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James Blunt ‘happy’ with faithful Traitors win despite last-minute banishment

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, October 30). James Blunt ‘happy’ with faithful Traitors win despite last-minute banishment. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/james-blunt-traitors-romesh-ranganathan-bbc-b1303035.html

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In the finale of the BBC reality show Traitors, James Blunt was unexpectedly voted off by contestants Ranganathan and Croft after mistakenly being accused of betrayal. Despite this last-minute twist, Blunt expressed happiness over his team’s victory and satisfaction with his performance throughout the competition. He admitted to not expecting to reach the final and felt fortunate about how he interacted with other participants during the show.

Written by AI on 2026-11-02, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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In the penultimate episode of The Celebrity Traitors, actress Sharon Rooney was murdered and comedian Joanne McNally was banished by the traitors. The traitors involved were social media star King Kenny, TV presenter Maya Jama, and comedian James Acaster. During a roundtable discussion on Friday, both contestants had received equal votes but only McNally was officially banished, leaving Rooney to discover she was murdered afterward. This revelation created confusion among the remaining "faithful" players, who are now preparing for the finale where they will reveal the final winners of the show.

Written for “Celebrity Traitors Finale Winners Revelled” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.

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“The articles discuss different perspectives of the same game show's final round, but they do not describe the exact same moment or outcome.”

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Casey Cooper-Fiske

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🔮 Celebrity Traitors final sees shock murder, dramatic betrayals and tense endgame showdown The Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Friday night as the remaining contestants entered the final episode with one question hanging over them - could the faithfuls root out the last traitors before it was too late?

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Maya Jama expected fellow traitor King Kenny to betray her on Celebrity Traitors

🔮 “I just knew he was a traitor, and I was banking on James voting for Kenny, so it would be a split vote, because if he’d gone for Romesh, James would have gone.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Celebrity Traitors winner Sebastian Croft changed strategy at last minute

🔮 Blunt said he never expected to make the final and added that he thought his family would think he was a “bit of an idiot blundering through” when they watched the series.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · James Blunt ‘happy’ with faithful Traitors win despite last-minute banishment

🔮 “I feel that I’ve won the game, despite I would say my key development area in this game being identifying Traitors correctly.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Romesh Ranganathan says he feels ‘a little bit of embarrassment’ at Traitors win

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Final episode of The Celebrity Traitors as faithfuls

🔮 It came after a meeting between the pair in the turret saw Kenny opt for Sheen as he was “too authoritative on that table”, but Jama worried that the murder may turn the heat on her on the BBC reality gameshow.

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🔮 “I couldn’t just go, ‘guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really’.

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🔮 “I couldn’t just go, ‘guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really’.

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The final of the BBC reality gameshow saw Ranganathan wrongly accuse Blunt of being a traitor at the firepit, causing the You’re Beautiful singer to vote to banish again in the final round, which led to Ranganathan and Croft voting him out. asserted

Ranganathan → see → him

Speaking after the final, Blunt said: “I really enjoyed it. asserted

I → speak → it

“It was coming down to the wire, so it’s like all of them, and there was a curveball in there that completely caught me by surprise, which actually was fantastic gameplay by a person who was no longer acting like a faithful but was actually acting as a true traitor. asserted

who → come → traitor

“But I was really happy with it, because you know, we’ve got the faithful win.” asserted

faithful → know → it

Blunt said he never expected to make the final and added that he thought his family would think he was a “bit of an idiot blundering through” when they watched the series. asserted

they → say → series

He added: “I’d hoped I didn’t make it that far. asserted

I → add → it

Just I couldn’t, couldn’t find a way out. asserted

I → find → way

I was doing everything wrong, and no one was murdering me, and no one was banishing me.” asserted

one → do → me

Blunt said he had no regrets on the show despite his decision to banish again leading to his departure at the final moment. asserted

he → say → moment

He added: “I’m thrilled with the end. asserted

I → add → end

“I’ve had moments with everyone and genuinely it’s been really nice hanging out with a very, very varied bunch of people and getting on with all of them.” asserted

it → have → them

James Blunt ‘happy’ with faithful Traitors win despite last-minute banishment

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