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Myha’la says bias exists on The Celebrity Traitors but defends co-stars
Myha’la, an American actor, was voted out of the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, filmed in a castle in Scotland.
She was a Faithful, one of the players trying to identify the Traitors.
Before the vote, she winked at her friend Richard E Grant, who was a Traitor, and shared her suspicions with other players.
A fan said she had been banished because she is Black.
Myha’la said racial and cultural bias can shape who seems suspicious, especially when players are under pressure.
But she defended her fellow contestants, saying their decision in her case was not consciously based on her race.
Concerns about bias have followed The Traitors since it began in 2022, and Myha’la said the show should allow more discussion of it.
Myha’la said unconscious racial and cultural bias exists on The Celebrity Traitors, while defending her fellow contestants from claims that they banished her because she is Black.
The American actor said her wink to Traitor Richard E Grant and other choices gave contestants reasons to suspect her.
She was banished at a round table in episode two of the show’s second celebrity series.
Myha’la said she understood why a fan raised racism concerns but did not believe her co-stars consciously targeted her because of her race.
She also called for more discussion of unconscious bias in games like The Traitors.
- Who
- Myha’la, an American actor and contestant on The Celebrity Traitors.
- What
- She said unconscious racial and cultural bias exists on the show while defending her co-stars against claims they banished her because she is Black.
- When
- She was banished on Thursday, 8 October; the article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- At a round table on The Celebrity Traitors, filmed in a castle in Scotland.
- Why
- Her wink to Richard E Grant and other actions made her seem suspicious to fellow contestants, she said.
A fan who alleged racial bias
Myha’la
Reason for banishment
A fan who alleged racial bias
The fan said Myha’la was banished because she is Black.
Myha’la
Myha’la said her wink to Richard E Grant and other choices gave contestants reasons to suspect her.
Role of bias
A fan who alleged racial bias
The fan pointed to concerns about Black contestants being treated as suspicious.
Myha’la
Myha’la said unconscious racial and cultural bias exists in the game, but said her co-stars did not consciously put bias on her because of her race.
I do agree that unconscious racial and cultural bias exists in this game where my authenticity or honesty or the ways in which I choose to express myself look suspicious to people who are unfamiliar with people like me.
I’m not saying it’s right, I’m not saying racism doesn’t exist, but I do have to defend my dear friends on this show who in no way consciously put bias on me because of my race.
you were banished because you are Black
It is exhausting, and we have every right to be tired of it.
The Traitors began, according to the article.
The first three contestants eliminated from series four of the non-celebrity show were all ethnic minorities.
Myha’la was banished at the round table in episode two of The Celebrity Traitors.
The Independent published an article about Myha’la’s comments.
- Contestant
- Myha’la
- Show
- The Celebrity Traitors, series two
- Episode
- Episode two
- Banishment
- Thursday, 8 October
- Location
- A castle in Scotland
- Co-contestant she winked at
- Richard E Grant
Sources
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