Alan Carr emerged as the victor of The Celebrity Traitors, pulling off a stunning finale that left viewers in awe. From the start, Carr was an unlikely champion, initially appearing as the weakest link among the three traitors chosen in the first episode. While Jonathan Ross brought decades of TV experience and Cat Burns remained an inscrutable unknown, Carr twitched and hyperventilated, seemingly destined for an early exit.
However, Carr's turning point came early when the traitors were tasked with murdering a faithful by touching their face. While others hesitated, Carr stepped up and sealed the fate of his close friend Paloma Faith. This bold move emboldened him, and he quickly became the traitor ringleader, gleefully orchestrating the elimination of contestants with a mix of charm and ruthlessness.
Carr's success was partly due to the 'Big Dog Theory' among the faithfuls, who assumed that high-profile celebrities like Ross and Stephen Fry were traitors. This theory led to Ross's correct banishment and Fry's incorrect one, while Carr flew under the radar as a 'Little Puppy'. His lack of outward aggression allowed him to avoid suspicion, even as he failed to say 'I am a faithful' without nervous giggles.
The faithfuls were notably inept, taking seven episodes to find even one traitor out of three. Kate Garraway and David Olusoga pursued misguided lines of inquiry, and the group as a whole missed obvious clues. Carr's victory was a masterclass in deception, but it was also aided by the poorest performance from a group of faithfuls in the show's history.
