Celebrity Traitors 2026 live: James Blunt and Miranda Hart feud over 'stupid' move
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Confirmed Bella Ramsey was murdered by the Traitors in the first week of the new Celebrity Traitors series.
AI Several results state that the Traitors selected Bella Ramsey for murder in episode four of the new Celebrity Traitors series. The results do not give the series premiere date, so the 'first week' timing could not be fully checked.
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- bbc.com Screams, haunting scenes and deadly hide-and-seek, as Celebrity Traitors heats up supports
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Confirmed Hannah Fry, Maya Jama and James Acaster were the Traitors in the 2026 series of Celebrity Traitors.
AI The results say Maya Jama and James Acaster were Traitors, and that Hannah Fry was recruited to join them as a Traitor, so all three held the Traitor role in the series. The results do not say whether Hannah joined at the start or later, but they describe her as a new Traitor after recruitment, and they also mention Richard E Grant as an earlier Traitor, which the claim does not address.
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Confirmed The Traitors chose Ross Kemp, Rob Beckett, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Romesh Ranganathan to face murder in a hide and seek game.
AI Several results state that the Traitors picked Ross Kemp, Rob Beckett, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Romesh Ranganathan for the hide-and-seek game, where the Traitors would hunt one of them. The results do not explain why these four were chosen, but that detail is not part of the core claim.
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Confirmed Leigh-Anne Pinnock was given a key that protected her from being murdered.
AI Two results state that Leigh-Anne Pinnock was chosen to receive a key that protected her from being murdered, which matches the core of the claim. The results do not give further detail on the key's mechanics, but that detail does not affect the claim.
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Confirmed Miranda Hart was sick during the House of Horrors mission on Celebrity Traitors.
AI Multiple results state that Miranda Hart vomited during the 'house of horrors' challenge on Celebrity Traitors, which matches the claim that she was sick during that mission. The results do not give further detail beyond this, so the exact episode details were not independently checked.
Could not verify
No independent source settled these either way. That doesn’t mean they are wrong.
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Unverified Julie Hesmondhalgh was banished from Celebrity Traitors after the Faithfuls wrongly suspected her of being a Traitor.
AI The results show Julie Hesmondhalgh making a mistaken, impassioned accusation against Myha'la and an over-the-top reaction to Bella's murder, but none says she was banished or that the Faithfuls suspected her of being a Traitor. The episode-three snippet mentions two banishments without naming them.
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Unverified Julie Hesmondhalgh, known for playing Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street, said catching Richard E. Grant was one of the highlights of her life.
AI The results confirm Julie Hesmondhalgh was a contestant on Celebrity Traitors and describe her Coronation Street role, but none of them contain her saying that catching Richard E. Grant was a highlight of her life. Silence on the quote is not a contradiction, so the core claim cannot be verified.
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Unverified James Blunt said he felt "so stupid" after getting his votes wrong at the round table, and Miranda Hart stormed off.
AI The results do not contain the 'so stupid' quote from Blunt or any report of Miranda Hart storming off. One result says Hart was 'so angry' about Julie's exit and Blunt apologised, which is consistent with the broader episode but does not address the specific claims.
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- Hannah Fry has a PhD in fluid dynamics from University College London.
- Edinburgh-based designer Judy R Clark pitched her items to Claudia Winkleman's Celebrity Traitors team and had her knitted jumper and top worn on the show.
- Mirror TV Editor Nicola Methven believes Maya Jama is marking herself out as the leader of the Traitors this year.
Author’s assumptions
Predictions or inferences in the article. They can’t be fact-checked.
- Maya Jama may be relying on her "GCSE acting skills" to succeed as a Traitor.
Opinions
Views and judgements, the author’s or someone quoted. Not fact-checked.
- Maya Jama is coming into her own as a Traitor and her performance is working.
- Joanne's certainty that Julie is a "Traitor with a capital T" is wrong, and this will not end well for her.