Celebrity Traitors comes to a climax in nail-biting final
The second series of the popular reality show The Celebrity Traitors concluded with comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft winning the prize money. The pair successfully identified and banished the remaining traitors, Maya Jama and King Kenny, in the show's final episode.
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The show has become a significant cultural phenomenon in the UK, drawing over 15 million viewers and highlighting the massive popularity of reality competition formats.
Image source, BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry Image caption, Seven celebrities remained at the start of the final episode
Spoiler warning: This story reveals details of The Celebrity Traitors final
We've had four weeks of suspense, suspicion and very suspect tactics, as some of Britain's biggest stars engaged in a battle of wits to win the most popular show on TV.
The second series of The Celebrity Traitors reached its climax on Friday, with the 21 original contestants having been reduced to seven before the final.
They were then whittled down to two winners - with the faithful duo of comedian Romesh Ranganathan and Heartstopper actor Sebastian "Bash" Croft emerging victorious.
The players successfully banished the remaining traitors - Love Island host Maya Jama and YouTuber King Kenny - in dramatic fashion, and the winning pair shared the £83,000 prize for their charities.
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