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2026-10-31
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Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win Celebrity Traitors final

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The final of The Celebrity Traitors aired on BBC One, with faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft winning the £83,000 prize for their chosen charities. In the final roundtable, traitor Maya Jama was banished after fellow traitor King Kenny voted for her. In the endgame, a tied vote between Kenny and James Blunt was resolved when Croft persuaded Ranganathan to banish Kenny, securing victory for the faithfuls. Blunt then chose to banish again and was himself voted out, leaving Ranganathan and Croft as the final two. The winners split the prize money equally. Several contestants, including James Acaster and Maya Jama, were absent from the companion show Uncloaked, with some citing prior work commitments.

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Coverage by outlet
The Guardian left
Angle Frames the final as a thrilling but muted conclusion to a series that lacked true treachery, using arch humour and focusing on the contestants' personalities and mistakes.
Bias Emphasises the perceived failure of contestants to understand the game, describes Blunt as a 'perfectly pleasant white man' and 'wrong again', and sarcastically calls the final 'muted'. Downplays the actual gameplay strategy and the record-breaking viewing figures, while omitting details of the earlier twist involving James Acaster. The tone is heavily editorial and comedic rather than neutral reporting.
The Mirror centre-left
Angle Pushes a sensationalist, drama-focused narrative that highlights chaos, viewer reactions, and the role of James Acaster in derailing the series.
Bias Emphasises 'vomit-inducing mayhem', 'stomach-churning' tension, and viewer complaints, while framing the series as derailed by Acaster's revelation. Omits a clear factual account of the final vote sequence and over-relies on emotive language and social media quotes. Strays from neutral by using hyperbolic descriptions and presenting subjective viewer opinions as central to the story.
BBC News centre-left
Angle Presents a straightforward, celebratory account of the final as a nail-biting climax, focusing on the winners and the game's mechanics.
Bias Emphasises the drama and the winners' emotional reactions, with mild promotional language ('most popular show on TV'). Omits the controversy around James Acaster's exit and the absent contestants from Uncloaked, and does not mention the 'fix' claims. The coverage is largely factual but leans slightly towards a positive, brand-friendly tone.
Daily Mail right
Angle Combines celebratory coverage of the winners with speculation about behind-the-scenes manipulation and a focus on absent contestants.
Bias Emphasises Romesh Ranganathan as the 'BBC's golden boy' and raises questions about a possible 'fix', while also highlighting the absence of James Acaster and Maya Jama from Uncloaked. Downplays the actual gameplay in favour of insinuations about producer influence and contract obligations. Strays from neutral by presenting unsubstantiated theories and using sensationalist framing.
The Sun right
Angle Focuses on the absence of contestants from the Uncloaked special and suggests James Acaster has been 'wiped' from the show.
Bias Emphasises viewer theories about Acaster being edited out and the number of missing celebrities, framing it as a controversy. Omits the fact that some absences were due to work commitments and downplays the final result itself. Strays from neutral by amplifying speculative social media comments and presenting them as significant concerns.