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Celebrity Traitors fans think they’ve figured out show winner after ‘clue’ in first look

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Bishop, H. (2026, August 28). Celebrity Traitors fans think they’ve figured out show winner after ‘clue’ in first look. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/celebrity-traitors-trailer-bbc-leigh-anne-pinnock-b1294992.html

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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.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-08-28, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Claudia Winkleman asked for a "moment of silence" in a trailer for the BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors, which will return with a new batch of 21 celebrities competing for up to £100,000 for charity. The game is set in a Scottish castle and involves contestants trying to identify and eliminate "murderous traitors" among them. In the trailer, Winkleman appears in a church with floral lettering reading "RIP VIP," before walking down the aisle and saying "Who doesn't love a dramatic exit?" Other stars featured in the trailer include Richard E Grant, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Sharon Rooney, and James Blunt. Fans of the show have already started speculating about the outcome of the competition, with some thinking they've figured out who won based on a "clue" in the trailer.

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“Both articles describe the release of a new trailer for Celebrity Traitors, featuring Claudia Winkleman and the participating celebrities.”

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Holly Bishop

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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. asserted

they → believe → teaser

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. asserted

they → face → them

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. asserted

array → sit → few

“Thoughts and prayers”, Winkleman says to the cast before leaving the church “Who doesn’t love a dramatic exit.” asserted

Who → say → exit

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. asserted

which → share → teaser

“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’. asserted

it → choose → anything

“The hyper-secrecy makes me think she did very well,” one fan mused. asserted

fan → make → ?

“Oh she's the traitor and she won,” another fan guessed. asserted

fan → win → ?

However, others took the lack of screen-time to be a sign that she did not last long in the show. asserted

she → take → show

“I had the opposite impression, unfortunately. asserted

I → have → impression

They're acting like there was a falling out,” said one user, with others agreeing that she has “not made it far”. asserted

she → act → it

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”. asserted

which → say → scale

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.” uncertain

you → speak → Traitors

“I came from working on the US version, and it just shows how many surprises this show can deliver. asserted

show → come → surprises

I can't stop thinking about it. asserted

I → stop → it

Celebrity Traitors fans think they’ve figured out show winner after ‘clue’ in first look

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