Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Thursday, with a huge twist throwing plans for the next murder into chaos.
Following Stephen Fry’s banishment, it was left to the trio of traitors to once again choose a player to murder.
The three people at risk were told that there was to be a twist, instead of being murdered in private, the victim would be told face-to-face by the Traitors themselves.
Following their deliberations the Traitors named the three stars to be at risk of a sinister death, the only stars they could choose after the rest were awarded shields in the day’s mission.
Lucy Beaumont, Nick Mohammad and Kate Garraway made their way back to the giant chessboard from the day’s mission.
They were instructed to face the Traitors chess piece and turn around.
Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Thursday, with a huge twist throwing plans for the next murder into chaos
The three people at risk were told that there was to be a twist, instead of being murdered in private, the victim would be told face-to-face by the Traitors themselves
Those who were not murdered would face and see Claudia, but the murdered faithful would come face to face with Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, and Cat Burns who would deliver the news.
While fans were no doubt on tenterhooks waiting to see which faithful would meet their maker, the episode ended on a tense cliffhanger.
Viewers will find out who goes during next Wednesday’s episode, which will leave just nine faithfuls to three traitors.
Earlier in the episode, it was revealed that Mark Bonnar was the latest star to leave the castle, after a stalemate vote in the round table meant his fate would be decided by chance.
The hopeless faithfuls had voted for historian David Olusoga and actor Mark in equal numbers at the banishment on Wednesday’s episode.
But with two tied votes, it was left to host Claudia Winkleman to intervene and tell the contestants that Mark and David’s fate now be left to chance.
Claudia presented Mark and David with two chests, one with a shield protecting them from banishment and the other empty, to choose from.
After a tense few seconds, the pair opened their chests, revealing that David was safe from banishment, while Mark’s chest was empty.
Lucy Beaumont, Nick Mohammad and Kate Garraway (pictured) made their way back to the giant chessboard from the day’s mission
Those who were not murdered would face and see Claudia, but the murdered faithful would come face to face with Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, and Cat Burns who would deliver the news
While fans were no doubt on tenterhooks waiting to see which faithful would meet their maker, the episode ended on a tense cliffhanger
Viewers will find out who goes during next Wednesday’s episode, which will leave just nine faithfuls to three traitors
With the news that he was banished from the game, it was left to the Line of Duty star to reveal that he had been truthful and had been faithful throughout the game, leaving the players gobsmacked.
Fans were equally saddened to see Mark leave the game, taking to X to share their upset at his banishment.
Posts included: ‘Aw look at his little face, Mark deserved better than to go because he pulled a face five days ago;’
‘The castle is in mourning… love ya Mark; Poor Mark! He’s really hurt.
‘Nooo my heart is breaking for Mark as you could see how much he wanted to stay;
‘Devastated about Mark. Hope they can suss Jonathan tonight.’
Speaking after his exit, Mark shared his disappointment at being banished through the never-before-seen Chest Of Chance.
He said: ‘I’m really glad David’s a Faithful and I really hope he doesn’t go. I think he’s a real asset to them and I hope suspicions about him disappear very quickly. That I can’t see happening though.
‘Having that roundtable decided by the Chest of Chance was very dramatic and it was very emotional.
‘I got so caught up in it all, but I hope it was a good TV moment. Even though I was sad to go, I thought, well, they’ve never done that before!’
Reflecting on his stint as a faithful, he added: ‘I would have played it slightly differently with hindsight; not being quite so involved, not being quite so enthusiastic, wide eyed and forthcoming with theories.
‘Claudia said, ”you know, remember, keep your eyes open at all times,” or something like that.
‘I was certainly doing that in observing everyone, not sure I was subtle enough about that which possibly put a massive target on my back!’
The banishment ceremony then got heated with Jonathan, Joe Marler, Nick Mohammad, David Olusoga and Stephen Fry all finding themselves in the spotlight.
But ultimately, with four players – Jonathan, David, Nick, and Cat Burns – convinced that Stephen was a Traitor he was booted from the castle to the amazement of the faithful.
In his exit interview, Stephen shared: ‘It’s frustrating that the Traitors have done so well and there is no technique.
‘Of course, we fool ourselves, which is unbelievably stupid, because you have to accept the fact that human beings cannot read lies and that human beings are brilliant dissemblers and pretenders, and there’s no way of telling.
‘If some people are accused at the roundtable, they sometimes go off into these complicated, ridiculous excuses as to why they are irrefutably a Faithful. When I was accused, I just laughed.
‘There is nothing I can say if you think that, but I warn you, if you do, it’s another Faithful going, and the Traitors would have triumphed again. That’s the best I can come up with.’
Earlier in the episode, fans were stunned when ‘big dog’ Stephen Fry was banished from the game, leaving three traitors still at large
Reflecting on his stint as a faithful on the show, he said: ‘If I were a Traitor, I don’t think I could have taken the pressure that is coming now.
‘I probably would have enjoyed what they’re enjoying now, the chuckling, cackling, glee of triumph. But you can’t help it emotionally if people conspire against you.
‘Even if it’s for a game, you start to have feelings of enmity towards them. When Tom [Daley] was murdered, I couldn’t believe it. Because he was so enthusiastic, he wanted to stay longer, that was his problem.
‘Tom was hypervigilant, and everyone noticed that. Perhaps he should have just maybe invented a daffy kind of persona for the sake of survival.’
