King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors move

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Coates, J. (2026, October 31). King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors move. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/james-blunt-love-island-maya-jama-leighanne-pinnock-maya-b1303042.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Jessica Coates

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King Kenny, a contestant on Celebrity Traitors, reflects on his decision to turn against fellow player Maya Jama as a risky but necessary move to advance in the competition. Speaking after being eliminated, he admitted that betraying Jama was difficult but saw it as essential for winning. He also discusses the final stages of the game and how he underestimated Sebastian Croft's vote against him, ultimately leading to his elimination.

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King Kenny, a former boxer and contestant on Celebrity Traitors, said turning on Maya Jama, a Love Island presenter, was a "high risk" move. Speaking after his elimination from the show, Kenny admitted that he wanted to make it to the final with Jama but felt compelled to take a risky strategy by eliminating her instead. The decision came after former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock was voted off, and players decided to banish another contestant, ultimately resulting in Kenny's exit from the competition.

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📰 King Kenny's Risky Move On Maya Jama

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Celebrity Traitors is thrown into chaos as James Acaster is BANISHED after revealing his true identity in show's biggest twist yet - leaving Maya Jama and King Kenny in the firing line ahead of the final Different event

Daily Mail

Hedges 6 of 68 claims Outlet record 68/100

“Article A describes James Acaster revealing his identity and being banished, while Article B covers King Kenny's reflection on turning against Maya Jama after an elimination. These are different stages of the same show but describe separate incidents.”

Celebrity Traitors winner Sebastian Croft changed strategy at last minute Different event

Evening Standard

Hedges 0 of 12 claims Outlet record 65/100

“The articles describe different moments in the show, with Article A focusing on Sebastian Croft's strategy change and Article B on King Kenny's elimination and his decision to betray Maya Jama.”

Maya Jama expected fellow traitor King Kenny to betray her on Celebrity Traitors Different event

Evening Standard

Hedges 2 of 35 claims Outlet record 65/100

“While both articles discuss the same reality TV show and mention similar events, they describe different parts of the competition: Article A discusses the final episode's dramatic betrayal, while Article B focuses on King Kenny's post-elimination comments about betraying Maya Jama.”

Celebrity Traitors comes to a climax in nail-biting final Different event

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Hedges 2 of 30 claims Outlet record 68/100

“Article A covers the finale and winners of the show, while Article B discusses an elimination and strategy from earlier in the final episode.”

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🔮 King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors move Speaking after his elimination, Kenny said the decision to betray the Love Island presenter Jama was “so difficult”. “I really wanted me and her to be in the final, and then we would have taken the win, but I had to do a high risk, high reward move, taking her out,” the former boxer said.

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Kenny PERSON · 6× Ranganathan PERSON · 4× Blunt PERSON · 3× Jama PERSON · 2× Faithful ORG · 1× James Blunt PERSON · 1× Leigh-Anne Pinnock PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× Sebastian Croft PERSON · 1× YouTube ORG · 1×

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King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors move Speaking after his elimination, Kenny said the decision to betray the Love Island presenter Jama was “so difficult”. “I really wanted me and her to be in the final, and then we would have taken the win, but I had to do a high risk, high reward move, taking her out,” the former boxer said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31

2026-10-31 · Evening Standard

King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors move · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

boxer → say → her

After former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock was voted off at the fire pit, players chose to banish again in the second round, with Ranganathan saying he thought singer James Blunt was a remaining traitor. asserted

Blunt → vote → round

But Blunt insisted Ranganathan was “entirely wrong”, while Kenny opted to end the game and believed he may have won. uncertain

he → insist → game

He said: “At first, I was like, I didn’t expect that, because in my head, the way I’ve been playing this game, I’ve just been visualising that I’m actually a Faithful. asserted

I → say → game

Why would I not want to end the game?” asserted

I → want → game

The second banishment ended in a tie between Blunt and Kenny before actor Sebastian Croft persuaded Ranganathan to join him in banishing the YouTube star. asserted

Croft → end → star

Kenny said: “I was very surprised that Bash voted for me, because he kept saying I trust you, I trust you. asserted

I → say → you

“But I think by the time it gets to the end game, you can trust everyone, but it becomes about degrees of trust, and I think that’s where I didn’t play it right.” asserted

I → think → it

Faithfuls Ranganathan and Croft won the show after Blunt was banished. asserted

Blunt → win → show

Kenny said he and Jama believed being close in the castle helped the pair avoid suspicion. asserted

pair → say → suspicion

“We were just like, you know what, I honestly don’t think people will think that the Traitors will be so close,” he said. asserted

he → know → what

Reflecting on the pressure of the competition, he said: “I lost some hair in the process, my hairline might have receded, but I like the pressure. uncertain

I → reflect → pressure

“It’s a very high-pressure environment, just constantly being on edge, you’re constantly lying, or manipulating – it’s something I’ve never ever done in my life, but I was able to poker face it.” asserted

I → ’ → it

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