Maya Jama donates would-be Traitors winnings to charity

Maya Jama donated to Action for Children what she would have won on Celebrity Traitors after being eliminated in the final, the presenter said on X. The charity confirmed receiving a donation from her and said it was £83,500. Jama’s post said she had given the money to her chosen charity, describing it as an amazing cause. She had been a Traitor on the BBC reality competition and reached the final roundtable before fellow Traitor King Kenny turned against her, leading to her elimination. The programme’s £83,000 prize pot went to the two remaining contestants, comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft, who won as Faithfuls. Ranganathan allocated his £41,500 share to the Refugee Council, while Croft pledged his share to Choose Love. Action for Children supports vulnerable children, including those affected by poverty and abuse and those seeking foster homes. Katherine Woods, the charity’s director of fundraising, said it was thrilled to receive Jama’s donation and called it generous. Woods said Jama’s reported childhood experience of food insecurity made the support especially meaningful. Woods also said four million children in the UK were living in poverty. She...