{"id":2124210,"date":"2025-10-30T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2124210"},"modified":"2025-10-30T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:36:00","slug":"backstabbing-dirty-work-and-an-iconic-exit-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/backstabbing-dirty-work-and-an-iconic-exit-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstabbing, dirty work and an iconic exit speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-0 fYJjWP\"><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-11 ljQVMv\"><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors-contributor-0\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-5 xGeVU\">\n<p><span class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-7 djOqvY\">Noor Nanji<\/span><span data-testid=\"byline-new-contributors-contributor-0-role-location\" class=\"sc-7bfdb3c2-8 gvcwmG\">Culture reporter<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 eRlINq\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1d35\/live\/2486b000-b516-11f0-995b-49549025ae43.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC Alan Carr and Cat Burns\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><i id=\"spoiler-warning:-this-article-reveals-details-from-the-seventh-episode-of-the-celebrity-traitors\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\"><b id=\"spoiler-warning:-this-article-reveals-details-from-the-seventh-episode-of-the-celebrity-traitors\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the seventh episode of The Celebrity Traitors<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">It was the moment that had us at the edge of our seats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><b id=\"jonathan-ross\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Jonathan Ross<\/b> throwing his two fellow traitors under a bus in a brazen attempt to save himself in the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But his efforts backfired &#8211; and spectacularly so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The other two traitors, <b id=\"cat-burns\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Cat Burns<\/b> and <b id=\"alan-carr\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Alan Carr<\/b>, seemed to pick up on what Ross was up to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And at a heated round table, they both brutally turned on him, voting him out. Burns even spelled Jonathan&#8217;s name wrong &#8211; that&#8217;s got to make the betrayal even worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">At long last, the Big Dog was no more. The treacherous trio has been broken up. With the most votes, it was Ross&#8217;s time to leave the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And leave he did, with what&#8217;s being billed online as the most iconic exit speech in Traitors history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251021-134202-667692b2c6-web-2.32.2-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/d446\/live\/4d62e7b0-b51a-11f0-8a63-4fd0694dd952.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jonathan Ross\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Jonathan Ross&#8217;s exit speech had his fellow players &#8211; and fans &#8211; watching from behind their hands<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve got no idea what everyone&#8217;s doing wrong. I cannot believe you&#8217;ve done it again,&#8221; the chat show host said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I cannot believe that I&#8217;m standing here for no good reason, so I don&#8217;t want to be rude, but you&#8217;re idiots,&#8221; he went on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I am now, and I have been all through the game completely Faithful&#8230;&#8221; he said, sparking looks of despair among the other players, before concluding his speech: &#8220;&#8230;to the traitors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;That was the most ridiculous bow out,&#8221; said a visibly shaken <b id=\"joe-marler\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Joe Marler<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And with that, the players erupted into celebration. Finally &#8211; the faithful have finally caught a traitor. And not just any traitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The green suit jacket wearing, sunglasses loving, Jonathan Ross is out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">For entertainment reporter Indigo Stafford, it was another sign of just how &#8220;ruthless&#8221; the Traitors can be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The traitors&#8217; alliance fell apart! What a dramatic episode,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But speaking to the cameras afterwards, Ross was magnanimous in accepting his defeat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;m kind of relieved and I&#8217;m glad Alan went for me as well,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;m hoping they will stick together and romp off to victory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">On the Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked podcast, Ross added that the ideal strategy for a traitor was &#8220;don&#8217;t be too loud, don&#8217;t be too quiet. That&#8217;s why Alan and Cat are playing such a brilliant game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Celia Imrie channels her inner PE teacher<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Earlier in the show, another faithful was murdered. This time, it was <b id=\"lucy-beaumont's\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Lucy Beaumont&#8217;s<\/b> turn, having finished the last episode on the losing chess team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The comedian was taken out in style, in a face-to-face killing, back at the giant chess board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She looked genuinely shocked when she realised the identities of the three traitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not happy with you at all,&#8221; she tells them. &#8220;You played this really, really well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">And like everyone else, her first thought when she realised it was Alan Carr under the hood was, &#8220;Alan Killed Paloma!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Murdering face to face was so harsh, and so raw,&#8221; said Carr. &#8220;I feel like the Grim Reaper.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><b id=\"kate-garraway\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\">Kate Garraway<\/b>, who<b id=\"\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 gnUCoQ\"> <\/b>was also on the losing team, managed to avoid being murdered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But she was disappointed at the reaction of her fellow players when she walked into breakfast the following morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Nobody&#8217;s pleased to see me,&#8221; said the TV presenter. &#8220;Why does nobody trust me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Joe Marler was quick to explain that her problem is, she doesn&#8217;t come with a lot of theories, which Garraway didn&#8217;t dispute.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;m so useless, I can&#8217;t bear it,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251021-134202-667692b2c6-web-2.32.2-1\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/7463\/live\/13979110-b51b-11f0-aa13-0b0479f6f42a.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alan Carr crossing a bridge\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Alan Carr made no attempt to hide his fears as he edged over a narrow bridge<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Elsewhere, it was the Alan Carr show again, as the comedian walked along a rickety bridge over a river during the latest challenge, shrieking as he did so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You&#8217;re doing so well,&#8221; Garraway said, in an attempt to encourage him, to which he replied: &#8220;Shut up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I felt I was at sports day with the kids. Like a loving, overbearing mother, I was putting him off,&#8221; Garraway noted to the cameras.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">But Carr emerged victorious, and as he did so, he uttered the immortal words: &#8220;God my testicles. I feel like a winner and a eunuch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><i id=\"the-celebrity-traitors-is-on-bbc-one-on-wednesdays-and-thursdays-at-21:00-bst-and-on-bbc-iplayer.-there-will-be-nine-episodes.\" class=\"sc-d16436d-0 iVdNuz\">The Celebrity Traitors is on BBC One on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:00 BST and on BBC iPlayer. There will be nine episodes.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 djqsWD\">\n<div class=\"sc-666b6d83-0 sc-c4fb5674-0 jYmMqa kGPvxx\"><span data-testid=\"links-title\" class=\"sc-c4fb5674-2 bBuHEW\">More on The Celebrity Traitors<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Noor NanjiCulture reporter BBC Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the seventh episode of The Celebrity Traitors It was the moment that had us at the edge of our seats. 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