Celebrity Traitors cliffhanger leaves murder outcome unresolved

The Celebrity Traitors’ attempted murder in plain sight ended on a cliffhanger, with Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny trying to make a Faithful yawn during a staged conversation. The outcome was due to be revealed in episode seven, scheduled for 8pm on October 22 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The trio’s target was either Ross Kemp or Jerry Hall, who had been drawn into the room where the Traitors were carrying out the task. The episode ended before showing whether either guest yawned or was eliminated. The reports do not establish whether the attempt succeeded. The task required the Traitors to get a Faithful to yawn, ask whether they were being boring and name them to complete the murder. Jama and Acaster tried yawning themselves while speaking with Kemp and Hall. The scene ended with neither target visibly taking the bait, according to descriptions of the episode. Professor Stephen Jackson, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Nottingham, said a convincing fake yawn could prompt a contagious response. An exaggerated or obviously artificial yawn might have a weaker effect or none at all, he said. The explanation describes how yawning may spread; it does not...