Screams, haunting scenes and deadly hide-and-seek, as Celebrity Traitors heats up

Ahead of the roundtable, Fry told producers she knew she would have to fight like her life depended on it – because it did – and try to disguise herself as still being a faithful.

Once discussions were under way, she played the sympathy card, claiming she had been left feeling “vulnerable” as she knew her reputation as a brain box would make her a target.

Mrs Marple aka Hart wasn’t going to let her off the hook that easily, however, noting how Fry’s argument the previous night had contradicted that of the innocent but now sadly now departed My’la.

In a nice moment of levity in another tense debate, comedian Joe Lycett reminded the traitors – and specifically Hesmondhalgh – that he would “like to be recruited at some stage”. He stressed: “I’m still very much available.”

Hesmondhalgh laughed about how “going all dry mouthed” while defending herself was not helping her cause.

“It would be a cruel move taking the most trusted member of our group,” noted Sheen.

“Cruel but clever,” added Hart.

Ranganathan offered: “The person that we nominated as our most trustworthy person, we have now completely flipped on.”

The conclusion was to banish Hesmondhalgh, who, in her parting words, said it had been an “immense experience”.

“Alas,” she continued, confirming her fidelity as tears appeared in eyes around the table: “It may mean I am not a phenomenal actor.”

Singer Blunt, who had led the charge against her, appears to have now put himself in the frame.

He told the group: “I’m so sorry, that’s my fault.”

“He’s been wrong about every theory he’s came up with,” said Rooney.

“So have I,” added a frustrated Croft.

Hart declared that “everything is up in the air” now, following Hesmondhalgh’s eviction, before King Kenny called it the team’s “biggest loss” so far.