speaks with confidence so everyone assumes he knows what he’s talking about- definitely benefitting from positive unconscious bias.

It’s got to be a traitor win surely? Hopefully Kenny. I actually think James A is playing a great game, he’s good at the round tables. Maya voting Bash was stupid and will look suspicious- I don’t think she’s much of a strategic player at all.

I don’t think men value the opinions of women in their late 30s/40s who aren’t conventionally attractive to them - unless they are a matriarch mumsy /battle axe type character

I find it baffling that people in the game have their ‘💯 faithfuls’ they would never consider

If I was playing those I found the most convincing to ‘myself’ (grrrr) and to others would be the ones I would suspect the most

I felt a bit of frustration from her to be honest, that bit where as a young woman, and a less 'conventionally attractive' perhaps, although I don't like to say that, she is probably so used to being dismissed so probably thought what's the point. I know i've have plenty of moments like that.

I quite agree. Mary Beard has said the same thing. Men don’t find her attractive, they don’t see their mother in her so they don’t know what to do when faced with an intelligent woman that they can’t just dismiss.

Yeah, Sheen isn't coming across well, he tried to talk over Miranda too, but she upped her volume and kept talking (legend). I think he pays attention to Maya due to pretty privilege but doesn't actually listen or expect much from her, and so hasn't noticed her withholding theories.

I have noticed James A treats the women as equals, and they seem to trust and like him, (same with Rob Beckett), he was engaging and respectful to Julie, he was a friend to Miranda and Bella, and they seemingly like him and so does Sharon. He jokes with Joanne and disagrees with her in a way that isn't dismissive.

With Maya, he has made many of the suggestions for successful traitor moves, like selecting Rosskemp for missions to engage his paranoia, and recruiting Kenny, but always in a collaborative way, and he listens too. This is basic respect and shouldn't be remarkable but compared to some of the older guys, it is.

There's a certain type of man who views the opinion of women as an irrelevance, and dismisses them full stop.

Goodness, I hadn’t noticed or thought about any of this - it’s so true! Very eye opening!