Who is Myha'la as she makes horrifying mistake that saw her banished from Celebrity Traitors
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Celebrity Traitors season two
Well, after the shock (but really not so shock) banishment at the beginning of the episode tonight (8 October) the spotlight has quickly turned with the second one.
Myha'la found herself on the chopping block after making some pretty big mistakes early into The Celebrity Traitors with people branding her 'wink' in particular as a 'terrible decision'.
But for many viewers, the BBC show might be the first time that they've seen the American star on their screen. Well, particularly if they're not fans of the hit show Industry.
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The 30-year-old has been in the HBO drama since it premiered back in 2020 and has made a name for herself both here and in the US.
At first, it looked as though it could be a tie between Myha'la and Jerry Hall in the vote. But it soon became clear the Industry star had done too much damage as her fellow Faithful banished her.
Myha'la had made it clear at the beginning she'd wanted to be a Traitor and used this in her reasoning to defend Richard E Grant.
But in what viewers are classing as one of her mistakes, she then turned on that defence by voting him out.
Then, making matters seemingly worse, she delivered this vote with a wink to Grant.
"Myha'la defending Richard so strongly then voting him off with a WINK just sealed her fate loool," one X user wrote.
Another echoed: "Yeah that wink... girl why would you do that."
As a third put: "That wink might've been the dumbest move I've seen from a faithful."
Although, others pointed out: "Is the winking not TOO obvious though ?! like why would a traitor openly wink."
Who is Myha'la?
Originally from San Jose, California, the actor's full name is Myha'la Herrold but is simply best known mononymously. She trained at the prestigious Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.
As well as her breakthrough role as Harper Stern in Industry, she has also appeared in the 2023 episode of Black Mirror, 'Loch Henry', as well as a 2019 episode of Modern Love.
Myha'la started her career primarily in theatre, including a role in a touring production of the musical The Book of Mormon.
On screen, outside of her short-lived time as a Faithful, she has also appeared in the likes of Dumb Money, Leave the World Behind, Swiped, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Plan B and They Will Kill You.
The banished Faithful is married to Armando Rivera who they met due to him being a big fan of Industry. He DM'd her on Instagram, congratulating her on the success of the first season.
And a month later, he asked if he could interview her via Zoom for a journalism college class assignment.
The pair announced their engagement in July 2024 and at the beginning of January this year, Myha'la revealed they had secretly married a year before.
Topics: BBC, The Traitors, Celebrity, TV and Film
Jess Battison