Bella Ramsey made lucky exit as Celebrity Traitors task could trigger common phobia
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Celebrity Traitors season two
After providing one of last year's most viral moments, the cabin in the woods returned for The Celebrity Traitors task tonight (9 October).
But rather than a fart from Celia Imrie, we had to sit through the stars gagging their way through the mission - with Miranda Hart even throwing up in the toilet.
Before this task, we said goodbye to Bella Ramsey who the Traitors chose to murder. And while some viewers of the show think this was a mistake, it may have worked out as a lucky escape.
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That's as the murdered Faithful has previously spoken about having emetophobia (a fear of vomiting or seeing others being sick) which wouldn't have made the task particularly fun. I mean, it certainly won't have been easy for any viewers with the phobia at home to even sit through either.
What is emetophobia?
Emetophobia is quite literally a fear of vomiting or seeing others throwing up.
According to Anxiety UK, those who experience it might also 'fear being out of control while they are being sick or fear being sick in public, which can trigger avoidance behaviours'.
While the condition isn't widely diagnosed, it's thought to be 'a fairly prevalent anxiety disorder'.
"Emetophobia varies enormously in how it affects people; most worry excessively about being sick even though they are less likely than the general population to be sick because of all the steps they take to avoid being ill," the charity explains.
"For instance, some people may be unable to leave home if there are any tummy bugs going around and they will avoid family and friends who have an illness."
Bella Ramsey and emetophobia
Previously appearing on The Louis Theroux Podcast, the star explained that it had been an 'all-encompassing fear' that led to them being unable to leave their home.
For Ramsey, this happened at the age of 13 as they explained: "Everything was a threat. You go out and it's like you see germs, you see sickness everywhere. Terrifying.”
Theroux asked the 23-year-old how long it had been a fear for and they said: "As long as I can remember. I remember in nursery there was a kid who threw up in the sand pit and a bit went onto my red crocs and I found it amusing.
“Every memory since then that I have of vomit, it is scary. I also remember every single time anyone in my life has ever felt, felt sick or been sick.”
They added: “Even now, I can recall anytime any anyone's felt sick or been sick in my presence.
“But it's such an irrational fear, I was so aware of how irrational it was, and people with emetophobia often like describe the same thing.
“Logically it's not something to be afraid of.”
They went on to add that it was likely to be linked to their autism as they said: "Not all people who have autism or are on the autistic spectrum have emetophobia, but when I got that diagnosis, so much in my life made sense and so much of my experience growing up.
"It's helpful for me every day, having that understanding.”
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After Hart ended up vomiting during the mission, she was then followed by other struggling celebrities with Joanne McNally in particular gagging loudly throughout.
And hey, it wasn't quite as an iconic but it's certainly a step up to Imrie letting one rip in that cabin.
"Miranda Hart vomiting in a shack at the smell of poo while Ross Kemp laughs in the background was not on my 2026 bingo card but I'll take it," one wrote.
Another joked: "The ghost that made Celia fart coming back to make Miranda throw up."
As a third put: "This is chaos! Miranda was just physically sick!"
Topics: Entertainment, BBC, The Traitors, Celebrity
Jess Battison