Hannah Fry makes major error in first Round Table as Traitor in showdown with Myha'la

Did Hannah Fry give herself away as a Traitor during last night's episode? A body language expert has weighed in.

Thursday's (8 October) episode of The Celebrity Traitors was certainly an eventful one, with Richard E Grant finding himself banished after what can only be described as the worst performance as a Traitor in the show's history, leading to Professor Hannah Fry being recruited in his place.

Maya Jama and James Acaster were pretty straightforward in their reasons for choosing the professor as Grant's replacement, but some people believe the mathematician has already given the game away.

Despite accepting Jama and Acaster's offer, Fry appeared to struggle with her transition from Faithful to Traitor and nearly came unstuck during the following roundtable.

Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to point out that the broadcaster appeared noticeably more uncomfortable after being recruited, picking up on her slow blinks and fidgeting hands, but was it enough for those at the roundtable to notice?

According to Bodylytics founder Sean Johns, the 42-year-old certainly appeared 'rattled and on guard' during the roundtable debate.

"I think she gave something away," he said. "It isn’t proof, but it is enough for a sharp Faithful to start asking questions."

Johns went on to say that both Fry's hand movements and extended blink were clear indicators that she was feeling under stress.

Noting that hand-fidgeting is often a sign of a person 'self-soothing', Johns explained that with Fry's career and background - 'A professor who explains hard ideas to cameras and lecture halls for a living' - her hand movements during the discussion are something which should raise question marks for the Faithfuls.

"The extended blink is the better spot," he continued. "A long blink is eye-blocking: for a moment the brain shuts out something it doesn’t like, the way we cover our eyes at bad news.

"It is a known sign of stress and discomfort."

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Although a slow blink is not a dead giveaway that someone is lying, Johns said that it signalled discomfort when she was targeted by Myha’la.

Fry has since come forward to confirm that she was indeed flustered during the confrontation, revealing that data captured on her smart ring while filming the episode showed over two hours of elevated stress.

"My smart ring during filming for that episode," she captioned the post alongside crying laughing emojis.

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"So did her body language give her away? It gave away that she was under real pressure, and at the Round Table that is enough to put you on the list," Johns said.

"My advice to the Faithful is not to vote on a blink. Go back to her with the same question, calmly, and see whether the fidgeting and the blink come back. If they do, every time, on that one subject, you have found something."

The Traitors continues on BBC One and iPlayer tonight.