Celebrity Traitors viewers give Ross Kemp 'new title' following his 'paranoid' behaviour
Ross appeared paranoid throughout the episodeRoss Kemp had Celebrity Traitors viewers in stitches, and giving him a new name, after suspicion took hold during his first night in the castle.
The actor joined the new Celebrity Traitors line-up, then wondered whether the game’s first murder had already happened.
The scenes quickly prompted amused reactions from fans on social media.
Host Claudia Winkleman had selected the Traitors before sending the celebrities into their opening charity challenge.
The group secured £15,000, yet the successful mission did little to settle Ross’ nerves. Instead, he began reading possible danger into ordinary exchanges with the other players.
Why Ross Kemp suspected Bella Ramsey on Celebrity Traitors
Ross’ concern first centred on Bella Ramsey during the challenge. After Bella had placed a hat on Ross’ head, he turned to them and whispered: “You didn’t just kill me, did you?”
Bella replied: “No!”
Heading back to the castle, Ross suggested Bella had killed him “in plain sight” during the mission.
That possibility appeared to stay with him once the celebrities reached the bar.
When Leigh-Anne Pinnock rubbed his arm while passing, Ross appeared to question what the gesture meant.
Maya Jama, who is a Traitor, also noticed how unsettled he had become. She described his mood during a confessional: “Ross is really worried.”
She then explained his suspicion about Bella’s touch and the hat: “He thinks that Bella touched him and gave him a hat, so he thinks they could be a Traitor.”
Those moments showed how quickly the game’s central uncertainty had gripped Ross. Every interaction seemed open to a darker interpretation, even before the Traitors carried out their first murder.
Celebrity Traitors fans react to Ross Kemp and give him new title
Known to many viewers as EastEnders’ Grant Mitchell, Ross revealed a much more rattled side inside the castle.
Fan reaction turned the tense sequence into one of the episode’s lighter talking points. Many have now branded him the show’s most paranoid player… ever!
One person said on X: “Ross Kemp must be the most paranoid player ever. Someone could literally say ‘Hello’ to him and he’d assume it was the Traitors trying to off him in plain sight.”
Another wrote: “I’m so here for Ross Kemp being the most paranoid faithful ever.”
Someone else added: “Ross Kemp is the most paranoid faithful I’ve ever seen in my life.”
When Celebrity Traitors returned
Celebrity Traitors returned for its new series on Thursday evening.
After the Traitors were chosen as Maya and Richard, the celebrities began the first mission and added £15,000 to the charity fund.
The episode then moved towards the first murder, with Ross already alert to every touch and exchange.
Celebrity Traitors continues on Friday October 2 from 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
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