EastEnders star Ross Kemp has been murdered in plain sight on The Celebrity Traitors. The 62-year-old fell victim to the traitors – Maya Jama, James Acaster and new recruit King Kenny – on the BBC series.
How the murder unfolded
The trio were tasked with murdering in plain sight by spraying a perfume from a peacock bottle and then encouraging a faithful to yawn to inhale the perfume. Once Kemp yawned, Acaster sealed the deal and said: “Sorry, am I boring you?”
After Kemp found out his fate, he said: “Oh no, it had to happen at some point.”
Kemp's paranoia and reaction
During his time on the series, Kemp was especially paranoid of being murdered in plain sight. “I was really sensitive to people coming close to me. Could have been a cheers. Could have been anything.
“There’s a great line from Shakespeare, I think it’s Polonius’s advice to his son: ‘to thine own self be true’.
“I have been true to myself and I have been true to the faithfuls.
“Well played traitors, but you’re always going to be traitors, and I know where you live.”
Recent eliminations
His death follows on from last week’s episode which saw comedian Joe Lycett banished from the Scottish castle after his plea to be recruited backfired and he fell under suspicion. The TV star had been vocal about his hopes to join the treacherous famous faces but remained faithful until the end.
Meanwhile, Kenny filled the vacancy left by Hannah Fry, after she was banished during the roundtable in Thursday’s episode and exposed as a traitor. Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One.
