The Celebrity Traitors returned on Thursday night with last week’s murder in plain sight cliffhanger finally resolved, and Ross Kemp turned out to be the unlucky celebrity who had been taken out by Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny. The Traitors had been tasked with murdering either Ross or Jerry Hall by getting one of them to inhale perfume from a peacock bottle and then yawn before one of the Traitors said: “Sorry, am I boring you?” After struggling to make it happen before the deadline, Ross eventually yawned in the library and James completed the murder. There is something quite funny about Ross being the one killed in plain sight after spending so much time worrying that exactly that kind of thing might happen to him. Prophecy fulfilled.

It was not necessarily the cleanest move from the Traitors either. With Ross in the library alongside Maya and James when it happened, the murder could easily have pointed suspicion back towards them, and Sharon Rooney did eventually work out that the perfume bottle had something to do with it. For now, though, the Traitors managed to get away with it.

Who Was Banished in The Celebrity Traitors Episode 7?

Despite getting closer to understanding Ross’s murder, the Faithful still failed to catch a Traitor at the Round Table and instead banished Jerry Hall.

Jerry revealed that she had been Faithful all along, meaning Maya, James and King Kenny all survived another episode without being exposed. She left on good terms too, telling the group she had loved her time in the game and had “the most fun”.

The episode also saw another challenge where the Traitors were supposed to sabotage the Faithful during a shield-building mission in order to add money to the prize pot. James, however, chose not to take part in the sabotage, which did not exactly please Maya and Kenny.

Who Is at Risk of Murder Next?

With Jerry gone, the Traitors returned to the turret and put Bash, Romesh and Miranda on the murder shortlist. One of them will become the next victim, with the result revealed in Friday night’s episode.

For CultureCues, Ross being murdered in plain sight after being one of the most paranoid people in the castle is almost too perfect. The Traitors got away with it, but leaving Maya and James so close to him when it happened could easily have come back to bite them, and Sharon getting onto the perfume clue shows the Faithful are not completely lost. Jerry going instead was another win for the Traitors, though, and now Bash, Romesh and Miranda are the ones who need to worry. We’ll find out who made it through next time.

The Celebrity Traitors continues tomorrow, Friday 23 October, at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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