Miranda Hart leaves The Celebrity Traitors following episode eight murder

Comedian Miranda Hart was eliminated from the second series of The Celebrity Traitors after being murdered by the Traitors, BBC News reported. Her departure in episode eight leaves ten contestants remaining from the initial group of 21 players. According to BBC News, the Traitors responsible for the decision were original member Maya Jama, recent recruit King Kenny, and James Acaster. [1][2]

Before her elimination, Miranda Hart was one of three Faithful contestants at risk of being targeted alongside Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft, according to BBC News. The Scottish newspaper The Scotsman and Yahoo both noted that episode eight aired on Friday, continuing the second season of the competition. [1][2][3][4]

The show is a spin-off of the British reality television series The Traitors and premiered on BBC One in October 2025, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. As FTMQ Entertainment reported earlier, the second season launched with 21 celebrity contestants and reached ten million viewers during its third episode. [10][11][12]

In other developments surrounding the show, Prince William revealed during an appearance on The Graham Norton Show that his family are fans of the series, Deadline, EDP24, and the London Evening Standard all reported. [5][8][9]