The Traitors 2026 live: Major cliffhanger leaves Rachel’s fate up to chance as Stephen’s loyalty falters – UK Times

With The Traitors’ final fast approaching, the prize pot is in touching distance for the remaining players – including the two Traitors who are hoping to steal the lot.

Traitor dream-team Stephen and Rachel have so far successfully dodged banishment, despite multiple Faithfuls making strong cases against them both.

This week, though, the Celtic pair appear to be cracking under the pressure as tensions rise.

Thursday’s penultimate episode (22 January) saw the two players throw suspicion on to one another at various points, all the while reassuring each other that the gameplay is all part of their joint ruse.

Elsewhere, Roxy was murdered and the Faithfuls were successful in their up-hill challenge. Their triumph meant an additional £10,000 in prize money – and a block on the Traitors’ final murder.

At a tense roundtable, Rachel and James emerged as the main suspects resulting in a split vote not once but twice. – with Stephen ultimately backing his fellow Traitor. As such, the banishment will be left up to fate with Rachel and James choosing from the Chests of Chance in Friday night’s finale.

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