The Celebrity Traitors fans 'work out' who'll be murdered next after shock cliffhanger

The Celebrity Traitors fans are dropping all their theories as to how the next murder will play out, after the latest episode ended with a surprise twist. Another face-to-face death is coming - and it seems viewers expect a key partnership to be tragically broken up.

Host Claudia Winkleman told Traitors James Acaster, Maya Jama and Professor Hannah Fry that they would be taking part in a twisted game of Hide and Seek.

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They had to choose four players to hide in separate creepy crypts in the woods, then hunt down the one they wished to eliminate.

They picked Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Ross Kemp, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan - but were unaware that the Faithfuls had been thrown a lifeline.

Claudia tasked the unlucky foursome with deciding which one of them would be able to lock their crypt shut with a special key - meaning that if the Traitors tried to kill them, they'd be unsuccessful, and all four would stay in the game.

Leigh-Anne was the one chosen to get the key - but fans are convinced that she isn't in the Traitors' crosshairs, and the murdered player will be either Rob or Romesh.

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Writing on BlueSky, one viewer said: "It's either Romesh or Rob who will be murdered, isn't it? Ross and Leigh-Anne look more suspicious if left in the game."

Another wrote: "If they pick who to kill, I think they should murder one of Rob or Romesh to split up that alliance."

A third said bluntly: "Bye Romesh!"

Over on X, one viewer posted: "Ross Kemp is probably pretty safe because they can use it to their advantage and create a Traitor narrative on him and frame him. I think it'll be either Rob or Romesh so they can also create a bit of heat on the other!"

"Romesh should’ve gotten the key cause he’s been spitting facts lately, Leanne and Ross have heat so the #Traitors weren’t going to get rid of them," another concurred.

Previously in the eventful episode, Bella Ramsey was murdered, sending shockwaves around the breakfast table and social media.

Julie Hesmondhalgh was then banished at the Round Table, leaving the Faithfuls devastated that they had knocked out one of their own.

Celebrity Traitors airs Thursday and Friday at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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Shaun is an Evening News Editor at Digital Spy, with over a decade of experience reporting on all things pop culture. He has written for outlets including Metro, Attitude, Huffington Post, The Mirror, Yahoo!, Pink News and Express Online, specialising in TV, movies, soaps, music and LGBTQ+ issues. He is also a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning scriptwriter, having written episodes of the soap Hollyoaks, the official Steps musical Here & Now and multiple Offie Award-nominated plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, and will happily talk at length about Desperate Housewives to anyone who'll listen.