{"id":416411,"date":"2026-01-16T07:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416411\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T07:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:42:11","slug":"the-traitors-2026-live-sam-banished-from-castle-as-rachel-and-stephen-murder-either-jessie-faraaz-or-matt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/416411\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traitors 2026 live: Sam banished from castle as Rachel and Stephen murder either Jessie, Faraaz or Matt"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>The latest Traitors drama exposes the show\u2019s central flaw<\/p>\n

Until her dramatic explosion at the breakfast table, Harriet was perhaps the best player we\u2019ve seen on The Traitors far. But that\u2019s why she could never win.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy16 January 2026 07:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Why Claudia Winkleman is at the riskiest point in her career<\/p>\n

Claudia might have us all eating out of the palm of her knitted glove-clad hand right now, but The Independent\u2019s Helen Coffey thinks The Traitors presenter is at the most precarious point of her professional life. Here\u2019s why…<\/p>\n

\"\"Why Claudia Winkleman is at the riskiest point of her career<\/a><\/p>\n

As the beloved, fringe-fringed presenter kicks off a new series of \u2018The Traitors\u2019 and prepares for a new prime-time chat show, Helen Coffey charts her unstoppable rise and the obstacles she must now navigate to secure full national treasure status<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy16 January 2026 06:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Steal Claudia’s style<\/p>\n

The shopping experts on our IndyBest team have got you covered. Thanks us later.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy16 January 2026 04:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Claudia Winkleman praised for off-screen behaviour<\/p>\n

She\u2019s an outlier when it comes to other game show presenters, according to a past Traitors contestant.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy16 January 2026 02:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Traitors icon backs shock contestant for victory<\/p>\n

But after the latest episode, we\u2019re not so sure.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy16 January 2026 01:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Matt, Sam, who?<\/p>\n

The latest season of The Traitors is teeming with twenty and thirtysomething men who all look pretty similar, and it\u2019s making the backstabbing and double-crossing in the castle even more impenetrable than usual, says Katie Rosseinsky.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy15 January 2026 23:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>ICYMI: Adam is murdered by Traitors<\/p>\n

The Traitors\u2019 risky strategy to murder, despite not knowing who had a shield, paid off.<\/p>\n

Traitors Rachel and Stephen claim ghost-hunting builder Adam as their latest victim<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy15 January 2026 23:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>‘Second envelope’ theory<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a theory doing the rounds based on the second envelope next to the banished contestants when they discover who the traitors are on aftershow Uncloaked.<\/p>\n

One sleuth has suggested it might bear the name of someone Claudia secretly appointed as a Soothsayer at the start of the show.<\/p>\n

The theory goes that the Soothsayer has been able to correctly identify their fellow contestants\u2019 true identities \u2013 and has been quietly influencing the game ever since.<\/p>\n

\"There'sThere’s a second envelope that remains unopened (BBC)<\/p>\n

So who could it be? If true, the sleuth believes the Soothsayer is Ellie.<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy15 January 2026 22:30<\/p>\n

<\/a>Adam said he spotted ghost in the castle<\/p>\n

The ghosthunting builder dropped the bombshell on Traitors Uncloaked, where he said: \u201cAs I was walking up the stairwell, somebody followed me up.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is where The Traitors is filmed:<\/p>\n

Jacob Stolworthy15 January 2026 22:00<\/p>\n

<\/a>Adam ‘wanted to slap’ James after shield theft<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like being lied to face-to-face. I asked him a few times when I came into the castle. I was bubbling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"(BBC)<\/p>\n

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