King Kenny votes out Maya Jama in Celebrity Traitors final gamble

Summarised from 3 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 31 Oct, 19:27 · Archive

King Kenny voted to banish fellow Traitor Maya Jama in the Celebrity Traitors final, a move he described as high-risk, resulting in her elimination.

King Kenny, a YouTuber and former boxer, voted to banish fellow Traitor Maya Jama at the final roundtable of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors, resulting in her elimination from the competition. Jama, the only original Traitor to reach the final, was ousted when Kenny chose to vote against her rather than tie the poll with eventual joint winner Romesh Ranganathan.

Kenny explained his reasoning after the show ended. "I felt like it was very obvious who the Traitors were in that room and, if I was sticking up for Maya, I would have looked very suspicious," he said. He acknowledged the difficulty of the decision: "I really wanted me and her to be in the final, and then we would have taken the win, but I had to do a high risk, high reward move, taking her out."

The final episode featured several dramatic moments. After former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock was eliminated at the fire pit, players chose to banish again in the second round. Ranganathan argued that singer James Blunt was a remaining Traitor, but Blunt insisted Ranganathan was "entirely wrong". Kenny initially opted to end the game, believing he might win. The second banishment ended in a tie between Blunt and Kenny, before actor Sebastian Croft persuaded Ranganathan to join him in voting out Kenny.

Sebastian Croft, 24, and Romesh Ranganathan, 48, emerged as victors, sharing the £83,000 prize pot between their chosen charities. Croft selected Choose Love, while Ranganathan chose the Refugee Council, each receiving £41,500. Jama was notably absent from Friday's live Uncloaked special, with her representative confirming she was filming The Gentlemen for Netflix. On Saturday, Jama announced on X that she had donated her potential winnings to Action for Children, the charity she had chosen during the competition.

How it is being reported

• Celebrity Traitors star Maya Jama donates to chosen charity despite not winningShe was banished from the BBC show during Friday’s dramatic final.Evening Standard · 31 Oct, 16:17
• Why so many Celebrity Traitors stars snubbed reunion as Maya Jama and James Acaster are no-showsCelebrity Traitors stars Maya Jama and James Acaster were noticeably absent from Friday night's live Uncloaked special, following the dramatic final that saw the Faithfuls emerge victoriousThe Mirror · 31 Oct, 15:42
• Maya Jama’s reason for skipping Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked after King Kenny betrayal revealedShe did not tape the post-match debrief with the rest of the cast.Metro · 31 Oct, 13:07
• King Kenny betraying Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors moveSpeaking after his elimination, Kenny said the decision to betray the Love Island presenter “so difficult”.Evening Standard · 31 Oct, 07:01
• King Kenny says turning on Maya Jama was a ‘high risk’ Celebrity Traitors moveSpeaking after his elimination, Kenny said the decision to betray the Love Island presenter “so difficult”.Evening Standard · 31 Oct, 02:53
• Maya Jama expected fellow traitor King Kenny to betray her on Celebrity TraitorsThe Love Island presenter was the only original traitor left in the game.Evening Standard · 30 Oct, 23:15

In this story: King Kenny · Maya Jama · Romesh Ranganathan · Sebastian Croft · James Blunt · BBC · Leigh-Anne Pinnock · Action for Children

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