Secret traitor finally unmasked on The Traitors

Fiona has been revealed as the secret traitor in the latest episode of the hit series.

Traditional traitors Rachel and Stephen were shocked to see the 62-year-old enter the turret, as she was unmasked during Wednesday’s episode of the reality TV show.

Wednesday’s edition of the BBC One series also saw psychologist Ellie reveal her secret relationship with sales executive Ross, as he became the third player to be banished from the castle.

Meanwhile, four players are vulnerable to the next murder after they failed to win protection from the traitors’ next kill.

Wednesday’s big reveal of the secret traitor comes as the Rachel and Stephen spent days speculating about their identity, since the twist was revealed last week.

The pair were successful in a challenge on Saturday’s episode and won the opportunity to unmask the secret traitor.

The reveal happened at the start of Wednesday’s episode as Fiona, from Swansea, lifted the hood of her red cloak to reveal her identity. She then turned to Rachel and Stephen and said: “I was wonderful, wasn’t I?”

Stephen praised her as playing “a very, very good game”. Rachel said that Fiona makes her nervous and said she thinks she will “ruffle some feathers” in her role.

Until now, the secret traitor’s identity has been a mystery to everyone, including the viewers.

The new twist was first revealed by host Claudia Winkleman during last Thursday’s episode of the hit BBC show.

In a series of flashbacks from last week’s episodes, Winkleman was seen appointing Fiona to her new role, to which the contestant responded, “I will do my best to be as treacherous as possible”, before adding she was “drunk on power”.

The episode also saw 37-year-old Ross voted off the show, following a tense debate during an early roundtable.

During his exit speech, he revealed he was a faithful, shocking his fellow players.

Following his departure, psychologist Ellie revealed she was the girlfriend of Ross. She said: “What I’ve got to do now is avenge his death.”

The 33-year-old has not yet disclosed her identity to the other contestants.

The revelation follows online speculation about the pair’s relationship, after it was reported that they both posted holiday snaps from the same location in Tenerife since filming ended in May.

For The Traitors mission, players had the opportunity to protect five vulnerable contestants from the third murder, and to win up to £10,000 for the prize pot.

The nine contestants up for murder that night were Amanda, Faraaz, Jack, Jade, James, Maz, Reece and Sam, and traitor Stephen.

They were placed into cages, and the remaining eight contestants had to pair up with one of them to help them earn their safety.

The catch was there were not enough players to partner up with each other, so account manager Sam did not get the opportunity to earn his freedom.

Their partners had to find 10 skulls hidden around an area of marshland and stack them in order to free them from their cages – earning their freedom, and adding £2,000 to the prize pot.

The group successfully added the full amount to the pot, bringing its total to £33,750.

Reece, Maz, Sam and traitor Stephen did not win protection from the traitors’ next kill, which will be face to face.

The Traitors continues on BBC One and iPlayer on January 8 at 8pm.