{"id":362132,"date":"2026-01-10T04:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362132\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T04:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:10:08","slug":"the-traitors-fans-spot-moment-faithful-proves-theyre-hiding-something-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/362132\/","title":{"rendered":"The Traitors fans spot moment Faithful proves they\u2019re hiding something else"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_280193211-a68d-e1767993809459.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26184208\" alt=\"Stephen, Sam and Ellie look surprised at breakfast.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEllie said on the latest episode of The Traitors that she has \u2018secrets\u2019 (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry)<\/p>\n<p><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/the-traitors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Traitors<\/a> fans think that Ellie might be hiding something<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/08\/incredible-traitors-theory-connect-every-single-player-castle-26157891\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> beyond her secret connection to Ross<\/a>, after hinting at her \u2018secrets\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The admission was made during Friday night\u2019s mission on the <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/bbc-2\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> game of wink murder, in which the cast split into teams and were posed questions about one another.<\/p>\n<p>There were then three contestants who got the individual honour of being allowed to speak to the Traitors in a chapel confessional.<\/p>\n<p>The cast split into three teams, taking different paths through the Ardross castle woods to answer questions like which of them is the fairest of them all and who is the most likeable.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then there was a question on which of them is the \u2018blandest\u2019, which was unanimously decided to be Ellie. Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>The psychologist took it in her stride, saying to the BBC cameras in the library: \u2018I got blandest of them all. Fair enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_279976813-33da.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26138610\" alt=\"TX DATE:07-01-2026,TX WEEK:1,EMBARGOED UNTIL:07-01-2026 21:00,PEOPLE:Ellie,DESCRIPTION:++POST TX ONLY++,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe psychologist was voted the \u2018blandest\u2019 of them all (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_280193218-239c.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26184206\" alt=\"TX DATE:09-01-2026,TX WEEK:1,EMBARGOED UNTIL:09-01-2026 21:05,PEOPLE:Sam, Ellie &amp; Jade,DESCRIPTION:++POST TX ONLY++,COPYRIGHT:Studio Lambert,CREDIT LINE:BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\u2018I\u2019ve come in here with so many secrets. Of course I\u2019m coming across as a little bland\u2019 (Picture: BBC\/Studio Lambert\/Euan Cherry)<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019ve come in here with so many secrets. Of course I\u2019m coming across as a little bland. That\u2019s fine. Keeps me going through, I\u2019ll take it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tJoin Metro&#8217;s The Traitors community on WhatsApp\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Want to get all the latest news and predictions for the best and most dramatic show this new year? Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VatQKPrEwEk3vdP9om1D\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VatQKPrEwEk3vdP9om1D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Traitors WhatsApp channel<\/a> for live episode coverage, behind-the-scenes gossip and a place to recover from all the cliffhangers.<\/p>\n<p>Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VatQKPrEwEk3vdP9om1D\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VatQKPrEwEk3vdP9om1D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click on this link<\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don&#8217;t forget to turn on notifications!<\/p>\n<p>We, of course, already learned that <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/07\/traitors-fans-call-show-change-anticlimactic-secret-connection-confirmed-26138115\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie and Ross had been keeping their relationship a secret<\/a> in the castle, even if fans <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/06\/traitors-fans-uncover-pictures-faithfuls-prove-secret-connection-26106084\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">did twig onto it before the reveal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the comment prompted some eyebrow-raising from viewers at home, as Matt on X noted she referred to secrets \u2018plural\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018How many secrets have you got Ellie?! Thought the most interesting thing you had about yourself was Ross,\u2019 tweeted @GoobRoob and @YouBearsssssss wondered \u2018what else is she hiding?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Tom wrote: \u2018Blandest of them all\u2026 but soo many secrets,\u2019 with a detective emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a tense episode elsewhere, as Harriet, Matthew and Traitor Rachel won the opportunity to speak to the Traitors \u2013 resulting in a <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/09\/matthew-unknown-traitors-power-play-tonight-doomed-26180287\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">daring power play from little-known Matthew<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That came shortly after the late secret Traitor Fiona was banished from the show, thanks to an attack led by Rachel at the roundtable.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night\u2019s episode <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/08\/fionas-grenade-tonights-episode-traitors-crossed-line-26157572\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ended in flames between the pair<\/a>, as Fiona accused Rachel of being a Traitor and lying about Amanda\u2019s detective past \u2013 in front of everybody.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before her departure from the game, Fiona told the roundtable: \u2018I want to say I haven\u2019t had the opportunity to grow to love you, but I do like you very, very much.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I came in here to prove that women of a certain age should be listened to, and I feel as if I\u2019ve been listened to. Thank you all for being wonderful, wonderful people. I will never, ever forget you. 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