We’ll admit it — nothing has given us more joy this January than settling down in front of the TV for season 3 of The Traitors — the scheming, the secrecy and the sisterhood — what a joyful, if somewhat morally perplexing, ride it has been.
Twenty-five contestants entered the perfectly gothic Ardross Castle in Scotland where they were greeted by a fringe-bearing, tweed-clad Claudia Winkleman. Three were chosen as this season’s Traitors. For the first time in the UK show’s history (and after a particularly male-heavy group last season) Winkleman selected an all-female group this year: Armani, Linda and Minah.
Armani was the first to fall — hoisted by her own confidence, and her own IRL sister, Maia, Armani was banished early on, leaving Minah and Linda in the turret.
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Linda, with her operatic overacting and slay one-liners — I will never stop saying, “You don’t need to be a sailor to know you need to tie a rope” — was eventually discovered by the Faithfuls, too.
Minah went on to recruit Charlotte after Linda’s banishment, hoping that the so-called sisterhood would take them both to the final. Unfortunately for Minah, Charlotte wasn’t quite so trusting and, last night, she sealed her fate.
Who is left in The Traitors?
With the final just a few days away, only six contestants remain — two Traitors and two Faithfuls. And naturally, tensions and suspicions are as high as the Traitors’ turret itself. Let’s take a closer look at our potential finalists.
Charlotte
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