Celebrity Traitors comes to a dramatic end with nail-biting and emotional final
Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC
There was plotting, drama, and tears as came to a dramatic end on Thursday night.
The grand final saw the two remaining Traitors, Alan Carr and Cat Burns, attempt to steal the prize pot from Faithfuls Joe Marler, David Olusoga and Nick Mohammed.
All five remaining contestants battled it out for the prize money, but it was comedian Alan Carr who was crowned the winner.
The presenter, 49, burst into tears after he revealed to the remaining faithfuls, comedian Nick Mohammed and historian David Olusoga, that he was a traitor.
Carr also declared that the prize money, which amounted to ÂŁ87,500, will go to a children's cancer charity for neuroblastoma.
Carr was overcome with emotion after he declared: "I am and have always been a traitor."
He added: "I'm so sorry, it's been tearing me apart."
He was comforted by Olusoga and Mohammed, who said: "You did brilliantly."
Carr revealed to the faithfuls the identity of the other traitors, Cat Burns and presenter Jonathan Ross, who was banished at a roundtable earlier on in the series, leaving Mohammed to cover his mouth in shock.
The Ted Lasso star said: "Alan Carr. He played an absolute blinder."
Carr said: "What a rollercoaster, how did this happen?
"I was awful at lying and had a terrible poker face and here I am, the winner."
Earlier in the episode, the remaining players completed their final mission, which involved boarding the Traitors Express steam train in an attempt to crack a series of codes, locate missing keys, and win money for the prize pot before explosives were detonated.
The team of five successfully completed the challenge and added ÂŁ20,000 to the fund, leaving a total prize pot of ÂŁ87,500 before facing the first heated roundtable, which saw singer Burns banished.
The traitor was eliminated from the game following an alliance between former rugby player Joe Marler and Mohammed, who convinced Olusoga to also vote for Burns.
The remaining players did not know they had successfully banished a traitor from the game and faced a second roundtable, which saw Marler leave the game after a shock vote from Mohammed, who turned against him after becoming suspicious of the faithful.
The remaining three unanimously decided to end the game, sealing Carr's fate as the series' winner.
Throughout the series, Carr and Burns "murdered" a string of faithfuls, including actress Celia Imrie, comedian Lucy Beaumont, and Olympic diver Tom Daley, while faithfuls, including actor Sir Stephen Fry, presenter Clare Balding, and actor Mark Bonnar, fell under suspicion and were banished by their fellow contestants.
Since the UK version began in 2022, millions of fans have watched The Traitors on the BBC, and it has won a Bafta TV Award for Best Reality and Constructed Factual Programme, as well as Best Entertainment Performance for host Claudia Winkleman.
This was the first UK celebrity series of the popular reality show and has been a ratings hit for the BBC, attracting more than six million viewers when it launched on October 8.
