Thursday’s Celebrity Traitors revealed the outcome of the show’s first ever tie-break, after fans were left aghast by the dramatic cliffhanger.
It was revealed that Mark Bonnar was the latest star to leave the castle, after a stalemate vote in the round table meant his fate would be decided by chance.
The hopeless faithfuls had voted for historian David Olusoga and actor Mark in equal numbers at the banishment on Wednesday’s episode.
But with two tied votes, it was left to host Claudia Winkleman to intervene and tell the contestants that Mark and David’s fate now be left to chance.
Claudia presented Mark and David with two chests, one with a shield protecting them from banishment and the other empty, to choose from.
After a tense few seconds, the pair opened their chests, revealing that David was safe from banishment, while Mark’s chest was empty.
Thursday’s Celebrity Traitors revealed the outcome of the show’s first ever tie-break, after fans were left aghast by the dramatic cliffhanger
It was revealed that Mark Bonnar was the latest star to leave the castle, after a stalemate vote in the round table meant his fate would be decided by chance
With the news that he was banished from the game, it was left to the Line of Duty star to reveal that he had been truthful and had been faithful throughout the game, leaving the players gobsmacked.
Fans were equally saddened to see Mark leave the game, taking to X to share their upset at his banishment.
Posts included: ‘Aw look at his little face, Mark deserved better than to go because he pulled a face five days ago;’
‘The castle is in mourning… love ya Mark; Poor Mark! He’s really hurt.
‘Nooo my heart is breaking for Mark as you could see how much he wanted to stay;
‘Devastated about Mark. Hope they can suss Jonathan tonight.’
Speaking after his exit, Mark shared his disappointment at being banished through the never-before-seen Chest Of Chance.
He said: ‘I’m really glad David’s a Faithful and I really hope he doesn’t go. I think he’s a real asset to them and I hope suspicions about him disappear very quickly. That I can’t see happening though.
The hopeless faithfuls had voted for historian David Olusoga (pictured) and actor Mark in equal numbers at the banishment on Wednesday’s episode
But with two tied votes, it was left to host Claudia Winkleman to intervene and tell the contestants that Mark and David’s fate now be left to chance
Claudia presented Mark and David with two chests, and after a tense few seconds, it was revealed that David was safe
With the news that he was banished from the game, it was left to the Line of Duty star to reveal that he had been truthful and had been faithful throughout the game
Fans were equally saddened to see Mark leave the game, taking to X to share their upset at his banishment
‘Having that roundtable decided by the Chest of Chance was very dramatic and it was very emotional.
‘I got so caught up in it all, but I hope it was a good TV moment. Even though I was sad to go, I thought, well, they’ve never done that before!’
Reflecting on his stint as a faithful, he added: ‘I would have played it slightly differently with hindsight; not being quite so involved, not being quite so enthusiastic, wide eyed and forthcoming with theories.
‘Claudia said, ”you know, remember, keep your eyes open at all times,” or something like that.
‘I was certainly doing that in observing everyone, not sure I was subtle enough about that which possibly put a massive target on my back!’
When Wednesday’s episode ended on a cliffhanger, fans were fuming to learn they’d have to wait another 24 hours to see who would be banished.
Posts on X included: ‘My face when it ends on a cliffhanger like that;
‘I should know by now that every Wednesday will end on a cliffhanger;
‘Hate this cliffhanger, especially when at least one Traitor isn’t even involved;
‘Going to bed after waiting six days and not seeing a banishment on #CelebrityTraitors like…;
‘How can they leave us hanging?!
‘NOT ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER and also a double tie, I think those celebrities are useless;
‘Cliffhanger when a traitor is not even involved in the final two;
‘The crashout next episode when they realise they’ve banished yet another faithful is going to be one for the ages.’
