The Traitors winner Rachel Duffy has warned that Maya Jama could be “in trouble” after the latest episode of the BBC reality show ended on a tense cliffhanger.
Jama and fellow traitors James Acaster and King Kenny have been tasked with carrying out a “murder in plain sight”, which requires them to make a Faithful yawn after spraying a certain perfume in a room, then ask whether they were “boring” them.
In the episode’s closing moments, Jama and Acaster repeatedly yawned in an attempt to sway Ross Kemp and Jerry Hall — a move that could ultimately give the game away.
Duffy, who won the fourth series of the civilian version of the show, has now shared her thoughts on the Traitors’ risky mission.
She told Radio Times: “I really hope it’s Ross because if Jerry yawns, the two guys are in trouble the next morning.
“I think Ross, you know, he’s paranoid as it is and he thinks everything’s sus. So yeah, if Jerry goes, he’ll know exactly who it was.”
Her fellow champion Traitor Stephen Libby agreed that things could become very difficult for the trio in the turret.
He added: “If Ross hasn't been murdered, then the Traitors are in a really sticky situation.”
However, they both noted that Jama is doing a fantastic job as the only original Traitor still standing.
She and Richard E. Grant were the first two to be chosen, with James coming in as the first recruit.
Grant was the first player to be banished after outing himself as a Traitor, while Professor Hannah Fry was subsequently recruited and banished before Jama and Acaster picked Kenny to bring themselves back to a trio.
Duffy said: “I think [Maya’s] phenomenal and she’s so steady, you know?
“And she has the right kind of temperament for it where she’s just being herself, she’s being cool and calm. So yeah, I love her.”
Libby admitted the game can be “quite heavy” for a Traitor keeping their identity a secret from the very beginning.
He explained: “It is a long shift being a Traitor from the very beginning, and it does start to kind of become... the burden becomes quite heavy, but she is just breezing through that castle with such ease.
