The third instalment of Celebrity Traitorsis just a matter of hours away – and we’ll soon find out which star will have the dubious honour of being the first to be banished from the game.
Thursday night’s episode ended on a classic Traitors cliffhanger, with contestant Stephen Fry given what could be the deciding vote, after both TV presenter Kate Garraway and social media star Niko Omilana received three nominations from their fellow celebs.
Garraway came under suspicion from the other contestants thanks to her over the top reactions (which seemed to leave former Olympian Tom Daley particularly perturbed), while Omilana’s day job as a YouTube prankster caused others to doubt his authenticity.
Of course, neither Garraway nor Omilana is in fact a Traitor: Jonathan Ross, Cat Burns and Alan Carr are the ones who’ve been donning the green cloaks and congregating in the tower to stir up mischief, but the trio has currently just about managed to avoid drawing much suspicion… despite a few near-miss meltdowns from comedian Carr, who was placed under serious pressure when he was tasked with murdering singer Paloma Faith in plain sight.
Beyond the banishment, what else can we expect? As ever, there’ll be tasks allowing the celebrities to contribute money to the charity prize pot, more devious machinations and more impeccable goth-tinged style from presenter Claudia Winkleman.
Buckle up and join us for episode three…
A quick recap
If your memory is feeling as rusty as that old suit of armour knocking around in the castle, here’s a speedy reminder of episode two’s antics.
Paloma Faith became the first celebrity to be bumped off after she was doused in “poison” by Traitor (and her IRL mate) Alan Carr.
The “venom”, though, ended up being extremely slow acting, and the celebrities had to take part in a game that was equal parts morbid and high camp, where they had to guess exactly who had been murdered.
Paloma was eventually revealed as the unfortunate victim, and was carted off in a coffin. You don’t get this sense of the macabre on I’m a Celeb…
Kate Garraway’s OTT response (“I’m flabbergasted!”) drew some serious side eye from Tom Daley, and later took some heat at the round table, when she emerged as a top contender for banishment, along with prankster Niko Omilana.
We’ll have to wait until the opening moments of tonight’s episode, though, to find out who’s going home.
Katie Rosseinsky15 October 2025 15:31
Welcome back!
Good afternoon and happy Celebrity Traitors day to one and all. Katie Rosseinsky reporting for duty to accompany you through all the twists and turns of episode three.
We’ve got a few hours left before the next instalment kicks off at 9pm on BBC One, so we have plenty of time to recap everything that went down last time.
First up, here’s my colleague Helen Coffey’s excellent ode to Alan Carr’s already hilarious stint as a Traitor…
With his sweat-drenched, awkward performance as an unlikely backstabber, the comedian is the unrivalled highlight of the star-studded new series, writes Helen Coffey
Katie Rosseinsky15 October 2025 15:01