'The Traitors could be in a sticky situation': Former stars of BBC show deliver cliffhanger verdict

The Traitors could be in big trouble, according to the two people who would know better than most — previous winners Stephen Libby and Rachel Duffy. The two winning Traitors have shared their fear that Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny have been put in an impossible situation with their latest killing.

On last Thursday's episode the trio were tasked with murdering a Faithful in plain sight by getting them to yawn. The episode ended on a massive cliffhanger as Maya and James attempted to murder either Ross Kemp or Jerry Hall by trying to induce a yawn from one of them.

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But speaking to Radio Times, Stephen and Rachel shared why they hope its Ross Kemp who succumbs to the fatal yawn.

" I really hope it's Ross because if Jerry yawns, the two guys are in trouble the next morning," Rachel shared. "I think Ross, you know, he's paranoid as it is and he thinks everything's sus. So yeah, if Jerry goes, he'll know exactly who it was."

Stephen added: "If Ross hasn't been murdered, then the Traitors are in a really sticky situation."

The winning duo also praised original Traitor Maya Jama for how she's carried herself through the game.

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"I think she's phenomenal and she's so steady, you know? And she has the right kind of temperament for it where she's just being herself, she's being cool and calm. So yeah, I love her," Rachel said.

Stephen noted: "It is a long shift being a Traitor from the very beginning, and it does start to kind of become... the burden becomes quite heavy, but she is just breezing through that castle with such ease. She's phenomenal."

The Celebrity Traitors is available to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.

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