Celebrity Traitors 2026: Who was banished in episode six?

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Place, T. (2026, October 16). Celebrity Traitors 2026: Who was banished in episode six? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/celebrity-traitors-2026-banished-joe-lycett-james-acaster-maya-jama-b1301223.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-16 · by Tom Place

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In the sixth episode of "Celebrity Traitors 2026," Joe was voted off by fellow contestants after implying that Traitors would recruit again if he were banished, despite his initial desire to end as a Faithful. The remaining group faced a dramatic challenge involving the murder of one contestant using a lethal powder disguised as perfume in the library. Kenny secured and used the bottle but failed to induce a yawn from a potential victim, leaving the episode on a cliffhanger with suspense about who will be murdered next and whether the Traitors have been caught.
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Story summary

In Season 1, Episode 6 of *The Traitors: New Blood*, two contestants were eliminated from the NBC reality show. The episode saw the banishment and murder of two Faithfuls by the three Traitors—Joe Vanella, Tomica Adams, and Katie Fites. At the Round Table vote, comedian Joe was almost unanimously voted off for mistakenly implying that the Traitors would recruit again if he were banished. Additionally, during a mission involving answering questions about fellow contestants, the show instructed the Traitors to murder one Faithful in plain sight using a bottle filled with deadly powder located in the library.

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Topics

Faithful Faithfuls Round Table Traitors the Round Table

Subjects

Traitors NORP · 4× Faithful PERSON · 3× Joe PERSON · 2× Kenny PERSON · 2× the Round Table ORG · 2× Faithfuls NORP · 1× James Blunt PERSON · 1× Joanne PERSON · 1× Round Table ORG · 1×

Narrative

At the death, with James Blunt questioning Joe, the comedian made a slip-up by implying the Traitors would recruit again should he be banished - and it resulted in him getting almost a clean-sweep of votes.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16
🔮 At the death, with James Blunt questioning Joe, the comedian made a slip-up by implying the Traitors would recruit again should he be banished - and it resulted in him getting almost a clean-sweep of votes.
2026-10-16 · Evening Standard
Celebrity Traitors 2026: Who was banished in episode six? · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

With King Kenny’s recruitment the previous night, the Faithfuls were shocked to see everyone return to breakfast. asserted
everyone → see → breakfast
Off to the mission, which saw the group split into two and answering questions about their fellow contestants. asserted
group → see → contestants
No one seemed to be certain about who the remaining Traitors were - leading to carnage at the Round Table. asserted
Traitors → seem → Table
At the death, with James Blunt questioning Joe, the comedian made a slip-up by implying the Traitors would recruit again should he be banished - and it resulted in him getting almost a clean-sweep of votes. asserted
him → question → votes
Standing in front of the round table, Joe said: “I always wanted to start as a Faithful and end as a Traitor. asserted
I → stand → Traitor
Read More “I started as a Faithful, I did not get my wish.” asserted
I → read → wish
The drama was far from over however - with the Traitors told they must murder in plain sight. asserted
they → tell → sight
They were instructed to “bore” their victim to death, using a bottle filled with deadly powder located in the library. asserted
They → instruct → library
They had to spray the powder into a room, before luring their victim there and getting them to yawn. asserted
them → have → victim
Kenny secured the bottle, sprayed the perfume - but there was an agonising wait as the Traitors attempted to force one of the Faithful to yawn. asserted
Traitors → secure → Faithful
The episode ended on a cliff-hanger, with both looking tired just before the clock struck twelve. But who will go? asserted
who → end → twelve
And have the Traitors been caught in the act? asserted
Traitors → catch → act
We will have to wait until Thursday to find out. asserted
We → have → Thursday
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