Banished Celebrity Traitors star urges players to "have more fun" after dramatic exit

The Celebrity Traitors season 2 is apparently the most stressful incarnation of the show so far, with reports stating that all bar one of the famous contestants made use of the show's psychotherapist during filming.

Thursday's episode saw actor Jerry Hall banished at the Round Table, after her exit she admitted that she thought her cast mates needed to enjoy the experience more.

Following her departure from Ardross Castle, Jerry was asked what advice she'd give to her Faithfuls.

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"I think they should try and get more prize money. I think they should try and have more fun", she said.

"I mean, it is a game, let's face it. It's a fun game, and what an honour to be asked to play it. It was great. I think I'll cherish these memories."

But while some of the other contestants took it very seriously, Jerry herself really was having a whale of a time.

"It was such fun. I laughed so much. I had a great time with all the comedians," she said.

"I genuinely loved all the other players, and thought they were all really nice group of people. I haven't laughed so much in years."

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Having said that, she did admit that "it was a lot harder than I thought. It looks so much easier on TV, you know.

"The challenges were quite hard, I feel it was an achievement that I managed to get through so long."

Jerry named James Blunt, Joanne McNally, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Miranda Hart, and Romesh Ranganathan as the people she thought were Traitors, which is... very far off the money (well, she got the 'James' part right at least, even though it's the wrong one).

Thursday's episode also saw Ross Kemp murdered by the Traitors, and after his exit, the EastEnders actor and documentary-maker explained why he was so pent-up during his time on the show.

"No one's going to get killed here, but the wish of not wanting to let yourself down or the people around you was quite the drive," he said. "I was under a considerable amount of pressure by my children to do this, and you can't really say no to it. It's so popular."

The Traitors airs Thursday and Friday nights at 9pm on BBC One and stream on iPlayer.

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