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 was wondering how James A feels when he watches the other traitors and faithfuls on tv talking, laughing and not taking it seriously?

😂😂😂

If you think the UK ones are the best, you’ve not been paying attention Australian Traitors Series 2

Lots on iplayer including Ireland.

He said he didn't want the Traitors to win- too predictable- so I guess he's happy enough.

The one with Sam? That was unwatchable and killed the series in Australia.

I liked Oz S 1.

It was OK but not a patch on anything in Scotland with Claudia.

It was Jerry Hall and Joanne who targeted Leigh Anne for the lip gloss!

Great final episode, really pulled it back after yesterday’s shit show.

it was about a million times more interesting than this series of Celeb Traitors

That particular series was an utter waste of time. The ending redeemed it though.

For me they vary - I found the US series with its line up of professional reality show performers and OTT presenting a bit tedious, especially when the players aligned to channel "teams" and voted accordingly. I prefer my Traitors to be "regular" or "celeb" clearly defined.

The presenter of the first couple of Oz series was much more Claudia like in style and I enjoyed them. NZ also started with a Claudia light type presenter.

I quite enjoyed the first Ireland series but I found the US OTT presenter style didn't really work as well as the deadpan style, despite being a fan of Siobhan McSweeney. Its a shame because she could have done the deadpan style really well.

I assume James A will speak about it on his podcast(s)

I went and did the dishwasher, have they said where James A is?

I do hope he's ok. I don't think he was mentioned at all in the uncloaked tonight which seemed unusual. Especially with Ed, his friend, presenting. I would have thought he would have been mentioned. There is clearly a lot that went on that wasn't televised and I do feel for him.

Both Australian series are brilliant in different ways – though the production values are so much lower than the UK ones, especially now it’s become such a big thing here.

India is fab if it’s still on iPlayer - now THAT is how you play it, no names, James A

As predicted the Daily Mail comments are going bananas.

Several posters FUMING about CERTAIN PEOPLE not wearing poppies. How dare they send OUR money to Forriners. Why aren't the British Legion receiving it? They are confident that had Blunty won, his charity would have been the British Legion.

I kind of wish he had won and his charity was something like Transgender Neurodiverse Anxiety Disordered Amputees or something.

Suggs has done more TV but he has already made more money from Youtube and his property businesses than he can ever spend. He still does far more in his own arena with occasional TV.

Kenny will have brought some of that 15m with him to the TV show just as Youtubers bring to Strictly et al. I don't know what percentage are likely to go the other way - some will but there isn't a huge overlap in audience.

I think Maya was discounted by a lot of the faithful because she's so attractive, tbh. She is also a very intelligent, successful businesswoman and the faithfuls didn't seem to grasp that?
If I'd been there I'd have pointed out that the faithfuls were getting it SO wrong that they needed to make the exact opposite choices at the roundtable!!

Depressingly predictable.

Google says he was playing for help for hero’s

Where was Maya

Rigging up a ten ton weight over Kenny's bedroom door.

Only 12 of 21 were present (as far as I could count), and two sent in VT. Not present (or sending in film) - Jerry, Rob, James A, Joanne, Bella, Myha'la, Sharon.

We haven't heard or seen anything of Rob since he went out.

I’d wear Joe Lycett’s cloak to a job interview before I wore a poppy, but I did think most people were wearing them…?