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Romesh Ranganathan And Bash Croft Banished King Kenny To Win Celebrity Traitors Season 2 Finale
“It was the feel-good ending hardly anyone expected”
“as a group this year’s Faithfuls have been abject.”
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Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win The Celebrity Traitors Season 2 finale as Faithfuls. King Kenny and Maya Jama banished from The Celebrity Traitors finale.
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Finale ends with Faithful win
The Celebrity Traitors series two finale culminated with the faithful duo of comedian Romesh Ranganathan and Heartstopper actor Sebastian "Bash" Croft banishing the remaining traitors, Love Island host Maya Jama and YouTuber King Kenny.
The BBC One game reached its climax on Friday, with the 21 original contestants reduced to seven before the final, and then whittled down to two winners.
The winning pair shared the £83,000 prize for their charities, the Refugee Council and Choose Love, after Kenny turned on Maya at the last round table.
The endgame gathered the remaining contestants around a fire pit to decide whether they thought there were any traitors left, and Bash persuaded Romesh to banish Kenny instead of James Blunt when votes were tied.
Kenny later seethed, "Absolutely devastated. Almost scraped it," after the banishment left Romesh and Bash as the last men standing.
Round table twists and quotes
The finale aired tonight, Friday 30 October, at 8pm on BBC One and was scheduled to run until 9.20pm in an extended slot. Seven celebrities remained in the castle, listing James Blunt as Faithful, King Kenny as Traitor, Leigh-Anne Pinnock as Faithful, Maya Jama as Traitor, Michael Sheen as Faithful, Romesh Ranganathan as Faithful, and Sebastian Croft as Faithful. The Guardian framed the endgame as Kenny chucking Maya under the bus, with Romesh blindsided and calling himself the worst winner in the history of the game.
The finale resulted in an unexpected win by Faithfuls Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan, as both Traitors King Kenny and Maya Jama were banished during a tense showdown. Romesh later reflected, "I just really hope my mum's proud," as he and Bash prepared to split their winnings between the Refugee Council and Choose Love.
Aftermath, welfare, and next season
The BBC described filming welfare after reports that the scene was paused and he was checked by welfare staff after he became anxious, saying the safety and welfare of those taking part was the "highest priority". Players are closely monitored and supported throughout by production which includes a dedicated and experienced welfare team. The BBC also said the series reached its climax on Friday, with the endgame decisions leaving Romesh and Bash as winners while James Blunt was evicted.
The Guardian’s liveblog said "So that’s it for another series" and framed the finale as Kenny chucking Maya under the bus and James Blunt throwing himself out of the window. Variety said the BBC couldn’t be prouder of the ratings this season received, calling it "an unbelievable 15 million viewers" for the series.