The third instalment of Celebrity Traitors was crammed with drama from its opening moments.
Earlier in the episode, we found out which star had the dubious honour of being the first to be banished from the game, as YouTube prankster Niko Omilana was voted out by his fellow celebrities in the opening moments of tonight’s episode.
Soon after, Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns congregated in the turret to decide which star was next on their hit list.
Olympian Tom Daley was the unlucky victim, and his “murder” sent shockwaves through the dining room as the remaining celebrities congregated for breakfast.
After a successful run in the latest challenge, the stars headed to the next round table, with Ruth Codd leading the charge against Jonathan, and managing to get a handful of others on side too, including Joe Marler, whose “big dog theory” seems to have won over the faithfuls.
Alan and Celia Imrie also came under fire, but eventually, it was Tameka Empson who picked up the most votes, with Kate Garraway making the final decision.
After managing to dodge banishment (for now), the Traitors met to choose their next murder victim. They singled out Ruth, Charlotte Church and David Olusoga as contenders, but we’ll have to wait until tomorrow night’s episode to find out who is about to meet an untimely demise.
The Traitors continues on Thursday night at 9pm on BBC One.
KEY POINTS
- Why Alan Carr is all of us in The Celebrity Traitors
- Jonathan Ross’s Celebrity Traitors outfits are the show’s biggest mystery
- Celebrity Traitors 2025 lineup – full list of contestants for the first all-star edition of the game show
- Meet the celebrity traitors: Claudia Winkleman picks her trio of backstabbing stars
- How much are Celebrity Traitors being paid and what prize will the winner get?
Poor Tameka. She really didn’t deserve to be banished so soon. No wonder Mark Bonnar is feeling a bit guilty, after turning the rest of the gang against her.
As ever, Claudia’s fashion choices were on point in episode three. For details of her aristo-goth ensembles, my colleagues over on IndyBest have got you covered... Personally, I’m a.fan of the tartan trousers, but I’m not entirely sure I could pull them off.
Claudia Winkleman’s exact outfits from The Celebrity Traitors
The 'Big Dog' theory
22:34 , Katie RosseinskyJoe’s theory seems to be gaining a bit of traction in the Traitors castle. Essentially, he reckons that Claudia has decided to split the castle down the middle in a “war” between two “big dogs” of British showbusiness... Stephen Fry on one side, and Jonathan Ross on the other. And he’s... not wrong? Is this just another nail in the coffin for Jonathan?
And just in case you needed a quick reminder of Celia Imrie’s biggest moment on the show so far...
And it's over to BBC Two for Uncloaked
22:11 , Katie Rosseinsky“I’m going to be mocked for this for a long time by my friends,” Niko admits in his post-banishment interview on Traitors: Uncloaked.
“People’s preconceived notions of me being a prankster, a trickster, it didn’t help at all,” he adds. And he’s totally right: his day job really swayed opinion .
Ruth, Charlotte and David are all in the firing line for the next murder. But who’s it going to be? We’ll have to wait until tomorrow night’s episode to find out, of course...
Is Alan Carr becoming, whisper it, devious? He’s just admitted to Cat that he would have thrown Jonathan under the bus if the presenter had received a few more votes during the round table. Absolutely savage. He’s come a long way...
When you’ve managed to dodge another banishment...
And the second celebrity to be banished is...
21:57 , Katie RosseinskyTameka Empson!
Kate Garraway had the deciding vote in the end, after a very scattergun round table.
Jonathan, Tameka, Ruth, Alan, Celia and Stephen are all picking up votes so far... The lack of consensus among this lot is fascinating.
“Claudia has chosen to wage a war between two Big Dogs.” Joe M’s giving his theory some round table airtime, in his inimitable style.
The heat is on for the Traitors
21:46 , Katie RosseinskyGosh, it’s all going off the rails a bit for the Traitors, isn’t it? Jonathan, Alan and Cat have all been name-checked in a matter of moments. And is Alan’s defence of “I just don’t know, I genuinely don’t know” really going to cut it?
Can we take a moment, please, for Ruth’s glorious leopard print ensemble? A sleuth and a style icon.
The two Joes are proving remarkably perceptive here. “Traitor big dog” Jonathan and “Faithful big dog” Stephen? They’ve basically cracked the code.
Clare and Mark have both picked up shields, meaning that they’re marked safe from murder tonight. And the gang have managed to earn the maximum amount of money available for the prize pot. Top work all round.
“It was like The Bodyguard when Kevin Costner rescues Whitney Houston” – Alan Carr on his experience of being rescued from a haunted cabin by Stephen Fry.
“Feathers that smelt like poo.” Delightful.
And tonight’s task appears to be all about... plumbing? I’ll be completely honest, I’m not entirely sure what’s going on with all these waterworks, but the combination of running water and lights flashing feels like a health and safety nightmare. “It was like being in a live exorcism,” muses Joe Marler, as Kate Garraway screams at frequencies probably only audible to bats.
“Welcome to the worst team-building away day experience in history,” Claudia declares. Pretty sure I experienced that in Peterborough in 2017, Claudia, but OK.
And, in a plot twist that I did not see coming, acclaimed thespian Celia Imrie has just farted due to nerves. Truly, a sentence that I did not expect to type when I got up this morning.
And the next task involves... “gold face cloak people”, as Joe Marler so eloquently puts it
Tom’s departure has really riled Clare Balding, who has “known him since he was 12 years old”. Are the Traitors about to feel the wrath of the Balding? Plus, Ruth seems to have really trained her suspicions on Jonathan. Is he headed for some heat at the next round table?
And the next murder victim is...
21:20 , Katie RosseinskyTom Daley! Personally I am gutted. An early Daley departure means no more opportunities for side eye. It means an abrupt halt to his one-side feud with Kate Garraway. It means an end to the steady stream of diving puns.
Jonathan outfit watch continues
21:16 , Katie RosseinskyAnd today Jonathan is paying sartorial tribute to... Claudia Winkleman herself. Very meta.
Dispatches from the turret
21:13 , Katie RosseinskyClare, Joe Wilkinson and Tom are all on the Traitors’ hit list for murder, so who’s it going to be?
Niko is banished!
21:07 , Katie RosseinskySo there we have it. After almost a week of waiting around, we’ve just discovered which celeb has been given their marching orders. And... it’s Niko, by a resounding margin. Clare Balding told him he should take it as “the biggest compliment”, but I’m not entirely sure that will cushion the blow...
Documentary footage of Traitors fans making their way to the sofa before it all kicks off...
Half an hour to go...
20:30 , Katie RosseinskyThis is your 30 minute countdown.
A quick reminder as to who’s in the firing line for tonight’s banishment. Kate and Niko are currently neck and neck with three votes. If Stephen Fry chooses one of them, they’re guaranteed to go home. If he opts for a more off-the-wall choice, then presumably the whole gang will have to re-vote and choose between the top contenders.
Tameka Empson has two votes, and Tom Daley has one.
And here’s a bonus snap of Celia Imrie and Nick Mohammed to convey a sense of tension.
Inside Claudia's Traitors wardrobe
20:08 , Katie RosseinskyAs ever, one of the highlights of any new season of The Traitors is keeping a close eye on what Claudia Winkleman is wearing. No one rocks a pair of leather fingerless gloves quite like her.
My colleagues over on IndyBest have compiled this exhaustive list of everything that she’s sported so far...
Claudia Winkleman’s exact outfits from The Celebrity Traitors
Ouch
19:37 , Katie RosseinskyIt seems like Paloma Faith’s daughter is not too happy with Alan Carr for causing her mum’s downfall in the game. Here’s hoping they patch things up soon...
Paloma Faith reveals daughter’s brutal response to Alan Carr betrayal
Yes, there's a Celebrity Traitors WhatsApp group
19:05 , Katie RosseinskyAccording to Kate Garraway, the Celebrity Traitors contestants have a WhatsApp chat where they share their reactions to each episode as it airs. Who is the one spamming with emojis? Who’s sharing the memes? Who has the whole thing on mute? We need more information, Kate.
Kate Garraway promises ‘gripping’ Celebrity Traitors scenes as she lifts the lid on cast friendships
Where is the show actually filmed?
18:40 , Katie RosseinskyThe Traitors castle is packed with handy nooks and hideaways that are perfect for surreptitious conversations about your fellow contestants... and it turns out, you can hire it for corporate dos and private bashes. Corporate away days have never been more terrifying.
Here’s your need-to-know on Ardross Castle.
Inside the Celebrity Traitors castle in the Scottish Highlands
The countdown is on
18:10 , Katie RosseinskyMy general mood when there’s still somehow three hours to wait until we get to find out who’s been banished...
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Who's who in the Traitors castle?
17:47 , Katie RosseinskyIn case you need a little refresher on exactly who is taking part in the star-studded series, here’s your rundown...
Celebrity Traitors 2025 lineup – full list of contestants
Meet the players battling it out to win cash for their chosen charity
Alan's unrepentant after his first murder
17:20 , Katie RosseinskyNo remorse from the Chatty Man here...
The Traitor going for Claudia's fashion crown
16:57 , Katie RosseinskyMove over, Claudia Winkleman, there’s a new snappy dresser shaking things up at the Traitors castle.
Jonathan Ross’s outfits so far have been an, ahem, interesting addition to the celebrity spin-off.
He’s channelled Godfather chic for the funeral, donned a fighter pilot-style jumpsuit and worn, well, whatever this was...
A delightful addition to any holiday wardrobe, I’m sure we can all agree. For more on Ross’s zany attire, my colleague Lydia Spencer-Elliott has the lowdown here.
Flabbergasted...
16:20 , Katie RosseinskyAnd speaking of “Tom Daylee”... Here’s a quick reminder of that truly awe-inspiring side-eye, directed at Kate Garraway
A time-honoured Traitors tradition
15:55 , Katie RosseinskyPersonally, I’m rooting for Niko to stay in the game, purely because he’s the only one who is currently playing up to the long-running gag of how terribly contestants tend to spell one another’s names during the round table...
A quick recap
15:31 , Katie RosseinskyIf 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.
Welcome back!
15:01 , Katie RosseinskyGood 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...
Why Alan Carr is all of us in The Celebrity Traitors
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
