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Claudia Winkleman Reveals a First-Ever The Traitors Twist - What It Means for Players

Show introduces a double elimination twist with one contestant 'murdered' by Traitors and another banished by vote to intensify competition, with 14 players out so far.

  • On Friday, January 16, Claudia Winkleman, host of The Traitors, revealed a show-first ceremonial dagger as two contestants were eliminated.
  • In the episode, Traitors Stephen and Rachel murdered Jessie while Ellie, 33, was banished and revealed she entered with boyfriend Ross, who was banished earlier.
  • Winkleman explained the dagger's rules, saying the Traitors decide who receives the ceremonial dagger, and `Whoever has this gets a double vote at the next round table`.
  • There are just three episodes remaining of The Traitors, series four, airing January 21–23, with contestants competing for prize money of up to £120,000.
  • So far, 14 eliminated players, including Netty, Judy, Ben, Hugo, Ross, Maz, Amanda, Reece, Fiona, Harriet, Adam, Sam, Jessie, and Ellie, have been named, with six murdered and eight banished.
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Claudia Winkleman reveals a first-ever The Traitors twist - what it means for players

Friday (January 16) night's episode of The Traitors ended with a twist, as host Claudia Winkleman revealed a show first - see what it is.

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The Independent (US) broke the news in United States on Friday, January 16, 2026.
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