Famous faces lose their heads as slip-up leads to Celebrity Traitors banishment

The Celebrity Traitors delivered another dramatic episode on Friday night, with a much loved Faithful getting banished, and the Traitors attempting a murder in plain sight.

With King Kenny’s recruitment the previous night, the Faithfuls were shocked to see everyone return to breakfast.

Suspicion immediately fell on Joe Lycett , who had professed his desperation to be recruited after Traitor Hannah Fry had been banished at Thursday’s round table.

Joanne McNally was also “getting some heat” after her slip-up the previous day , as was James Blunt for his failed previous theories.

Joanne McNally was under suspicion PA Off to the mission, which saw the group split into two and answering questions about their fellow contestants.

The Red Team, which included Traitors Maya Jama and James Acaster , won more money for the prize pot - winning Maya a Shield to protect her for the evening’s murder.

No one seemed to be certain about who the remaining Traitors were - leading to carnage at the Round Table.

Kenny and James Acaster both came for Joe, while Leigh-Anne Pinnock raised her suspicions about Ross Kemp .

Next, the knives were out for Joanne, due to her faux-pas at the previous Round Table along with her erratic votes throughout the series.

At the death, with James Blunt questioning Joe, the comedian made a slip-up by implying the Traitors would recruit again should he be banished - and it resulted in him getting almost a clean-sweep of votes.

Joe Lycett was banished in episode six PA Wire Standing in front of the round table, Joe said: “I always wanted to start as a Faithful and end as a Traitor.

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There were heads in hands around the Round Table, and a sombre scene at the bar afterwards.