Which contestants were picked as 'Traitors' on Series 3 of The Traitors?

The Traitors is underway for its third series, and the three 'Traitors' have been picked for the show. At the start, 25 contestants were selected for the series, but three were eliminated within the opening 15 minutes of the show. After that, 22 players were left to fight it out for the potential £120,000 prize pot.

All the contestants were sat at the roundtable in blindfolds, and host Claudia Winkleman tapped three on their shoulders to indicate they were a 'Traitor'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Traitors UK (@thetraitorsbbcuk) In the end, Linda, Minah and Armani were picked for the roles with the rest of the contestants being the 'Faithfuls'. How does The Traitors work? If you haven't watched The Traitors before contestants stay at a castle in the Scottish Highlands, where a few are secretly designated as 'Traitors' whose job is to 'murder' their fellow players, without getting caught The rest are 'Faithfuls' who try to detect who the 'Traitors' are and banish them from the game before they become their next victim.



View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Traitors UK (@thetraitorsbbcuk) The BBC website adds: "For the lucky ones who survive to the end, they have the chance of winning that life-changing cash. But if a Traitor remains undetected, they’ll take it all. New series, and a whole new game.

But who will make it through?" What days is The Traitors on? The first episode of The Traitors Series 3 aired on BBC One and iPlayer on Wednesday, January 1 from 8pm. Viewers can tune in on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights until the series ends. Episode two will air at 8pm on Thursday, January 2 but all episodes after that will air at the later time of 9pm.

If you haven’t already watched The Traitors or you’re a few episodes behind, you can catch up on BBC iPlayer..