Most of the celebrities on the Traitors are nearer than you might assume

The Celeb Traitors debuted earlier this month on the BBC and though the present is simply 4 episodes in, numerous backstabbing and murders have occurred in a brief area of time.

With six Faithfuls already being booted out the sport both by demise or banishment, there are 13 celebrities left, three of that are treacherous Traitors.

Maybe probably the most controversial second of the sequence thus far was the primary brutal homicide which noticed Traitor Alan Carr “kill” singer Paloma Religion, who’s one among his “greatest mates” within the exterior world.

Carr’s savage transfer proved to his fellow Traitors, Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns, that exterior connections don’t matter on this ruthless sport however Alan and Paloma will not be the one pair who knew one another very effectively earlier than coming into the Traitors Citadel within the Scottish Highlands.

The sequence is filled with people who find themselves related in numerous methods, including an entire new layer of drama.

Nonetheless, even those who do not know one another personally are prone to have identified of each other, making it a lot more durable to lie.

Listed below are a few of the closest connections between the celebs we’ve discovered thus far..

Jonathan in all probability is aware of the most individuals

Due to his long-running Saturday night time chat present, Jonathan has interviewed a good few of his fellow Celeb Traitors stars and possibly is aware of the most individuals out of everybody within the group.

He has welcomed Paloma Religion, Sir Stephen Fry, Alan Carr and Tom Daley on The Jonathan Ross Present over time.

His fellow Traitor Cat Burns additionally carried out on his present final yr and Charlotte Church, Clare Balding and Lucy Beaumont have all been company too.

In fact, we could not overlook in regards to the time Joe Marler carried out Adele’s Somebody Like You on the present as effectively.

Having been in shut contact with so lots of the stars earlier than might assist Ross “disguise out as a traitor,” mentioned TV reporter Siobhan Synnot as he might make them really feel wrongly comfy round him, and it might additionally make it straightforward for him to type alliances.

Nonetheless, this might additionally come as an obstacle as he is aware of so a lot of them on a private stage.

Earlier this week, Ross admitted that he “didn’t benefit from the duplicity” as the sport progressed. He mentioned: “It is a harder psychological problem than I anticipated”.

Alan Carr

Alan Carr has additionally interviewed a good few of his fellow contestants on his Chatty Man present.

He welcomed company together with Sir Stephen Fry and Clare Balding, who have been truly on the identical episode of the Channel 4 programme, in addition to his pal Paloma Religion.

Sir Stephen additionally appeared on Carr’s podcast, Life’s a Seaside, as did Scots actor Mark Bonnar and Cat Burns.

In the meantime, Kate Garraway has interviewed Alan Carr on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

Three stars in the identical movie

Paloma Religion referenced her function within the 2007 St Trinian’s movie with Celia Imrie and Stephen Fry throughout an intense funeral scene earlier within the sequence.

When introduced with a college tie as a clue to who belonged in a coffin, the solid picked up that it was to do with the movie.

Nonetheless, when the group began pointing fingers on the singer, Paloma reminded them that Celia and Stephen additionally starred within the hit comedy film.

Religion performs a goth schoolgirl within the movie, Imrie performs a college matron, whereas Sir Stephen performs himself, as the varsity quiz grasp.

It’s not the firs time Sir Stephen and Imrie have crossed profession paths because the pair additionally starred collectively in ITV drama Kingdom.

Clare and Tom’s bond

Clare Balding, a staple of British sports activities, and Olympic diving gold medallist Tom Daley clearly know one another very effectively.

Balding has interviewed Daley prior to now, together with on her present – and he or she additionally publicly praised him after he got here out on YouTube in 2013.

Their connection was clear in episode three, when Balding appeared upset to see Daley murdered by the Traitors.

She mentioned: “I’ve identified him since he was about 12 years previous”.

Former England rugby union participant Joe Marler can be an enormous character on the planet of sports activities and it would not be a shock if he had mingled with Balding and Daley at occasions over time.

Lucy, Alan, Joe and Nick have all been on the identical comedy circuit

Sir Stephen Fry, Lucy Beaumont, Alan Carr, Joe Wilkinson and Nick Mohammed all have one factor in frequent – they’re all comedians and they’re all prone to have rubbed shoulders over time.

In a Guardian interview final yr, Beaumont described lately working with Sir Stephen and he or she additionally confessed she had made a pretend pas, when she met him, asking him what it was like being in jail for being homosexual.

She informed the publication: “And thank God somebody got here in and he did not hear me say it. I used to be mixing him up with when he performed Oscar Wilde. I might image him in his cell.”

Beaumont can be a well-recognized face from Meet the Richardsons, and Carr appeared in an episode of the sitcom alongside her.

Lucy and Tom have been on Bake Off collectively

Among the Celeb Traitors gamers have additionally competed towards one another earlier than in a really totally different competitors.

Tom Daley and Lucy Beaumont went face to face on The Nice Celeb Bake Off for Stand Up To Most cancers in 2023.

The pair tackled a savoury quiche, a technical teatime biscuit and a showstopping time without work in cake type – although neither was topped star baker on the finish.

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Nick and Celia have been each in Bridget Jones’ Child

Iconic British actress Celia Imrie starred within the Bridget Jones movie sequence, as Una Alconbury, Bridget’s mom’s buddy.

She was joined in one of many movies, Bridget Jones’s Child in 2016, by Ted Lasso star Nick Mohammed.

Maybe it was this prior connection that made Mohammed leap to Imrie’s help on the graveyard in episode one, serving to her discover a defend to cease her from being murdered on the primary night time.

He defined: “My goal was to attempt to get Celia a defend, as a result of I really like her.”

However this aroused suspicion, with Imrie saying later: “Nick selflessly got here to assist me in my grave earlier than even in search of his defend. And I am pondering, he is completely lovely or he’s as much as one thing.”

Nonetheless, by the point the most recent episode rolled round, they now each appear to be questioning one another’s motives.

Imrie warned she’s “acquired her eye” on Mohammed, whereas he informed the group that she’d make a superb traitor.

Cat and Paloma share a file label

Paloma Religion made this revelation after she was the primary superstar to be murdered in episode two.

Talking on the Uncloaked podcast, the singer mentioned she felt ‘betrayed’ by Cat Burns, who is likely one of the three Traitors that killed her off.

Paloma jokingly mentioned: “She’s on the identical file label as me and will have some loyalty”.

Sadly for her, that is not fairly how the sport works.

The singer later defined that regardless that they share a file label, that they had by no means hung out collectively beforehand and that she’d loved attending to know Burns throughout her temporary stint on the present.

Alan and Paloma are or WERE shut mates

Paloma Religion might have been disenchanted with Cat Burns however it appears her actual beef is with Alan Carr, her actual life shut pal, who is part of the Traitors trio that murdered her.

Religion informed the Uncloaked podcast: “I do not assume he ought to’ve completed that to me, and I am stunned that he did.”

The pair are so shut that he has even met her children however it seems they don’t seem to be greatest happy with him now.

Talking on the One present, the singer mentioned her four-year-old woke her up and mentioned: “Mama, I do not like Alan anymore. He cannot come to our home.”

In a video shared on-line, Carr poked enjoyable at their row. It confirmed him a drinks menu earlier than saying: “I might homicide a Paloma.”

He captioned the publish: “Anybody thirsty? Love you @palomafaith #forgiveme.”

Paloma additionally recommended she had been mates with Jonathan Ross – who can be a traitor – earlier than the present

After discovering out his identification, she informed Uncloaked: “I’m pleased to lose him as a buddy. I hope [Carr and Ross] by no means name me once more, and I imply that.”

Lots of them have completed 8 out of 10 Cats together with Claudia

Among the Celeb Traitors star have even crossed paths with host Claudia Winkleman within the exterior world.

Forward of the BBC sequence beginning, she mentioned she knew “a few of them”, including: “They’re all equally beautiful.”

Winkleman beforehand appeared on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown with Joe Wilkinson and Nick Mohammed.

She additionally co-hosts Strictly Come Dancing, so would’ve crossed paths with Tameka Empson when she was a contestant.

She informed journalist Natalie Jamieson: “Truthfully, the layers to this are fascinating.

“Whether or not the celebs know one another, or have labored with one another earlier than showing on display screen right here is one factor, however they will have already got made an assumption of the others’ personalities, based mostly on their identified public personas, like all of us do.”

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Niko had the least connections

Nonetheless, there have been some stars who went into the citadel with no allies in any respect.

As one of many youthful stars, YouTuber Niko Omilana, 27, had fewer connections with the opposite celebrities who have been higher identified public figures.

And it seems to have been a part of his downfall.

After he was banished on Wednesday, a principle unfold on social media that the actual purpose he was voted out was as a result of the opposite celebrities did not know him very effectively.

One wrote on X: “Niko has been voted as a result of he is an outsider and he is not of their superstar world. Nothing to do with the sport.”

In a TikTok video posted later, Omilana appeared to handle the hypothesis by displaying him being shunned and spat on by teams of mates.

He captioned it: “POV: You attempt to make mates within the Traitors.”

Earlier this week, actress Ruth Codd, 29, who was additionally murdered by the Traitors admitted she too, “didn’t know anybody” within the citadel.