Alan Carr has won Celebrity Traitors after nail-biting final.
The hapless comedian, 49, revealed his true identity and burst into tears after a tense firepit which saw Faithful Joe Marler banished.
Alan said ‘all the lying and treachery’ had torn him apart but said: ‘I was awful, I had no poker face but here I am. Maybe I do exaggerate a showbiz story now and again. But to just lie to people’s faces, it was tough’.
It comes after Cat Burns was banished from the Traitors castle after Joe Marler made a sudden U-turn.
Viewers watched with baited breath after a tense roundtable saw David Olusoga desperately defend himself, before the singer was voted out.
Joe questioned if Traitor Jonathan Ross gave a parting hint by writing David’s name on his board before he was banished.
But ultimately it was Cat who faced banishment after Joe revealed he had changed his mind, bringing the singer’s vote count to three – after David and Nick Mohammed wrote her name on the board.
Remaining traitor Alan Carr told viewers, Cat’s departure had ‘thrown a spanner in the works’ as he had to battle it out for the win solo.
Cat Burns has been banished from the Traitors castle after Joe Marler made a sudden U-turn
Remaining traitor Alan Carr told viewers, Cat’s departure had ‘thrown a spanner in the works’ as he had to battle it out for the win solo
The game of lies and loyalty is about to reach breaking point as Celebrity Traitors hurtles toward its nail-biting finale on Thursday night
Suspicions were still high as the songstress did not reveal her true identity of whether she was a traitor or a faithful in her departing speech.
Reflecting on her time, the singer said: ‘I wouldn’t change a thing. I got to the final. I’m proud of myself.’
Nick Mohammed turned on ‘true Faithful’ Joe Marler in the final moments of The Celebrity Traitors final on Thursday night.
After Joe chose to banish Cat at the very last minute at the round table, Nick started having suspicions as the final four headed to the firepit to cast stones and reveal if they thought there was still a traitor amongst them.
In a shock U-turn, Nick said he doubted Joe after spotting him say ‘I’m sorry’ when he banished Cat.
Nick said: ‘I adore you, honestly I didn’t believe it but you voting for Cat is what sealed it, but I love you.’
He said: ‘I read it so wrong. It hurts to be stabbed in the back last minute like that’.
With just David, Alan and Nick, it was up to them to decide if there was a traitor in their midst.
David said: ‘I’ve never believed Alan is a traitor. The way he spoke about the suspicion has evaporated.’
Nick also voted to end the game. The actor said: ‘I genuinely believe both of you are faithful. I think we did it.’
The team managed to bag £20,000 to the prize pot after an action-packed train challenge, which saw a carriage explode once the time limit was up.
Claudia Winkleman revealed their win meant the total prize stood at £87,500.
However their joy didn’t last long, as they headed to the roundtable for the banishment.
The group’s trust was shattered when talk show titan Jonathan Ross was finally exposed and banished in a dramatic roundtable twist.
Now, with just one episode left of the BBC’s record-breaking hit, the tension has reached fever pitch.
It will see Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns, and Faithful Nick Mohammed, Joe Marler and David Olusoga, battle it out for the prize money
The famous faces have been battling for up-to-£100,000 of prize money for their chosen charities throughout the series, which first aired in October.
The finale will be followed by an extended edition of The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked on BBC Two, as host Ed Gamble is joined by host Claudia Winkleman and the final five to open up about their time in Ardross Castle.
In October, the hit series, which drew in more than 11 million viewers for its launch, was hit by a huge leak with insiders reportedly revealing who wins the show to friends.
A source told The Daily Star: ‘Everyone involved with the show agreed to stay quiet, but the show has a Traitor in its midst. They let slip who wins and the information has spread.’
They added: ‘It’s vital that key details about the series don’t get out. Everyone is hoping the leak stops telling people who wins as it could ruin the series for viewers.’
Fans of the show have become certain that Traitors, singer Cat, 25, and comedian Alan, 49, are set to be uncloaked after spotting ‘fatal mistakes’ by the pair.
Last week, Cat and Alan voted off fellow Traitor Jonathan, 63, at the roundtable.
In October, the hit series was hit by a huge leak with insiders reportedly revealing who wins the show to friends.
Last week, Cat and Alan voted off fellow Traitor Jonathan, 63, at the roundtable
The pair both expressed that they would be ready to vote out the chat show host after suspicions began turning towards him.
And they followed through with their promise when the Faithful stars stuck a target on Jonathan’s back by playing along with the group to uncover him.
But not before Jonathan could throw a shocked expression in Cat’s direction for her vote against him just before the finale, in a move that fans felt gave the game away.
Nonetheless, Cat doubled down and on TikTok, shared a video of her reacting to the moment shown on screen as she posed to a viral soundbite.
While fans were quick to get behind Cat for her decision, they admitted they had noticed Jonathan attempting to throw them under the bus in return.
Jonathan widened his eyes in shock at her, appearing to give the game away that the duo had been in cahoots throughout the gameshow so far.
His reaction made some viewers worry that the singer had made a massive mistake.
One penned: ‘Thank GOD because him throwing you AND Alan out there for no reason!?!’ as a second agreed: ‘His face when you showed his name!’
Singer Cat and comedian Alan are the two remaining Traitors in the game
Host Claudia announced the reveal of her final five around a fire pit, where the group had to prove their innocence by telling each other they were Faithful
Not just this, but in the following roundtable, Cat voted out Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway in a move they felt further gave away her position.
Viewers felt it was obvious that host Claudia would have chosen a female Traitor at the start of the show for balance and, with Cat the last woman standing, put herself in the firing line.
One penned: ‘It seems really silly to me that Cat voted Kate out – purely on the basis that there have been no recruitments, and only one (male) traitor banished.
‘Anyone thinking about production would realise that they would have picked at least one female traitor- and she’s now the only female left!’
Another agreed: ‘I would say that it’s highly likely, rather than obvious, as we have had single gender Traitors teams in the past.’
While a third added: ‘This may be what Joe and/or Nick has picked up on, but it has not explicitly come up in any of the discussions that we have seen.’
A fourth continued: ‘They’ve all been so obsessed with the ‘Big Dogs’ that she might not have been thinking about whether they’d be thinking there would likely be at least one woman as a Traitor.’
‘Cat is also in trouble on the age front – it is likely production would have wanted a young traitor to attract a younger demographic,’ wrote a fifth, as a sixth concluded: ‘Cat is kind of screwed now.
Cat voted out Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway in a move they felt further gave away her position as a Traitor
Former rugby ace Joe Marler was quick to set his sights on Cat after the last roundtable
‘There’s no way the others won’t figure out there has to be at least one female traitor.
‘I wonder if it was actually tactical to banish Kate because they were less sure she was a Traitor than Cat, and they knew there had to be at least one woman but potentially two.’
Last week, fans tuned in as Celia Imrie was brutally murdered in plain sight by comedian Alan, 49, at a dinner party celebration following the roundtable.
And Good Morning Britain‘s Kate, 58, was sent packing by the group after being voted out by the Faithful convinced that she was double crossing them.
She was slammed as ‘useless’ for failing to bring any theories or names to the table throughout the previous episodes, which saw 11 Faithful murdered or banished, and only one Traitor, Jonathan, uncovered.
Host Claudia announced the reveal of her final five around a fire pit, where the group had to prove their innocence by telling each other they were Faithful.
While Alan appeared to give up his game by bursting into fits of giggles, attentions also turned to singer Cat, who has so far flown under the radar.
Former rugby ace Joe was quick to set his sights on the duo, and tried to recruit Nick and David to get in on his plan ahead of the final roundtable.
Former rugby ace Joe Marler was quick to set his sights on Alan and Cat in the last episode
Telling the cameras after a tense round table that saw Alan and Cat survive another round, Joe, 35, revealed: ‘My plan involves getting really close to Alan and Cat so they keep me in the game.
He added: ‘Then I can pull the rug from under their feet at the last minute. Sorry, Traitors, I’m coming for you.’
Viewers praised Joe as ‘the smartest in the game’ as he correctly guessed the identities of the two remaining Traitors.
After Kate, 58, had gone, Joe returned to his theory from earlier in the day that Alan could be a Traitor and had just been slipping under the radar.
He then confidently confided in Nick that he thought Cat was too.
Fans of the show took to X to praise Joe for figuring things out as they penned: ‘Didn’t have Joe Marler down as being the smartest man in this game.’
Joe became more certain of his theory when Claudia told them they were the final five finalists and nobody would be getting murdered, before asking them to all individually tell the group that ‘I am a faithful’.
Traitor Alan immediately burst out laughing as he tried to repeat the words, which aroused suspicion.
Joe said: ‘It’s just another confirmation of what I’m thinking already about Alan. He can’t even look us in the eyes and say “I’m a faithful”. If that’s not a red flag, I don’t know what is.’
The Celebrity Traitors concludes tonight (November 6) at 9pm on BBC One.
