Latest faithful murdered in Celebrity Traitors swears they will be ‘avenged’

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Feric, C. (2026, October 15). Latest faithful murdered in Celebrity Traitors swears they will be ‘avenged’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/romesh-ranganathan-rob-beckett-james-acaster-bbc-richard-e-grant-b1301074.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-15 · by Carla Feric

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In the latest episode of "The Celebrity Traitors," comedian Rob Beckett was murdered during a game involving fellow participants Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. The group selected Beckett as their next victim, leading Ranganathan to express regret for not protecting him and promising vengeance against the traitors. The show peaked with an audience of 9.6 million viewers, marking it among the most watched episodes so far.
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Carla Feric
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🔮 We will treasure our memories forever.
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🔮 You will be missed.
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BBC One Industry Scottish

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Rob PERSON · 3× Beckett PERSON · 2× Ranganathan PERSON · 2× Acaster PERSON · 1× Fry PERSON · 1× James Acaster PERSON · 1× Leigh-Anne Pinnock PERSON · 1× Maya Jama PERSON · 1× Romesh Ranganathan PERSON · 1× Ross Kemp PERSON · 1×

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Referring to the special key which prevented the traitors from being able to murder a player, which the faithfuls opted to give to Pinnock, the comedian added: “He’s the guy that we should have given the key to. “
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🔮 “In a way, this is good news for the faithfuls because I was nowhere near getting Maya Jama and James Acaster – no chance.
2026-10-15 · Evening Standard
Latest faithful murdered in Celebrity Traitors swears they will be ‘avenged’ · assertive framing

Claims (21 extracted, 0 hedged)

He was murdered face-to-face during a deadly game of hide-and-seek – which also involved fellow faithfuls Ranganathan, Ross Kemp and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. asserted
which → murder → Ranganathan
When deciding who to murder, comedian Acaster described Beckett as “the random choice”, and said: “If it’s Rob, it’s like, ‘Why was it Rob?'” asserted
it → decide → choice
“This is going to mess with everybody’s heads,” mathematician Fry said after the group agreed in their next victim. asserted
group → go → victim
Speaking during a confessional after his murder, Beckett said: “It’s a liberty, innit? asserted
It → speak → murder
It’s over. asserted
It → ’ → ?
I’m a dead man. asserted
I → ’m → ?
“In a way, this is good news for the faithfuls because I was nowhere near getting Maya Jama and James Acaster – no chance. asserted
I → get → Jama
I will cherish my memories.” asserted
I → cherish → memories
Referencing his fellow comedian and close friend, he added: “However, if I know one thing, my boy Romesh Ranganathan will avenge my death, and he will get them.” asserted
he → reference → them
“I feel like I let Rob Beckett down,” Ranganathan said following the news that his friend had been killed off the show. asserted
friend → feel → show
“Rob is so unthreatening that he’s never going to get banished.” asserted
he → go → ?
Referring to the special key which prevented the traitors from being able to murder a player, which the faithfuls opted to give to Pinnock, the comedian added: “He’s the guy that we should have given the key to. “ asserted
we → refer → key
He also happens to be one of my best friends. asserted
He → happen → friends
I’m sad. asserted
I → ’m → ?
It’s not going to be the same without him.” asserted
It → go → him
It comes after Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh was banished from the Scottish castle during Friday’s episode last week. asserted
Hesmondhalgh → come → episode
The soap star, 56, was a faithful but became the latest victim of the roundtable after a campaign led by singer James Blunt which sparked doubt about her good nature. asserted
which → become → nature
Other celebrities who have been voted out include Industry actress and faithful Myha’la, as well as actor Richard E Grant – who raised suspicion after mistakenly revealing he was a traitor minutes into the game. asserted
he → vote → game
His banishment marked the first time a traitor was caught during the very first roundtable in the series. asserted
traitor → mark → series
The fourth episode of The Celebrity Traitors saw a peak audience of 9.6 million people tune in, and saw Bella Ramsey killed while Hesmondhalgh was banished. asserted
Hesmondhalgh → see → people
Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One. asserted
Traitors → continue → BBC
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