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Celebrity Traitors - may the oldies rule!

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escaped Wed 24-Sept-25 07:28:56

Celebrity Traitors starts tonight at 8 pm.

I'm looking forward to it, there's some reasonably good brains competing.
At least two of the contestants are pensioners - Celia Imrie (Calendar Girls, Marigold Hotel etc) and the erudite Sir Stephen Fry.

Allira Wed 08-Oct-25 21:44:01

We're watching (never having watched any before) but it is seriously weird! I'm not at all sure about the whole concept of it.

DamaskRose Wed 08-Oct-25 21:47:20

Can’t stand Stephen Fry or Claire Balding so I’m hoping they go out soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻

Allira Wed 08-Oct-25 22:04:41

Tom's the hero of the day so far!

RosieandherMaw Wed 08-Oct-25 22:21:07

Boring

Allira Wed 08-Oct-25 22:25:17

Well, I was waiting for something to happen.

merlotgran Wed 08-Oct-25 22:26:22

I enjoyed it. Looking forward to tomorrow. I know almost all of them (makes a change from Strictly. 😂)

Maggiemaybe Wed 08-Oct-25 22:35:13

Yes, I enjoyed it too. I had to laugh when Claire got carried away and pulled that lever. Shades of her over-enthusiastic Spitting Image character. grin

I’m hoping Celia doesn’t go out first - like MollyNew I think she could do well.

escaped Wed 08-Oct-25 22:35:47

Allira

Well, I was waiting for something to happen.

That's tomorrow when the first one is killed!
Unless Alan makes a right mess of his job!

keepingquiet Wed 08-Oct-25 22:37:53

I thought it was hilarious! Poor Alan- I don't think he can cope with being a traitor...but he is so funny.

Smileless2012 Wed 08-Oct-25 22:45:24

Watched this for the first time and rather enjoyed it. I think Alan could make a good traitor as he's less likely to be identified.

Not sure of the rules; do the traitors decide whose going to be 'murdered'? Wouldn't it make sense not to choose Clare Balding or Charlotte Church as some of the faithfuls suspect them of being traitors?

escaped Wed 08-Oct-25 22:47:34

Exactly Smileless2012, you've picked up on the game quickly! 😆

Maggiemaybe Wed 08-Oct-25 22:52:30

Not sure of the rules; do the traitors decide who’s going to be 'murdered'? Wouldn't it make sense not to choose Clare Balding or Charlotte Church as some of the faithfuls suspect them of being traitors?

Yes, the traitors decide between them. Though this time the others seem to have delegated responsibility to Alan, and perhaps he won’t think it through as you have. grin

At the end of tomorrow’s episode they’ll have the first daily round table vote, when someone they suspect is a traitor will go.

Allira Wed 08-Oct-25 22:56:44

escaped

Allira

Well, I was waiting for something to happen.

That's tomorrow when the first one is killed!
Unless Alan makes a right mess of his job!

He's doing better than I thought he would, I thought he'd give it away!

kittylester Thu 09-Oct-25 06:59:08

merlotgran

I enjoyed it. Looking forward to tomorrow. I know almost all of them (makes a change from Strictly. 😂)

I'm doing it again, merlot. I loved it

BlueBelle Thu 09-Oct-25 07:12:21

Loving it already
Half the crew I d either never heard of or didn’t like so had very little expectations anyway I loved it and even warmed to Alan Carr who I normally can’t stand
I ve watched all the Traitors so far and I’m quite a fan and this was a surprisingly good start
There’s a few I still don’t know but I m sure I ll get to by the end I really like the girl traitor although no idea who she is and I really do like David Olusoga and Paloma Faith but have never liked Jonathan Ross, Stephan Fry, Clare Balding or Alan Carr however so far……

Marmin Thu 09-Oct-25 07:28:00

As an aside, I see quite a few people dislike Stephen Fry. I have never come across this before. May I ask what it is people are so averse to?

kittylester Thu 09-Oct-25 08:06:41

I don't like Stephen Fry because I find him quite arrogant.

Currently, Lucy Beaumont is really irritating me.

I love Alan Carr and I am finding Jonathan Ross more likeable than previously.

Nannylovesshopping Thu 09-Oct-25 08:13:08

What great viewing, I’m absolutely hooked!
Tho tbh I’d watch anything with Mark Bonnar, swoons!!!

foxie48 Thu 09-Oct-25 08:22:09

I love the Traitors! It's part of the fun when some competitors are irritating or not very likeable. I find it fascinating to see how alliances are formed and how people gang up on one or two people.

I'll have to stop watching this thread as I like to store up the episodes to watch over a week or so of so.

NotSpaghetti Thu 09-Oct-25 08:38:49

Why didn't the rugby guy pick up on Jonathan Ross not remembering that he had a shield?

escaped Thu 09-Oct-25 08:42:01

how people gang up on one or two people
I don't think this will happen here so much because the prize is for charity. If we do see ganging up, it might all be an act.

escaped Thu 09-Oct-25 08:44:54

NotSpaghetti

Why didn't the rugby guy pick up on Jonathan Ross not remembering that he had a shield?

I wondered that, or maybe he didn't think that it was necessarily suspicious?

Grannynannywanny Thu 09-Oct-25 08:49:26

I really enjoyed it last night and I’m looking forward to following each episode. I felt sorry for Clare Balding when she accidentally scuppered the first challenge. She’s now under suspicion as some wrongly think it was deliberate.

Likewise Charlotte Church. She’s under suspicion for willingly giving up her medallion. I usually avoid anything with Alan Carr and wasn’t looking forward to seeing him in one of my favourite programmes. But I found myself enjoying his antics last night.

keepingquiet Thu 09-Oct-25 09:00:23

kittylester

I don't like Stephen Fry because I find him quite arrogant.

Currently, Lucy Beaumont is really irritating me.

I love Alan Carr and I am finding Jonathan Ross more likeable than previously.

I am not a Fry fan either. Probably because he thinks he's more clever than he really is- especially irritating how he took over with the Shakespeare question as if no one else would know, and then the book thing. I find him quite insufferable really...

He is an avowed atheist and then said he was on the side of the angels!

I am open to have my opinion changed, however.

kircubbin2000 Thu 09-Oct-25 09:22:24

I presumed Cat was a man until Jonathan called them she!