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Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the fourth episode of The Celebrity Traitors
The latest installment of The Celebrity Traitors has aired, and the standout moment has viewers talking: Which celebrity boasts the most impressive shriek?
In a peculiar challenge, contestants including Alan Carr, Celia Imrie, and Lucy Beaumont were tasked with soliciting songs from a group of banshees, before relaying them down a well.
The challenge’s unconventional nature sparked considerable online reaction, with many social media users singling out the subtitles for particular praise.
“Celia shrieks strangely,” one subtitle read, while another noted, “They repeat the wail.”
“The people responsible for the subtitles deserve a raise,” one X user commented, encapsulating the general sentiment.
Singer Charlotte Church predictably delivered the most technically proficient performance. However, Imrie’s efforts – and expressive facial expressions – garnered significant online appreciation, with one user declaring her “the funniest person to have ever existed.”
The episode also featured a rare moment of presenter Claudia Winkleman seemingly breaking character, as national treasure Sir Stephen Fry submerged his head in the aforementioned well.
“Oh no, Stephen Fry is in the water, I can’t look,” she exclaimed, covering her eyes.
Emerging from the well, Sir Stephen quipped, “I’m a grown man, what the hell am I doing?” – a sentiment that arguably encapsulates the series’ overall tone.
Meanwhile, the celebrities’ ongoing struggles to identify the Traitors remained a key talking point.
“They’re hopeless, absolutely hopeless,” observed TV critic Toby Earle.
TV sports presenter Clare Balding became the latest celebrity to be banished from the castle.
The 54-year-old received seven votes from her fellow contestants during Thursday’s episode, before revealing her status as a Faithful.
“What are the odds of us being so useless?” Sir Stephen lamented, while Winkleman urged the celebrities to improve their detection skills, imploring them to “Stop being so polite.”
Fellow Faithfuls – YouTube star Niko Omilana and actress Tameka Empson – were previously eliminated at earlier roundtables.
Earlier in the episode, actress Ruth Codd, 29, was “murdered” by the Traitors.
Codd, known for her sharp wit, was mourned on social media. “Icon down,” one X user posted.
Her demise occurred after she voiced suspicions about TV presenter Jonathan Ross being a Traitor during Wednesday’s episode.
Fellow Traitor Cat Burns cautioned that eliminating his prime suspect “could backfire,” but Ross retorted, “Look, if I was a Traitor, I wouldn’t have done that.”
The phrases “double bluff” and “double double bluff” were repeatedly invoked throughout the episode – but ultimately, Ross survived.
“How am I still here? I’ve got to be the luckiest Traitor in the history of the game,” Ross mused.
Other notable moments included Ross’s leopard-print cardigan, which Balding likened to a “Flintstones outfit.”
Meanwhile, comedian Alan Carr continues his transformation from giggly participant to calculating strategist.
“Let’s get rid of her now before she poisons everyone,” he declared in reference to Codd.
Lucy Beaumont expressed concerns about her height potentially hindering her ability to discern motives, noting that Sir Stephen is “too tall” for her to observe his eyes – although she can offer insights into the state of his fly.
Finally, the echoes of “Fartgate” persist. During a badminton game, Carr playfully urged Imrie, “Celia, we need a bit of wind to get it over the net.”
Her response: “Oh, shut up.”
The Celebrity Traitors airs on BBC One on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:00 BST and is available on BBC iPlayer. The series comprises nine episodes.
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