Celebrity Traitors 2026 fans fume over 'worst cliffhanger ever' as Ross Kemp and Jerry Hall face murder
Will Ross or Jerry yawn first?Celebrity Traitors 2026 left Ross Kemp and Jerry Hall’s fates unresolved, frustrating fans with a cliffhanger over a yawn.
Viewers were left frustrated after the episode came to an end before revealing whether either star had been successfully targeted.
Traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny had been tasked with making a Faithful yawn.
Celebrity Traitors fans split over the cliffhanger
The ending drew a mixture of exasperation and admiration, with some viewers praising its effectiveness.
One fan wrote on X: “THE WORST CLIFFHANGER EVER? #CelebrityTraitors”
Another had a rather different verdict: “Best cliffhanger so far.”
A third viewer expressed disbelief at where the programme had stopped: “PLEASE THIS CLIFFHANGER IS IMPOSSIBLE”
One viewer also wondered whether the Traitors had failed their task and might face a punishment as a result.
The unresolved murder attempt followed a Round Table that had already cost the Faithful another player.
Comedian Joe Lycett was banished despite being a Faithful, leaving all three Traitors still in the game.
How the Celebrity Traitors yawn mission worked
Maya, James and Kenny were told to find a hidden spray and use it inside a room.
They then had to lure a Faithful inside and try to bore them into yawning during a conversation.
A further instruction added to the awkwardness: they had to ask their intended victim whether they were boring them.
That meant the Traitors needed to complete the task without making their behaviour look suspicious to their target.
Ross and Jerry entered the room while James attempted to keep a conversation going with them.
Maya repeatedly yawned herself, hoping one of the pair would follow her lead and do the same.
But the episode cut off before viewers could see whether those efforts had produced the reaction they needed.
When will Celebrity Traitors resolve the cliffhanger?
Friday’s episode left viewers facing a six-day wait to discover whether the Traitors had successfully targeted either celebrity.
One fan joked on X about the unusual prospect of waiting that long to see who would yawn first.
“Completely obsessed with a week-long cliffhanger to find out if Maya Jama and James Acaster can make Jerry Hall or Ross Kemp yawn,” one fan said.
“The cliffhanger being “who will yawn?” I love this show LMAO,” another wrote.
For now, neither Ross nor Jerry has been confirmed as the murder victim.
The Celebrity Traitors continues on Thursday, October 22 at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
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