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Ross Kemp is murdered in plain sight as suspicion grows on Celebrity Traitors
Ross Kemp was murdered in plain sight on the TV competition Celebrity Traitors after he yawned and inhaled the sleeping powder.
James Acaster carried out the killing as one of the Traitors, alongside Maya Jama and King Kenny.
The show divides celebrity contestants into hidden Traitors and Faithfuls, who try to identify them.
Jerry Hall was banished at the Round Table, though viewers said the cast may have voted her out as a chaotic Faithful rather than a Traitor.
In a mission, players built shields while the Traitors could sabotage them, but no money was added to the prize pot.
James avoided sabotaging anyone, angering Maya and Kenny, even though he completed his own shield puzzle.
Tensions among the Traitors are growing as the remaining players continue trying to work out who is deceiving them.
Ross Kemp was murdered in plain sight on Celebrity Traitors after yawning first in a trap set by the Traitors.
James Acaster completed the murder by telling Kemp, “Sorry Ross, am I boring you?”
Kemp had spent much of the series worried that he would be murdered in plain sight.
The episode also showed Traitors James Acaster, Maya Jama and King Kenny attempting to sabotage a shield-building mission.
Jerry Hall was banished after the Round Table, while some viewers said the cast may have voted her out as a “bad” or “chaotic” Faithful rather than as a Traitor.
- Who
- Ross Kemp was murdered by the Traitors. James Acaster, Maya Jama and King Kenny were named as the Traitors.
- What
- Kemp was killed in plain sight after yawning first in a trap involving sleeping powder.
- When
- The episode aired on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
- Where
- On the BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors.
- Why
- The Traitors’ trap was triggered when Kemp yawned first. The sources do not state a further reason for targeting him.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Traitors set a trap in which Ross Kemp and Jerry Hall had to yawn, with the first to do so becoming the target.
Kemp was revealed to have been murdered in plain sight after yawning first and inhaling the sleeping powder.
The players attempted a shield-building mission in which the Traitors could remove pieces while blindfolded.
Jerry Hall was banished after the Round Table.
- Victim
- Ross Kemp
- Traitors named
- Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny
- Murder method
- A trap involving yawning and sleeping powder
- Mission
- Players built shields from 3D jigsaw-type pieces buried in sawdust
- Other departure
- Jerry Hall was banished at the Round Table
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What people are saying
I mean, I was really sensitive to people coming close to me. It could have been a cheers, could have been anything.
Sorry Ross, am I boring you?
He didn't even lift the blindfold off - I'm speechless
My good friend Ross Kemp was murdered in plain sight last night