Thursday night delivered another shocking episode of The Celebrity Traitors, with a murder in plain sight, a nerve-wracking mission and a bombshell banishment that left viewers reeling.
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In a challenge dubbed ‘Bored to Death’, the Traitors were tasked with spraying a special “peacock perfume” inside a room before luring an unsuspecting Faithful into their trap.
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All they needed was for their victim to yawn naturally before delivering the killer line: “Am I boring you?”.
And unfortunately for Ross Kemp, he fell straight into their trap.
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The former EastEnders hard man became the latest celebrity to meet his maker, leaving fans devastated after weeks of providing some of the series' funniest memes.
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In a cruel twist of irony, Kemp had spent much of his time in the castle terrified of being murdered in plain sight.
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Yet despite his best efforts to avoid a deadly handshake, hug or suspicious encounter, it was a simple yawn that sealed his fate.
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Reacting to the news of his murder, Kemp admitted: “Oh no, it had to happen at some point.”
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Reflecting on his time in the castle, he confessed just how wary he had become of his fellow contestants.
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“I was really sensitive to people coming close to me.
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“There’s a great line from Shakespeare, I think it’s Polonius’s advice to his son: ‘to thine own self be true’.
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“Well played traitors, but you’re always going to be traitors, and I know where you live.
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The Traitors faced their riskiest mission yet, with their secret identities hanging in the balance as they attempted to creep across creaking floorboards and complete a puzzle-building challenge, all while surrounded by blindfolded Faithfuls.
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The pressure proved too much for James Acaster, who refused to take part altogether, much to the frustration of his fellow Traitors.
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Convinced that even the slightest noise would give him away, the comedian decided the risk wasn't worth taking.
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Meanwhile, Maya and Kenny attempted to sabotage the shield-making exercise, but their efforts failed to secure any cash for the prize pot as fears of being exposed got the better of them.
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Meanwhile, tensions reached boiling point at the Roundtable as the confused and frustrated Faithfuls turned their suspicions on American model and actress Jerry Hall.
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But their desperate stab in the dark didn’t pay off, with Hall’s banishment proving to be yet another mistake in their hunt for the Traitors.
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On last Friday's episode, comedian Joe Lycett was banished from the castle after his plea to be recruited backfired and he fell under suspicion.
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The TV star had been vocal about his hopes to join the treacherous famous faces in the BBC series but remained faithful until the end.
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Kenny filled the vacancy left by Hannah Fry, after she was banished during the roundtable in last Thursday’s episode and exposed as a traitor.
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Lycett said that he wanted to be her replacement, which prompted suspicion at the roundtable in last Friday’s instalment.
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Asked if he had indeed been recruited, he replied: “I did not and I am sad about it, because that is something I wanted in this game.
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Pleading his case as he fell under suspicion, Lycett said it would be “too obvious” for the traitors to recruit him.
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However he sealed his fate when he told the group: “If you banish me tonight, they will have to recruit again,” prompting members of the roundtable to assume he had let slip he was indeed a traitor.
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As he revealed his true identity after he was voted off, Lycett said: “I always wanted to start as a faithful and end as a traitor.
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I started as a faithful, I did not get my wish, I am a faithful.”
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