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Another Faithful looks doomed for banishment in Celebrity Traitors, in what’s set to be an eventful fourth episode of the BBC reality series.
Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns suggested at the end of last night’s (15 October) episode that three celebrity contestants could be in the firing line for a “murder”.
Ruth Codd, whose attempt to convince the group to banish Jonathan during Wednesday’s round table ultimately proved unsuccessful, is one of the proposed victims, along with Charlotte Church and David Olusoga.
Wednesday’s third instalment as crammed with drama from its opening moments. Early in the episode, we found out which star had the dubious honour of being the first to be banished from the game, as YouTube prankster Niko Omilana was voted out by his fellow celebrities in the opening moments.
Soon after, Traitors Jonathan, Alan and Cat congregated in the turret to decide which star was next on their hit list. Olympian Tom Daley was the unlucky victim, and his “murder” sent shockwaves through the dining room as the remaining celebrities congregated for breakfast.
After a successful run in the latest challenge, the stars headed to the next round table, with Ruth leading the charge against Jonathan, and managing to get a handful of others on side too, including Joe Marler, whose “big dog theory” seems to have won over the Faithfuls.
Alan and Celia Imrie also came under fire, but eventually, it was Tameka Empson who picked up the most votes, with Kate Garraway making the final decision.
The Traitors continues on Thursday night at 9pm on BBC One.
Right, as we count down the minutes to the new episode, I’m going to re-share a few of our best pieces about Celebrity Traitors so far.
First up, we have this great review of the series, by Katie Rosseinsky. (They liked it!)
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 19:02
The ‘big dog’ theory, explained
During yesterday’s episode, rugby player Joe Marler and comedian Joe Wilkinson put forward the theory that one of the two “big dogs” in the celebrity roster would have been selected as a Traitor – either Stephen Fry or Jonathan Ross.
They were onto something, of course… but the inclusion of Stephen actually served to draw some of the heat away from Jonathan.
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 18:21
The broadcaster also revealed the latest viewing figures for this series of The Celebrity Traitors, confirming what we all might have guessed – lots of people are indeed watching.
Per the BBC: “The first episode of The Celebrity Traitors has already been watched by over 11.7m viewers to date and continues to grow, with 2.2M 16-34 year olds tuning in, breaking its own record for most viewed episode of the programme.
“This makes the series debut of The Celebrity Traitors the biggest unscripted episode across the UK market since 2022.” (Not including events such as NYE Fireworks and The Coronation.)
(BBC)
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 17:48
The BBC has today confirmed details for the series finale of Celebrity Traitors.
The series will conclude on Thursday 6 November at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer, with a special 70-minute episode.
People up and down the country will no doubt be pre-emptively mourning the Traitors-shaped hole in their lives…
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 17:19
A clip of the best moment from last night’s episode…
Screen-and-stage veteran Celia Imrie breaking wind during a particularly tense moment.
Gets funnier every time you see it.
Celebrity Traitors star breaks wind during crucial show moment
Celebrity Traitors star Celia Imrie broke wind during a tense moment in the show as host Claudia Winkleman introduced the contestants to their latest gruelling challenge. With each celebrity chained up inside a dark cabin awaiting instructions on Wednesday’s show (15 October), Claudia said: “Welcome to the worst team-building away day experience in history” before Imrie passed wind and the group broke into laughter. “I just farted, Claudia. It’s nerves, but I always own up!”- the actor admitted, as the challenge – eventually – got underway.
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 16:49
Just a few hours to go now until we find out who’s getting the boot.
In case you need a refresher, here’s how to watch tonight’s episode of The Celebrity Traitors, including info about what time it’s on, and where…
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 16:06
Tameka, who was banished from the show last night, has spoken about being voted off after being erroneously suspected of being a Traitor.
“I’m so upset… I even messed up my outro,” she said, adding she wanted to “cuss and carry on” and specifically call out actor Mark Bonnar, who strongly suspected her of being a traitor.
Louis Chilton16 October 2025 15:30
Claudia Winkleman’s stylist reveals all
The presenter’s stylist tells Daisy Lester the seven pieces everyone needs in their Winkleman-inspired wardrobe:
Jacob Stolworthy16 October 2025 15:00
Who are the three celebrity Traitors?
Here’s your lowdown on the Traitors as picked by host Claudia Winkleman.
Jacob Stolworthy16 October 2025 14:30
Alan Carr certainly seems to be growing in confidence as the series goes on… Here’s my colleague Helen Coffey’s ode to the greatest Celebrity Traitors contestant of all time (yes, there’s only been a handful of episodes, but we’re sticking to our guns).
Jacob Stolworthy16 October 2025 14:00