Fans of the Celebrity Traitors reality show believe they've identified the winner based on a 25-second teaser clip released by the BBC. According to fans' analysis, Leigh-Anne Pinnock's lack of screen time and mysterious comments in her Patreon videos suggest she either won or performed well in the show. The theory is not universally accepted, with some fans interpreting her absence as evidence that she didn't last long. BBC's Director of Entertainment Ed Havard described this season of the show as having "paranoia off the scale," citing unexpected events and surprises that he can't stop thinking about.
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Claudia Winkleman asks for "a moment of silence" in a trailer for the new season of Celebrity Traitors, a reality TV show on the BBC. In the 30-second trailer, Winkleman is seen standing in front of a church with floral lettering that spells out "RIP VIP". She tells the contestants to observe "a moment of silence for the celebrities gathered today. Thoughts and prayers." The trailer also features a cast of 21 celebrities, including Richard E. Grant, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sharon Rooney, James Blunt, and former Little Mix star (name not specified). The show is set in a Scottish castle and involves contestants trying to figure out who among them are "murderous traitors" that kill off players at night. Meanwhile, fans of the show have speculated about which celebrity might win the competition based on a brief teaser clip, with some guessing that former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock might be the winner due to her lack of screen time in the trailer and her secretive behavior on Patreon.
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Eagle-eyed fans of the Celebrity Traitors believe they have worked out the winner thanks to a “clue” in a newly released teaser.
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This autumn, 21 celebrities will face off for the chance to win £100,000 for a charity of their choice, as they try to seek out who amongst them are the murderous traitors.
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Sat in the pews are an array of famous faces taking part in the second season on the hit BBC reality show, including Maya Jama, Bella Ramsay, Romesh Ranganathan, Richard E. Grant and Rob Beckett, to name a few.
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array → sit → few
“Thoughts and prayers”, Winkleman says to the cast before leaving the church “Who doesn’t love a dramatic exit.”
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Whilst the trailer shares no scenes from the show, fans believe they have sussed out which of the stars makes it to the end from the 25-second teaser alone.
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“BBC choosing a frame where Leigh-Anne isn’t visible, Leigh-Anne avoiding naming the TV show she did ‘filming for’ in her Patreon videos, refusing to say anything other than ‘it was wild’.
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it → choose → anything
“The hyper-secrecy makes me think she did very well,” one fan mused.
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fan → make → ?
“Oh she's the traitor and she won,” another fan guessed.
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fan → win → ?
However, others took the lack of screen-time to be a sign that she did not last long in the show.
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“I had the opposite impression, unfortunately.
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They're acting like there was a falling out,” said one user, with others agreeing that she has “not made it far”.
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BBC’s Director of Entertainment Ed Havard said that this series of the hit show, which was last year by Alan Carr, has “paranoia off the scale”.
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Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Thursday, 27 August, Havard said: “Things happen that you didn't think could happen on Traitors and have never seen before.”
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“I came from working on the US version, and it just shows how many surprises this show can deliver.
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I can't stop thinking about it.
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