The Celebrity Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns struck again on Thursday night’s episode, killing off a fan favourite faithful.
24 hours after sealing Charlotte Church’s fate, and minutes after Mark Bonnar was banished after a jaw-dropping round table tie break, the scheming trio met in the turret.
Debating who would be next to meet their demise, Jonathan, Alan and Cat whittled it down to Kate Garraway, Joe Wilkinson and Stephen Fry.
Cat led the charge against Joe, pointing out to Jonathan ‘whenever your name is mentioned Joe’s like “I don’t think it’s you”‘.
But Jonathan threw Kate’s name into the ring, admitting he was getting ‘slowly scared’ of the TV presenter after she brought up two of their names during the night’s round table.
Alan meanwhile backed Sir Stephen Fry for a murder declaring ‘shall we just get on with it and kill him?’
The Celebrity Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns struck again on Thursday night’s episode, killing off a fan favourite faithful
Debating who would be next to meet their demise, Jonathan, Alan and Cat whittled it down to Kate Garraway, Joe Wilkinson and Stephen Fry
It was revealed that the dastardly trio had chosen comedian Joe, with Alan insisting that he would ‘unravel us three’ if he stayed much longer.
Earlier Joe had admitted he had found the game ‘much harder’ than he thought, musing that he ‘wasn’t going to sleep tonight’.
The group were shocked when Joe failed to make an appearance at the breakfast table, realising it was between Stephen and Joe. Once again Alan unleashed his acting skills, gasping: ‘they wouldn’t kill Stephen!’
Joe Marler was left particularly upset by the murder after striking up a close bond with the fellow Joe.
The rugby legend admitted he was ‘gutted’ before sussing out the Traitors scheme as he pointed out that Joe Wilkinson has been outspoken at the roundtable.
Fans were also left in uproar at Joe’s murder, with one posting on X ‘Why is mine and Joe M’s hearts both broken….. I’ve just scared the cat by screaming Nooooooo.’
After his exit Joe joked that the ‘only downside’ of his experience on the BBC show ‘was I didn’t see the turret’.
He then declared that his personal highlight of his castle stay was ‘Celia’s fart,’ adding ‘I initially assumed it was Joe Marler cos of the volume’.
Cat led the charge against Joe, pointing out to Jonathan ‘whenever your name is mentioned Joe’s like “I don’t think it’s you”‘
After his exit Joe joked that the ‘only downside’ of his experience on the BBC show ‘was I didn’t see the turret’
Joe Marler was left particularly upset by the murder after striking up a close bond with the fellow Joe
Earlier in Thursday’s episode the outcome of the show’s first ever tie-break was revealed.
It was revealed that Mark Bonnar was the latest star to leave the castle, after a stalemate vote in the round table meant his fate would be decided by chance.
The hopeless faithfuls had voted for historian David Olusoga and actor Mark in equal numbers at the banishment on Wednesday’s episode.
But with two tied votes, it was left to host Claudia Winkleman to intervene and tell the contestants that Mark and David’s fate would now be left to chance.
Claudia presented Mark and David with two chests, one with a shield protecting them from banishment and the other empty, to choose from.
The group were shocked when Joe failed to make an appearance at the breakfast table, realising it was between Stephen and Joe. Once again Alan unleashed his acting skills, gasping ‘they wouldn’t kill Stephen!’
After a tense few seconds, the pair opened their chests, revealing that David was safe from banishment, while Mark’s chest was empty.
With the news that he was banished from the game, it was left to the Line of Duty star to reveal that he had been truthful and had been faithful throughout the game, leaving the players gobsmacked.
Fans were equally saddened to see Mark leave the game, taking to X to share their upset at his banishment.
Posts included: ‘Aw look at his little face, Mark deserved better than to go because he pulled a face five days ago;’
Celebrity Traitors: Meet the cast
Kate Garraway
Age: 57
Profession: Good Morning Britain host
Stephen Fry
Age: 67
Profession: Actor, author and broadcaster
Alan Carr
Age: 48
Profession: Comedian and TV host
Paloma Faith
Age: 43
Profession: Singer and actress
Charlotte Church
Age: 39
Profession: Singer
Tom Daley
Age: 39
Profession: Olympic diver
Jonathan Ross
Age: 64
Profession: TV and Radio presenter
Tameka Empson
Age: 48
Profession: EastEnders actress
Cat Burns
Age: 24
Profession: Singer
Nick Mohammed
Age: 44
Profession: Comedian and Ted Lasso star
Clare Balding
Age: 54
Profession: Broadcaster and journalist
Joe Wilkinson
Age: 49
Profession: Comedian and actor
Celia Imrie
Age: 72
Profession: Actress
Lucy Beaumont
Age: 41
Profession: Comedian
David Olusoga
Age: 55
Profession: Historian and broadcaster
Ruth Codd
Age: 28
Profession: Actress
Mark Bonnar
Age: 56
Profession: Actor
Niko Omilana
Age: 27
Profession: YouTuber
Joe Marler
Age: 34
Profession: Former England Rugby player
‘The castle is in mourning… love ya Mark; Poor Mark! He’s really hurt.’
