IT was checkmate for Lucy Beaumont who crashed out The Celebrity Traitors in a midnight game of chess.
The comedian was “murdered” after meeting baddies Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns face-to-face on a ghoulish chequerboard.
But she was thrilled to be bumped off because rooting out the wrong ‘uns had been driving her mad.
Speaking after her exit from the BBC game, Lucy, 42, said: “It was shocking but it was thrilling as well because it felt like a bit of a gift to finally find out who the Traitors are.
“It’s been driving me insane.
“When you watch at home, you’re like, why aren’t they getting it?
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“Shame I can’t go back into the game and solve it!”
Lucy had begun to catch on to Jonathan’s treachery so knew she’d be up for the chop.
She added: “I think they did the right thing by murdering me because I had an idea about Jonathan and I’d have been trying to get the other Faithfuls to look at him still if I were still in the game.
“Spending time with so many really fascinating people was amazing.
“A lot of them are on TV and stuff, but it was sort of like getting to know people for who they really are and people you may never cross paths otherwise.
“Celia was wild – I think she is the coolest person.”
