Celebrity Traitors Murder Welsh Singer Charlotte Church in BBC Series

Welsh singer Charlotte Church was recently "murdered" by the traitors—comedians Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, and singer Cat Burns—on the BBC reality show Celebrity Traitors. The trio strategically chose Charlotte because her elimination would not arouse suspicion, and she acknowledged her outspoken nature at the round table, hoping that was why she was targeted. Other contestants, including actors Celia Imrie, Stephen Fry, and comedian Nick Mohammed, have voiced suspicions about the traitors but have not yet succeeded in identifying them. The show features faithful contestants trying to detect and banish traitors to win a charity prize, but if traitors reach the finale, they claim the prize themselves. Since its 2022 debut, Celebrity Traitors has become a major hit, with over 11.7 million viewers for its premiere and winning a Bafta TV Award for best reality program. Experts from the University of Chester have analyzed why the traitors have succeeded in fooling the faithful, attributing their success to psychological strategies that have led to multiple murders and banishments of fellow contestants.