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‘Toxically competitive’ Hannah Fry will use maths skills in Celebrity Traitors

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O'Grady, S. (2026, September 22). ‘Toxically competitive’ Hannah Fry will use maths skills in Celebrity Traitors. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/bbc-one-alan-turing-press-association-b1298003.html

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Hannah Fry, a mathematician and broadcaster known for her competitiveness, will use her mathematical skills in the reality show "The Celebrity Traitors," where she joins 20 other celebrities. She plans to analyze past game patterns to gain an advantage but acknowledges that predicting traitors' actions is challenging due to the unpredictable behavior of players loyal to others. Fry aims to blend careful analysis with a playful approach, hoping her strategy will help her succeed in the game.

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Hannah Fry, a broadcaster and mathematician known for being "toxically competitive," is participating in The Celebrity Traitors with plans to use her mathematical skills. She aims to analyze patterns from previous seasons to gain an advantage but admits it's challenging due to unpredictable behavior by contestants, termed the "Faithfuls." Fry mentioned noticing a trend where traitors often make "burn votes" early on, voting for someone no one else has targeted. Despite extensive preparation with spreadsheets and careful analysis, she remains uncertain if her strategies will prove effective. Fry described herself as meticulous and analytical but also hinted at being somewhat mischievous to stay ahead in the competition.

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“Both articles describe Hannah Fry's approach to using her mathematical skills in the show Celebrity Traitors on the same date with nearly identical wording.”

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Hannah Fry has said she will use her skills in mathematics to beat the competition in The Celebrity Traitors. asserted

she → say → Traitors

The broadcaster and mathematician, who admitted she is “toxically competitive” is one of 21 stars taking part in the new series. asserted

she → admit → series

She said: “I’m here to fulfil the nerd quota for the year, and I’m taking my responsibility extremely seriously. asserted

I → say → responsibility

“Have I gone back through the data of all the previous games and tried to find statistically significant patterns? asserted

I → go → patterns

Are any of these going to help me? asserted

any → go → me

Honestly, who knows?” asserted

who → know → ?

Fry has noticed traitors often do a “burn vote” in the first few episodes as they are settling in to the game. asserted

they → notice → game

She explained: “By that I mean they just vote for somebody that nobody else has voted for. asserted

nobody → explain → that

“Cat (Burns) last year was a really good example of this, but across the board, the only problem with picking up on those signals is that the Faithfuls are such an absolute mess. asserted

Faithfuls → pick → signals

“They are so all over the place that it’s really hard to pick out what the signal is. asserted

signal → ’ → place

That’s just one example of a little bit of maths that I’ve got in my back pocket. asserted

I → ’ → pocket

“Whether it’s going to work or not, honestly, your guess is as good as mine. asserted

guess → go → mine

I’ve got spreadsheets coming out of my eyeballs. asserted

I → get → eyeballs

“I close my eyes and it’s like there are numbers tattooed on the inside of my eyelids at the moment for how much I’ve been looking at them. asserted

I → close → them

Asked what her strategy will be, Fry replied: “Careful, analytical, and well, the other thing that I really want to be is just a little bit mischievous. asserted

I → ask → that

I really want to enjoy the ride and have fun being playful.” asserted

I → want → fun

‘Toxically competitive’ Hannah Fry will use maths skills in Celebrity Traitors

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