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Celebrity Traitors claims its first victim as Richard E Grant scrambles to survive
Overview
The second series of The Celebrity Traitors claims broadcaster Amol Rajan as its first victim, murdered after traitors Richard E Grant, Maya Jama, and newly-recruited James Acaster headed to the turret. Meanwhile, Grant struggles in damage control mode after accidentally blurting out that he is a traitor to several players, leaving his fate hanging in the balance ahead of the round table vote.
Key points
- Amol Rajan became the first contestant eliminated, being murdered in episode two.
- Richard E Grant, Maya Jama, and James Acaster formed the group of traitors, with Acaster joining in the turret.
- Grant spent much of the episode trying to recover after accidentally confessing to being a traitor to multiple players on his first day.
- A mission involved celebrities being buried alive in pairs, with Ross Kemp and Romesh Ranganathan saving their fellow players.
- Jerry Hall triggered an emergency word to escape being buried early, leaving both her and Hannah Fry vulnerable to the next murder.
- The episode ended on a cliffhanger ahead of the series' first round table banishment vote.