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The Traitors has returned to our screens with the first episode of its new series airing on the BBC on New Year’s Day but four contestants have already left. In a test of deception, The Traitors contestants work to eliminate traitors in the hopes that only faithfuls will win the prize pot – if a traitor wins, they get all the cash and the remaining faithfuls are left with nothing at the end of the show. The first episode saw 25 new people begin the challenge but only 22 could stay, with the group having to choose which three contestants would leave.
Also in the episode, the traitors were chosen by presenter Claudia Winkleman and they committed their first ‘murder’, meaning another contestant left the show, making it four in the first episode. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC iPlayer (@bbciplayer) Who are the traitors so far? The traitors sometimes recruit new people from the faithfuls and they can also get banished so it’s likely the group will change as the series continues. But for now, the traitors are 70-year-old retired opera singer Linda, 29-year-old call centre manager Minah and 27-year-old financial investigator Armani.
Who left The Traitors last night? In the first challenge before the contestants had arrived at their destination, Jack, Fozia and Alexander decided they would be the ones to leave the train carriages while on their way to the Scottish castle. Jack, 25 (24 when the series was filmed), is a market trader and landscaper from Yorkshire while Fozia is a 50-year-old community development manager from Birmingham. Alexander is a 38-year-old former British Diplomat and he joined the show because he loves "doing new things" and "it's a show with heart.
" Communication scientist Yin became the first murder victim of The Traitors series three and said she is “half in denial” over her departure from the show. Yin was the first contestant to be 'murdered' by the traitors in series three (Image: BBC/Studio Lambert) After deliberating for the first time, the traitors chose to 'murder' 34-year-old Yin from Berkshire who Armani said “was very intellectual” and could become “a threat later on”. Speaking after leaving the show, Yin said: “Honestly, I’m still half in denial that it’s happened.
“It’s a lot sooner than I expected but I did know for a fact that if I was chosen as a faithful, which is more likely given the odds, that this was a very real possibility, so I did mentally and emotionally prepare myself for the worst possible outcome of leaving first. “The rug was pulled from under my feet and I just had to accept that this was the situation.” Recommended reading: What is Claudia Winkleman's net worth ahead of series 3 of The Traitors? Who has won The Traitors? See all previous winners and how much money they won What days is The Traitors on? Viewers don't have long to wait for series 3 While viewers were told who was ‘murdered’ by the traitors, they’ll have to wait to see who was banished at the round table.
Each remaining contestant will share their votes in the second episode as they choose who they think is a traitor in a bid to remove them from the game. How to watch The Traitors The second episode of The Traitors will air on January 2 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer. If you missed the first episode, you can catch up on iPlayer.
The rest of the episodes will air on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights at 9pm..
