Fans of Celebrity Traitors now face a tense six-day wait to discover whether Ross Kemp or Jerry Hall will be murdered in the castle, or if the Traitors fail their challenge to kill in plain sight. The outcome depends on whether the trio of Traitors can successfully prompt a yawn from one of the Faithful.
In the UK version of the game, the Traitors have never failed at this particular task before, but it has happened in international editions, including in Denmark and Canada. On those occasions, it was felt that too many people were present to carry out the task set by producers without being caught.
Possible punishment for failure
If Maya Jama, James Acaster and Kenny Ojuederie do fail, their punishment would come in the form of a missed murder. That would mean everyone arrives at breakfast the following morning and wonders what happened.
Jerry Hall, 70, did say she was feeling tired during last night’s programme, but she did not respond to the many yawns made by Maya and James, which would normally prompt a copycat response.
Ross and Jerry's potential exits
If Ross succumbs, it could be seen as a fitting end to his time in the castle after he spent the whole of the first day convinced he had been murdered in plain sight, first by Bella Ramsey and then by Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Jerry, voted as the player whose head was most in the clouds during the latest mission, would be greatly missed for her eccentric ways, while Ross’s huge contribution to the missions would also be a sad loss for the whole team.
In last night’s show, the ex-EastEnder, 62, said he felt angry with the Traitors for repeatedly setting him up and making the other Faithful feel suspicious of him. But this time he and Jerry have been selected entirely at random, in the same way that Paloma Faith became Alan Carr’s first kill last year, even though she was one of his best pals.
The yawn challenge
The challenge, which left all three of the Traitors feeling the pressure, was to get any of the Faithful to yawn in a specific room after spraying some “deadly sleeping powder” from a perfume bottle, which would be breathed in.
Reading out the instructions in disbelief, comedian James said: “To seal the murder you must then say, ’Am I boring you?' - followed by the victim’s name. I can’t believe this.”
Viewers won’t discover the outcome until next Thursday’s episode at 8pm on BBC1.
