James Acaster Confesses as Traitor and Is Voted Out

James Acaster was voted out of The Celebrity Traitors after telling fellow contestants at the roundtable that he had been made a Traitor, despite wanting to play as a Faithful. His confession came during the penultimate episode, aired October 29, and leaves two reported Traitors and five Faithfuls in the finale. Acaster said he had wanted to help identify the Traitors and explained that he had continued trying to play as a Faithful. He also told the group he was pleased they had worked out his role through their reasoning. Contestants responded with surprise before voting him out. The confrontation followed scrutiny from Michael Sheen, who had argued that Acaster’s relatively low profile made him a suspect. Sheen’s theory about the timing and location of a murder did not match the reported events exactly, but it led him to identify Acaster. Acaster then acknowledged his role rather than trying to defend himself at the table. The reported finale lineup consists of Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny, alongside Faithfuls Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Michael Sheen, James Blunt, Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan. Acaster’s departure means the remaining contestants will enter the finale...