The Turret: The Traitors Fan Podcast

Claudiapatra, Richard's Slip-Up and Early Murder | Celeb Traitors Ep 1 Reaction

The Turret: The Traitors Fan Podcast

Show Notes

Calum Macdonald is joined Sam Ramsden from Traitors HQ, TV Critic Scott Bryan and Presenter Nat O'Leary to review episode one of the new series of The Celebrity Traitors. They discuss Richard E Grant's incredible slip-up where he told everyone he's a traitor, the early twist where one of Amol or James is murdered and Claudia's dramatic entrance.

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Sammy James stands in for Calum and he is joined in the turret by Sam Ramsden from Traitors HQ, KISS FM’s Jordan Lee and the only Traitor ever to wear a red cloak, Fiona Hughes, to break down episode 4 of The Celebrity Traitors. Bella’s murder sends the castle into confusion. Was she taken out as a threat, or just to muddy the waters? Fiona reveals who she’d have murdered instead. The team also unpack Julie’s very Hugo-ish breakfast reaction, the curse of being voted “most trustworthy”, and James Blunt leading the charge at a round table that turned on a knife-edge. Elsewhere, Hannah Fry somehow survives, but Miranda Marple refuses to let her go easily, and Jerry Hall might have cracked the whole thing, but nobody is listening. Plus the cabin of chaos returns, complete with Sebastien diving down a toilet and Miranda being sick. And Claudia’s face-to-face murder twist leaves Romesh, Ross and Rob sweating in the crypts. Plus, Fiona tells the team what really happened to her red traitors cloak and she reveals her favourites to win.

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