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The Celebrity Traitors contestants have done it again and eliminated another Faithful as Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway was banished on Thursday’s episode following the “murder” of Celia Imrie.

In the penultimate episode of the hit BBC show, Alan Carr and Cat Burns managed to successfully avoid detection from the Faithful and both made it through to next week’s final.

The episode began with a dinner party where Alan Carr “murdered” actor Celia Imrie in plain sight, bringing to an end her amazing run on the show.

When it came to the challenge, the contestants successfully completed a surreal laser beam challenge that involved mannequin heads of former contestants.

At the roundtable, things became heated again when David Olusoga and Kate took aim for each other. However, the cast ultimately voted for Kate, who said she’d had an “amazing game” after “years of being very serious, very sad”.

The episode ended with Claudia Winkleman telling the contestants that there will be no murder tonight, meaning the final is between Alan, Cat, David, Joe Marler and Nick Mohammed.

Interestingly, Joe has sussed out that Alan and Cat are Traitors and has convinced Nick that they are too. Will he manage to convince David? All those questions will be answered in next week’s grand finale.

The Celebrity Traitors returns on Thursday, November 6 at 9pm on BBC One.

Kate Garraway reveals who she thinks will win Celebrity Traitors after banishment

She told Good Morning Britain on Friday that she “genuinely” has no idea who will win next week’s final.

Greg Evans31 October 2025 10:15

Joe Marler branded ‘best Faithful’ after he susses out Cat Burns and Alan Carr

But will it be enough to win in next week’s final?

Ellie Muir31 October 2025 09:16

Kate’s banishment speech in full

It might not have been as dramatic as Jonatha’s but Kate’s exit speech got us right in the feels. Bless her.

“I’ve had a lot of years of being very serious, very sad, and you’ve all allowed me to play the most amazing game. But also you have allowed me to play and be silly and have fun.

“Every single one of you I’m going to take away a new idea and a start of a new kind of life. So thank you very much for all of that, thank you. Genuinely, I have and always have been totally myself, a faithful.”

Kate Garraway banished after Celia Imrie’s ‘murder’

Greg Evans31 October 2025 06:00

Celebrity Traitors 2025 lineup

Here is the updated list of Celebrity Traitors contestants and their current status in the game:

Greg Evans31 October 2025 05:00

Alan Carr shares Paloma Faith friendship update after Celebrity Traitors betrayal

Carr’s decision to “murder” Faith came as a shock to audiences after the pair’s close bond was revealed in the BBC game show’s first episode. “She’s not happy about it,” Carr said of his controversial decision.

When asked by DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, on his Life’s a Beach podcast: “Aren’t you mates with Paloma?” Carr replied, “Well, I was…”

He continued: “She said, ‘If you were a real friend, you wouldn’t have killed me.’ But I said, ‘I’m the traitor!’ The show’s called The Traitors – it does what it says on the tin.”

Lydia Spencer-Elliot reports:

Greg Evans31 October 2025 04:00

Celia Imrie murdered in plain sight by Alan Carr

Here’s the moment Alan Carr “murdered” a second Faithful in plain sight when he eliminated Celia Imrie from the game.

Carr delivered the vital blow saying the line “Parting is such sweet sorrow” aloud during the dinner party. It’s the second time he has murdered a faithful face-to-face, after ‘killing’ Paloma Faith earlier in the series.

Upon learning about her ‘death’, Imrie, said, “This is not a very good thing” before asking, “Am I dead?”

The Celebrity Traitors’ Celia Imrie murdered in plain sight by Alan Carr

Greg Evans31 October 2025 03:00

Thanks to La Voix and Alan Carr, the chaotic gay funnyman is back on the BBC

‘Celebrity Traitors’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, the biggest shows on BBC One right now, have been dominated by a pair of withering gay comedians delighting in their own comic mercilessness. And it’s a much-needed throwback to a long-gone era of Lily Savage, Julian Clary and Mrs Merton, writes Adam White

Thanks to La Voix and Alan Carr, the chaotic gay funnyman is back on the BBC

‘Celebrity Traitors’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, the biggest shows on BBC One right now, have been dominated by a pair of withering gay comedians delighting in their own comic mercilessness. And it’s a much-needed throwback to a long-gone era of Lily Savage, Julian Clary and Mrs Merton, writes Adam White

Greg Evans31 October 2025 02:00

Watch as Alan Carr bursts out laughing when he says he’s a Faithful in Celebrity Traitors

Watch the moment Alan Carr bursts out laughing when he is asked to call himself a Faithful in the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors.

In Thursday’s episode of the BBC reality show, the final five contestants were summoned outside by Claudia Winkleman. Standing in a circle around a fire pit, each must declare: “I am a Faithful.”

When it is Carr’s turn to speak, the comedian, who has been a Traitor since the start of the series, couldn’t keep a straight face and caught the giggles.

The rest of the cast burst out laughing, as Carr defended his slip-up by claiming that he “just gets nervous”.

He reiterated that he is a Faithful, with Joe Marler telling him: “I’m not buying it.”

Celebrity Traitors Alan Carr bursts out laughing when asked if he’s a faithful

Holly Bishop31 October 2025 01:00

Celebrity Traitors’ Alan Carr carries own ‘head’ in latest hilarious challenge

Watch Alan Carr’s hilarious performance in the latest The Celebrity Traitors challenge, as he carries a mannequin version of his own head across a laser beam room.

In Thursday’s episode of the BBC reality show, the remaining six contestants had to successfully cross a room filled with laser projectors whilst holding busts of the cast in order to add to the cash pot.

Carr decided to carry his own bust, explaining: “Hey, I’m a narcissistic, someone’s gotta love it.”

Before one particularly difficult moment, the comedian turned to the mannequin head and said: “Don’t worry I’ve got you”, before chucking it across the laser beam.

In another moment, while trying to avoid a beam, Carr’s bottom set off the alarm and he had to start again.

Celebrity Traitors’ Alan Carr carries own ‘head’ in latest hilarious challenge

Holly Bishop31 October 2025 00:00

Kate was thankful to the Traitors

A happy Kate Garraway is “grateful” to Alan and Cat for keeping her in the game

Kate Was Thankful To The Traitors

Greg Evans30 October 2025 23:00