Fans have predicted who the fourth traitor will be after the first episode of series two ended on a huge cliffhanger.
During the launch show on Wednesday, host Claudia Winkleman, 51, announced Harry, Ash and Paul as the three chosen Traitors.
The other 19 contestants remain as Faithfuls and will have to try and work out who they think could be a Traitor, before getting murdered – axed from the show.
However, bringing a totally different light to this season, the Traitors were given the task to pick a fourth Traitor to join their clan – but their identify wasn’t revealed as it ended on a dramatic cliffhanger.
Although the trio narrowed it down between Andrew, Diane, Miles or Sonja to join them, viewers will have to wait until Thursday night’s episode to find out.
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Fans have predicted who the fourth traitor will be after the first episode of series two ended on a huge cliffhanger
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Although the trio narrowed it down between Andrew, Diane, Miles or Sonja to join them, viewers will have to wait until Thursday night’s episode to find out.
BBC viewers are convinced they know who the fourth traitor will be, with one penning on X: ‘Diane surely has to be the 4th traitor’
Another wrote: ‘If they don’t recruit her as their 4th player, they’re almost certainly gonna bump her off first’
Retired teacher Diane, 63, from Lancashire, says she has taught ‘some very difficult kids’ and knows how to remain calm.
On a possible game plan, she said: ‘I’ve had to use tactics to get control of a classroom. I’d use humour a lot, and you had to know when to pick your battles.
‘I know from last series that Wilfred was saying he was going to bring people on side and try and cause ripples, but I won’t do anything like that.’
On the possibility of Diane being a Traitor, she said: ‘You have to be very careful about who you get friendly with.
‘I might find it hard, but I’d still like to say I’d be able to go the whole way.
‘You’re put into this and you’ve nothing else in your life other than this game for potentially three weeks, it’ll be so easy to let it take over.’
22 strangers are playing the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning up to £120,000.
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BBC viewers are convinced they know who the fourth traitor will be, with one penning on X: ‘Diane surely has to be the 4th traitor’
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The 22 contestants of The Traitors have been revealed – including a man who was brought back to life after being pronounced dead at the side of a road, and a parliamentary affairs adviser
In the show, the majority of contestants are ‘Faithfuls’ and must work out who amongst them are ‘Traitors’ – who have the opportunity to ‘murder’ a fellow contestant each night.
The group has daily ‘banishments’ in which they must vote to kick out who they think is a Traitor, all while working together on challenges to raise money for the prize fund.
In addition, the contestants compete in various ‘missions’, which up until now have had the aim of increasing the prize pot.
But as she addressed the castmates for the 2024 season as they lined up beside a loch, Claudia revealed that this year’s missions have arrived with a new twist.
As well as providing the opportunity of raising £15,000 for the prize pot, Claudia added a surprising new layer to the challenges.