Celebrity Traitors recruitment choice is genius move as it sets up first ever three-traitor final

Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Celebrity Traitors

With one murder and one banishment, we've had yet another Traitor recruited tonight (15 October).

Yep, after Hannah Fry finally succumbed to the Faithfuls' suspicions and was voted out at the round table, Maya Jama and James Acaster made the very smart decision to seduce another Traitor rather than murder a Faithful.

But rather than this being someone they could easily throw under the bus to advance their own game, they made a genius decision that could work for a three-Traitor final.

While we've seen that in the likes of the Australian version of The Traitors, it's never happened in UK The Traitors or The Celebrity Traitors history.

Choosing King Kenny is a genius move because of how good a Faithful he is. And importantly, he actually wants to be a Traitor too.

It's fair to say Kenny was SHOOK by the reveal. (BBC)

Why Kenny is the perfect choice

Kenny makes a perfect choice for a Traitor for two key reasons: He's the first recruitment to actively want to be a dastardly Traitor, and after two votes in which Maya and James threw their fellow Traitors under the bus they finally have one they can bring to the endgame with them.

So far the YouTuber and former boxer has played a brilliant game, flying under the radar but piping up with believable theories every now and then.

This means that, after leading the charge to banish Hannah tonight and celebrating by galloping through the castle, he has not raised the suspicion of anyone to this point. I mean, come on, it would be pretty wild to think someone acting like that would also be a Traitor.

With another recruitment under their belts, the Traitors are going to absolutely turn up the suspicion throughout the castle. But if anyone was to turn towards Kenny it would be a massive shock.

After one Traitor who literally went around admitting he was one and then another who was the most obvious choice of all, Kenny finally completes a terrifying trio who could easily make it to the endgame if they're smart enough.

Maya is our only remaining OG Traitor. (BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)

Viewers' reaction - this has worked well for Maya

While fans are buzzing to see Kenny in the turret, it's largely agreed that while it helps the Traitors as a whole, it's a very good sign for Maya.

Firstly because Kenny was so shocked to see her there.

"Kenny's reaction shows how safe Maya currently is unless the faithful start firing randomly," one user pointed out on Reddit.

"Even James A's had slightly more suspicion than she has and it was minimal," another agreed.

Although one suggests: "Maya will throw James and Kenny under the bus as soon as look at them. She could win."

And hey, she could.

Most viewers are just buzzing with the choice, agreeing it's a 'genius idea' to recruit Kenny and calling his reaction to Maya and James '10/10'.

Well, let's lock in LADs, these next episodes could be pretty Traitorous.

The Celebrity Traitors continues on Friday 16 October at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.