Celebrity Traitors star shocked after discovering she's related to another cast member
A famous face from this year's Celebrity Traitors was left stunned after discovering they were actually related to another contestant on the show.
The hit BBC show is continuing to air with a host of A-list faces, from Love Island host Maya Jama, Eastenders star Ross Kemp and funnyman Joe Lycett.
They are all battling out between Faithfuls and Traitors in a bid to score the prize fund at the end - but of course there is plenty of twists and deceit along the way.
On Thursday's episode (15 October), remaining Traitors Maya Jama and James Acaster were forced to turn on their fellow Traitor, professor Hannah Fry.
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As heat ramped up against her amid theories of her being recruited, they had no option but to throw her under the bus and join in with her banishment.
The 42-year-old received votes from the majority of the contestants on the BBC show, telling her fellow players: “I came in here with absolutely one job and one job only on my mind, which was to catch traitors.
“I calculated every conceivable scenario except for the one that actually unfolded… I am a traitor.”
But fans of the hit show will be surprised to learn that the mathematician is actually related to one of the other famous faces on the show.
When asked who she was closest to, Hannah didn't hesitate in praising comedian Joanne McNally.
Joanne was one of the few celebrities who didn't write Hannah's name on the slate during the round table, instead voting for Heartstopper's Sebastian Croft.
She then revealed an unlikely link between the pair, explaining: “I really like Joanne. We actually discovered that we’re cousins, by marriage.
“So her cousin is married to my cousin.
"We’re basically sisters. I really loved her so much. She described herself as how she came out of the womb as a show pony. That’s the perfect description of that woman."
Hannah went on to describe her fellow co-star as ‘phenomenal’, adding that she ‘knows exactly who she is, and she is totally unapologetic about it’.
"I cannot tell you how much I admire her," she said.
During a confessional after her banishment, Fry said: “My fellow traitors had to vote for me. It was so clearly going in that direction.
“I didn’t choose the traitor life, but oh my goodness me, that was so much fun.”
She follows in the footsteps of actor Richard E Grant, who was caught during the very first roundtable in the series after accidentally revealing he was a traitor.
After TV host Jama expressed concern that the traitors were 'two down', she and comedian Acaster chose to seduce King Kenny to take her place.
The YouTuber and boxer, real name Kenny Oghenovo Ojuederie, accepted their offer but after seeing his fellow traitors for the first time he asked for their loyalty.
The 29-year-old said: “Guys, just don’t do me dirty. Let’s try playing clean game where all three of us get to the final.”
Topics: TV, BBC, The Traitors
James Holt