Amol Rajan Murdered as James Acaster Joins the Traitors

Amol Rajan was murdered in the second episode of The Celebrity Traitors, making him the first contestant eliminated from the show’s second season, while James Acaster joined the Traitors after being chosen for recruitment by Maya Jama and Richard E. Grant. The episode showed Rajan and Acaster each making a case to join the secret group. Acaster was selected, and Rajan was killed in the game. The reports describe the decision as a choice between recruiting one contestant and removing the other, leaving Rajan as the first Faithful to exit. The first Round Table discussion took place in the episodes covered, but the vote was not shown before the episode ended. No first banishment had therefore been confirmed in the reported episodes. Murder and banishment are separate stages of the game: the Traitors secretly choose a contestant to eliminate, while the other players decide whom to remove by voting at the Round Table. Rajan discussed his departure after leaving the show on The Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked. He said he had tried to keep quiet because he knew he would be seen as a journalist inclined to ask awkward questions.