Understand
Miranda Hart steals the show on The Celebrity Traitors with tears, joy and dance moves
Overview
Episode six of The Celebrity Traitors, series two, featured a slow-moving cliffhanger where traitors attempted to murder a faithful by making them yawn through boredom. Meanwhile, Joe Lycett was banished after receiving 11 votes, leading to an emotional, tearful reaction from his friend Miranda Hart, who also celebrated being well enough to participate fully in physical challenges following past struggles with Lyme disease. Miranda later provided a show highlight by learning a Little Mix dance move with Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Key points
- The episode's cliffhanger centred on a slow-energy challenge where the traitors tried to induce a yawn from the faithful using 'deadly sleeping powder'.
- YouTuber and former boxer King Kenny settled comfortably into his new role as a traitor after being recruited in the previous episode.
- Joe Lycett was banished from the castle after receiving 11 out of 14 votes following suspicions around wanting to join the traitors.
- Miranda Hart reacted emotionally to Joe Lycett's faithful status being revealed, explaining how connection and laughter matter deeply to her after battling chronic fatigue from Lyme disease.
- Miranda celebrated being able to take part fully in an outdoor mission on a Scottish Highland after previously fearing she might not walk in a park again.
- Pop star Leigh-Anne Pinnock taught Miranda a Little Mix dance move, creating one of the most memorable and joyful highlights of the episode.