The Celebrity Traitors is reaching boiling point, and episode nine delivered exactly the kind of chaos fans have been waiting for all series. With just one episode left before the finale, alliances are crumbling, suspicions are flying, and the three traitors are somehow still sitting pretty in the castle.
Michael Sheen is on a mission. The Welsh actor, who has become one of the most watchable players this series, is now absolutely convinced that Sharon Rooney is at the heart of the traitors operation. And rather than keep that theory to himself, he is going all in. Sheen announced he plans to fully dig into what he is calling the murder in plain sight, a bold move that could either be genius or completely blow up in his face.
If he gets it right, it could spell the end for James Acaster and Maya, two of the most talked about players this series. But if he gets it wrong, he risks looking like the unreliable one, and in a game built entirely on trust, that is a very dangerous place to be.
The episode also saw Kenny leave the castle, and his exit came with a heavy dose of regret. Kenny reflected on the power his dagger held throughout the game, the ability to change outcomes and shift the balance of power in a single move. He seemed genuinely torn about how things played out, and his farewell felt more thoughtful than dramatic. Whether that regret is justified is another matter, but it gave the episode one of its more human moments.
What makes this series of Celebrity Traitors so gripping is how the dynamics keep shifting. The faithful players have had chances to root out the traitors and kept missing them, while the traitors themselves have managed to stay not just safe but actually trusted. That is no small feat in a game where paranoia tends to take over by week two.
Sharon Rooney has been a standout presence throughout, and Sheen’s fixation on her adds another layer of tension heading into the finale. Is he right? Is she really running the show from behind the scenes? Or is this exactly the kind of misdirection the traitors have been engineering all along?
Acaster, the comedian who many viewers expected to be an early casualty, has somehow navigated his way to the final stages. His ability to stay calm and come across as genuine has served him well, but with Sheen now pointing the spotlight directly at him, that could change fast.
The penultimate episode set up what should be a genuinely unpredictable finale. Three traitors still standing, a faithful player determined to expose them, and a group of contestants who have been second guessing each other for weeks. The final episode has a lot to deliver, and based on how episode nine played out, it looks like it just might.
Celebrity Traitors has been one of the more entertaining reality formats of the year, managing to keep the tension high even when viewers at home can see exactly what is going on. Watching the faithful players miss clues that seem obvious from the outside is both frustrating and completely addictive.
With the finale just around the corner, the big question is whether Sheen’s gamble pays off. If he can convince the group that Sharon is a traitor, and if that leads them to Acaster and Maya, it would be one of the more satisfying endings the show has produced. If not, the traitors could walk away with everything, which would be a result in its own right.
Either way, the Celebrity Traitors finale is shaping up to be unmissable television.