Finally, we have a winner, and it\u2019s watch-in-real-time, unstreamed, un-binged TV. It\u2019s a rare and beautiful thing in 2025 to sit staring at the screen, knowing millions around the country are sitting on similar edges of seats, waiting to find out which of the five remaining players will emerge triumphant of the Celebrity Traitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n And what did we get? With only five left from the original 19 who entered the castle – 2 Traitors, 3 Faithful – it was all about alliances. Joe and Nick were in such cahoots working out how to oust the others, I spent the first hour wishing one of them had turned out to be a Traitor. Instead, the second best moment of the night came another way, with Nick ultimately joining the others in banishing Joe \u2013 could you hear your neighbours shouting at the screen?!<\/p>\n That was the warm-up for the best, biggest twist of all, when Alan Carr came through as the final, solitary traitor left standing<\/a>, telling the others, almost sadly, “I am, and have always been, a Traitor.” Nick collapsed, David sighed, Alan cried and the sweet Faithful pair ended up comforting him in his moment of guilty triumph. It was perfect, must-watch TV.<\/p>\n BBC<\/span><\/p>\n Following another effortlessly successful daytime mission that proved the celebs to be far better at physical challenges than they have ever been at unearthing Traitors, it was all about the penultimate Round Table. You know a show has fulfilled its promise of surprising us when one of the country\u2019s premier historians is reduced to role of “useful idiot”, but that\u2019s where David Olusoga found himself \u2013 stuck in the middle as Faithfuls Joe and Nick battled to outwit Alan and Cat.<\/p>\n All that classical training and scholarship served Olusoga not \u2013 ultimately, he just didn\u2019t have the skills, or possibly stomach, to either betray or sniff out the treachery around him, which doesn\u2019t really reflect that badly on him, I suppose. Instead, Joe\u2019s strength of purpose saw Cat disposed of, but that same zeal proved his undoing at the very last Round Table, as Alan used all his powers of persuasion to unsettle others\u2019 doubts in the big man, and clear his way to victory.<\/p>\n So now, after five weeks and nine episodes, the ravens have left the castle, the drawbridge has been pulled up, the last of the faithful banished and the traitors unearthed. There have been some prize moments along the way: Celia Imrie\u2019s wind proving she has a pro\u2019s comedic timing in all things; Claire Balding\u2019s disastrous attempt to participate in not commentate on a sporting challenge; the unprecedented nation-stopping Round Table stalemate between David and Mark Bonnar. All will be remembered, but none so powerfully as the two moments that bookended the series \u2013 both starring Alan.<\/p>\n The first came when the third Traitor was initially unearthed, and even his fellow conspirators laughed out loud; the second when he was finally revealed to the Faithful, a moment set to become a nation-sweeping meme. The Chatty Man\u2019s presence as a giggling assassin in plain sight set the tone for the whole series, and Alan\u2019s charm could explain why the faithful were jaw-droopingly inept in unearthing the Traitors in their midst, and also why they were so quick to forgive him for his treachery. There he stood – emotional, funny, no longer deadly \u2013 in a fitting end to a series that has confounded any fears a celebrity version would dilute the simple human premise – betray or be betrayed – at the heart of it. What will we all do now?<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Add The Celebrity Traitors to your watchlist on the<\/strong> <\/strong>Radio Times: What to Watch app<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 download now for daily TV recommendations, features and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our <\/strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a> coverage or visit our <\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a> to find out what else is on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.radiotimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Finally, we have a winner, and it\u2019s watch-in-real-time, unstreamed, un-binged TV. It\u2019s a rare and beautiful thing in 2025 to sit staring at the screen, knowing millions around the country are sitting on similar edges of seats, waiting to find out which of the five remaining players will emerge triumphant of the Celebrity Traitors. 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