The Traitors fans shocked as second contestant banished following brutal betrayal

Claudia Winkleman was inundated with messages as she shared a very clever 'next year' message with her fans and followers following the final of The Traitors. The end of the BBC One show provided a spectacular 70 minutes of television as the traitors and faithfuls battled it out to the end.

Season two of The Traitors has officially come to a close, and what a dramatic and eventful series it has been. Following the grand finale last night, viewers watched Army Engineer Harry Clark take home the £95,000 cash prize as he was revealed to be a Traitor.

After four nail biting weeks of intense subterfuge and skilful gameplay, The Traitors finally found their winners, as Harry took home the win in a surprise turn of events. At the start of the grand final, just five contestants remained in the competition, Faithfuls Evie, Mollie and Jaz — alongside Traitors Harry and Andrew that had been hiding in plain sight - but which of them would come out triumphant? The final night before the banishment kicked off, the group sat down together one final time to enjoy a last meal together, where they each opened up about what they would spend the prize money on, should they win.

The Traitors returned for a second season this year.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the reality series sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund worth up to £120,000 at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.As they arrive at the castle, a small number are selected to be “Traitors” who have to eliminate the “Faithful” contestants to claim the prize. However, if the latter manage to work out and banish the deceitful contestants through daily roundtable meetings, they win the cash prize instead.The show’s second season began on Wednesday January 3 and concluded on Friday January 26 after twelve episodes.After a tense and dramatic finale, traitor Harry was revealed as the winner of season two of the show.Evie was banished first in the final after the remaining contestants voted that she was a traitor before it was revealed that she was in fact a faithful.

As the grand finale of The Traitors creeps ever closer to its dramatic conclusion, host Claudia Winkleman has revealed the one moment on set that left her and the crew “physically shaking.” The 52 year old host, who swapped the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom for the presenting gig on the whodunnit-inspired gameshow for the second year running, opened up about her time on set on Thursday evening’s edition of The One Show, 25 January. While chatting to hosts Lauren Laverne and Alex Jones, Claudia admitted there wasn’t too much she could say about the show while it was still airing, as she didn’t want to ruin the magic for viewers at home so close to the final - or to give the game away to viewers who may not even have started watching the show yet at all.

Since The Traitors kicked off earlier this month, we've been getting to know the contestants hoping to walk away with the huge cash prize. Jasmine Boatswain is one of the Faithfuls hoping to weed out the last of the remaining Traitors ahead of the final on Friday, 26 January. Away from the show, hosed by Claudia Winkleman, it looks as though Jasmine goes by a different name.

The Traitors star Brian has mocked his "stupid moment" which saw him banished from the show. Brian was eliminated despite being a Faithful after a comment he made aroused suspicion among his fellow contestants.

A celebrity edition of The Traitors is allegedly being considered by the BBC, following the huge success of series two of the murder-mystery reality show. The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, 52, returned to screens in January with a second series, which has proven to be even more successful than the first series, with around four million people tuning in to watch each episode.

Fans of The Traitors appear to have already picked their winner, and are hoping he'll win "solo", after Wednesday's edition of the thrilling BBC show saw fan-favourite Diane 'murdered' and Traitor Miles uncloaked and banished. The unexpected development came after his fellow Traitor Paul orchestrated the discovery of his poisoning, something which lead to Miles being voted out of the Scottish castle. As the players thanked Paul for revealing Miles as a Traitor, Paul broke down in tears and put on an Oscar- worthy show - however, fellow Traitor Harry wasn't impressed.

If there's a stand-out star from series two of The Traitors, it's Diane Carson - the 63-year-old retired teacher who's charmed fans with her no-nonsense attitude on the show, her secret family relation to fellow contestant Ross and her abrupt copper bob. Viewers of the BBC One show watched last night as Diane became the latest of the Faithful contestants to be 'killed' by the Traitors in the game, being 'murdered' in plain sight by Miles in a fittingly camp fashion - with a glass of fizzy rosé. While the fan-favourite loved filming the show over several weeks, she revealed in an exclusive chat with OK! that her friends grew concerned during her time away - as she'd left her husband to respond to her texts.

Fans of The Traitors have said 'how cruel' as they didn't know whether to laugh or cry over one particular detail in Diane's 'funeral' scenes. It was a long wait for fans of the BBC One show to find out if the retired headteacher had in fact drunk the fizzy wine which would see her "poisoned and killed".

BBC smash-hit The Traitors is back on our screens for a second time and already fans are hooked on the show thanks to its never ending string of twists and turns. The show, which is presented by Claudia Winkleman, sees 22 people locked in Ardross Castle estate in Scotland where they take part in Apprentice-style tasks to earn cash, while a sneaky group of 'traitors' tries to get rid of everyone for money.The most exciting bits happen around the round table - where the group try to figure out who is a traitor - and often get it wrong as they're swayed by how much they like certain characters.

The Traitors began last week, and, only three episodes in, the contestants are already starting to turn on each other and cause drama.However, the mind-games, deceiving and sabotaging required in the show will likely have psychological effects, say experts.The programme, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, involves a group of 22 ordinary people. Of the group, some are selected to be ‘traitors’ who must lie to the others, hide their identity and try and sabotage the rest of the group’s chance at winning the prize fund, all while trying to not get caught.

The Traitors has become one of the standout reality shows of the past decade.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund worth up to £120,000 at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.As they arrive at the castle, a small number are selected to be “Traitors” who have to eliminate the “Faithful” contestants to claim the prize. However, if the latter manage to work out and banish the deceitful contestants through daily roundtable meetings, they win the cash prize instead.Following a breakout debut season in 2022, the BBC has since renewed the show for a second and third season.AubreyThe first person to be murdered from this year’s series was Aubrey, after his observant and perceptive talents scared the Traitors.SonjaFollowing the murder of Aubrey, Sonja was banished in the first roundtable of the season.

The Traitors has become one of the standout reality shows of the past decade.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund worth up to £120,000 at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.As they arrive at the castle, a small number are selected to be “Traitors” who have to eliminate the “Faithful” contestants to claim the prize. However, if the latter manage to work out and banish the deceitful contestants through daily roundtable meetings, they win the cash prize instead.Following a breakout debut season in 2022, the BBC has since renewed the show for a second and third season.Sam Watts has composed the show’s soundtrack.

The Traitors has become one of the standout reality shows of the past decade.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund worth up to £120,000 at a castle in the Scottish Highlands.As they arrive at the castle, a small number are selected to be “Traitors” who have to eliminate the “Faithful” contestants to claim the prize. However, if the latter manage to work out and banish the deceitful contestants through daily roundtable meetings, they win the cash prize instead.Following a breakout debut season in 2022, the BBC has since renewed the show for a second and third season.Both the UK and US versions of The Traitors are filmed around and inside Ardross Castle in the small town of Alness, which is roughly half an hour away from Inverness, Scotland.The 19th century castle sits in over 100 acres of parkland.

The Traitors star Aaron Evans will star in First Dates as he searches for romance.The news comes after the 25-year-old, who found fame after winning the first UK series of BBC's The Traitors, revealed a career change. Aaron previously won the reality TV show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, alongside Meryl Williams and Hannah Byczkowski.The three winners took home their share of the £101,050 prize, walking away with £33,000 each.

A Faithful from the The Traitors UK shared a major clue which hints at one of the show's most shocking twists. Kyra was a Faithful murdered in the first episodes of the 2023 BBC series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman.The 21-year-old, who was one of the youngest contestants on the second instalment, has now reflected on her elimination and the contestants who survived. Speaking on the new podcast, The Traitors: Uncloaked, Kyra said that she was shocked to find out the twist that Diane is the mother of fellow contestant Ross.The group foreseen a twist and guessed that two family members might be hiding in plain sight.

The second series of The Traitors began airing on 3 January, with the first three episodes being released and revealing which contestants were the first to be banished from the castle. Viewers wasted no time in watching the new episodes, with the hit reality show having fans hooked once again. Sonja became the second star to be banished after her co-stars wrongly suspected her to be a Traitor, with the 66 year old revealing herself to be a Faithful upon her exit.

BBC The Traitors' host Claudia Winkleman confessed she was nervous about the second series of the show, as she really wants fans to love it. At Ardross Castle, where the show is filmed, Claudia chatted with the Mirror about the success of the show and her hopes for the new series, which started this week... Are you nervous about the second series of The Traitors? I really want the people who loved it the first time to love it for a second, and we feel very responsible.