Celebrity Traitors final Traitor has already been picked and viewers never realised

Celebrity Traitors has already ended its first episode on a massive cliffhanger, with the Traitors set to pick either Amol Rajan or James Acaster as their final accomplice.

Richard E Grant and Maya Jama were selected as the first two to enter the turret in season two of Celebrity Traitors, with the pair forced to choose two Faithful to potentially join them.

Acaster and Rajan were the pair selected by the celebrities, however, for those who have been watching the news surrounding the show, who Jama and Grant picked seems to be obvious.

Grant himself was dubbed an ‘obvious’ choice from the BBC, with many suggesting he would have been easy to pick out even if he hadn’t told the entire castle that he was a Traitor.

Episode one of the series perfectly set up who would be picked as the Traitor as the ultimate cliffhanger, but leaks from the series have already kind of made it obvious who it would be to be picked as the last choice.

The biggest story to leak from Celebrity Traitors prior to the series being released, however, was the news that cameras had to be stopped because Acaster had become ‘very anxious’, according to reports from The Sun.

A source reportedly stated that the show was ‘incredibly intense’ and that Acaster became ‘very anxious and panicked’.

This apparently led to fellow celebs stepping in on Acaster’s behalf, causing the cameras to stop rolling.

While this was a juicy detail for the BBC to let slip, it seemingly leaks who the Traitors are going to pick since, unless Acaster’s panic occurred in the very first episode, it requires him sticking around past the first night.

Jams Acaster and Amol Rajan are both options for Traitor, but only one of them is likely to make the cut (BBC)

Claudia Winkleman has already stated that the person not picked to be a Traitor will be the first to die in the castle, meaning that the likelihood that Rajan is picked over Acaster lies in the realms of slim to none.

Acaster himself actually stated that he did not want to be a Traitor in his interview with Winkleman, however, he also stated in a pre-show interview with the BBC that he is ‘not very competitive’.

The comedian said: “I do [quite like games and puzzles], but I'm not very competitive. I just like how fun they are, the joy in trying to do the thing rather than determined to come out on top. It does mean I’m never too disappointed.”

Acaster is likely to be the pick between the pair based on early reports (BBC)

When spoken to about taking part in the show, he said: “I just love it. I'm a huge fan and have been since series one. I instantly got addicted to it when I started watching. I think I started watching it halfway through the first series, so I was catching up on iPlayer.

“I did all of it in one night and then got really frustrated that I had to wait for all the other episodes. And then I really loved the first Celebrity series and instantly became jealous that I wasn't doing it. I had to get in here!”

When is the next episode of Celebrity Traitors?

The next episode of Celebrity Traitors will air at 8pm Friday (2 October) on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, then as follows:

• Episode three - Thursday, 8 October at 8pm
• Episode four - Friday 9, October at 8pm
• Episode five - Thursday, 15 October at 8pm
• Episode six - Friday, 16 October at 8pm
• Episode seven - Thursday, 22 October at 8pm
• Episode eight - Friday, 23 October at 8pm
• Episode nine - Thursday, 29 October at 8pm
• Episode 10 - Friday, 30 October at 8pm