Welcome to the castle - Sometimes we get burned, you’d think sometime we’d learn | 2026 Celebrity Traitors Thread 8 [Post Final Chat]

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This is a post-Final thread so if you haven’t seen it do not read on!

Finalists
Maya Jama (Traitor)
King Kenny (recruited Traitor)
James Blunt
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Romesh Ranganathan
Sebastian Croft

Murdered
Amol Rajan
Bella Ramsey
Rob Beckett
RossKemp
Miranda Hart
Sharon Rooney
Michael Sheen

Banished
Richard E Grant (Traitor)
Myha’la
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Professor Hannah Fry (recruited Traitor)
Joe Lycett
Jerry Hall
Joanne McNally
James Acaster (recruited Traitor)
Maya Jama (Traitor)

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

I think Michael also was suspicious of Romesh. And although he was right about Maya he wasn't sure on Kenny so could have easily have completely changed the outcome by banishing others over Kenny meaning Kenny might have won.

Fair enough- it was purely the point where Romesh turned on James B and Bash had to persuade him otherwise and to vote for Kenny. I can’t remember what Michael’s views on Kenny versus James B were.

You see this is what I thought too hence me wondering if it would have played out differently.

My main takeaway from the show was I no longer like Michael Sheen. He hides it well but behind the twinkly eyes is a big ego and I don’t think he respects women. Having a wife/partner 25 years younger than him makes sense. Judge people by their actions.

I hadn’t come across Maya before, I thought she held up well considering she was an original traitor. Stunning women but she seemed grounded. I don’t agree she was boring, I think she was collected.

This is what's so tedious and annoying about James Acaster.

He can lie.

He lied to his Traitor teammates and went around 'planting breadcrumbs' for the the Faithfuls.

I was shocked when MS was on Michael McIntyre's show with his girlfriend and her mum. The mum looked like she should be the girlfriend.

Michael Sheen’s wife looks like a strong person who knows her own mind and they look like they have an amazing life together. They are friends with the Tennants, who also have an age gap, and did that lockdown show together. Not all age gap relationships are sinister!

I didn’t get a vibe that he was ganging up on women, he had views on almost everyone like James B. He actually seemed pretty quiet for most of the series!

I loved how James A played the reluctant traitor and him confessing at the end felt very real for an autistic person who finds masking and lying difficult. His online treatment is really shameful. It’s a game and Maya was toast anyway because of how they played the library murder. Which James himself carried out, pretty smoothly I thought.

Aus traitors season 2 was brutal!

What a load of nonsense. He is hugely popular and will continue to be so, and I suspect this gig fee isn’t much to any of them.

It is just a harmless and fun game show that’s quite sweet and if you take it this seriously and with an undercut of malice against people you don’t know, I would suggest it isn’t for you.

For me the real winner in this show is Claudia. She is just brilliant.

More accurate to say the game wasn’t for him…

I loved this about Rom - it proves what a top bloke he is, because he respected Bash's views, didn't dismiss him and listened to him despite his own niggles.

That shows huge emotional maturity and a decent moral compass. I bet he's a wonderful husband and dad!