THE Traitors are barely two days into their mission to boot out the innocent Faithful contingent – and they are already showing signs of friction.
The all-female trio – who made a pledge to be the sole allegiance in the BBC One show’s Scottish Highlands castle – are back-tracking just 48 hours in.
Host Claudia Winkleman‘s chosen Traitors began their murder mission on Wednesday.
The opening show of The Traitors‘ third season saw a fresh set of competitors return to a castle in Scotland – with three stars axed before they even arrived up north in a shock twist to the train journey.
Yet when hunkered down in the stunning rural retreat financial investigator Armani, 27, retired opera singer Linda, 70 and call centre manager Minah, 29, were handpicked by Claudia and show bosses.
They slayed “clever” Yin first yet were denied a second murder when the group won the cash and gunpowder-filled task.
This prompted a huge de-brief afterwards in the Traitors tower which saw self-styled head Traitor Armani slammed.
Armani, who arrived on the show with her sister, said: “I have been thinking about our own strategies now – I have been very vocal,” before jokingly saying: “Because I am a faithful.”
She continued: “I do feel like you could both be a little more assertive,” leaving the other two in shock.”
Armani followed: “People are looking for people to follow because they haven’t got a clue.
“Maybe there needs to be a few more, not necessarily even names, just a few more theories so people thing ‘yeah, they’re about that.'”
Yet her words did not sit well with fellow Traitor Minah, who works as a call centre manager.
In a piece to camera outside the tower, she said: “Armani has kindly given me and Linda some advice and feedback, whatever you want to call it.
“She says we are not doing enough.
“I was like ‘wow’ I am not taking her feedback, I think she’s doing too much.”
Talking of her co-star, she added: “She is very confident.
The Traitors first launched in the UK in 2022, after the Dutch format was acquired by the BBC.
Claudia Winkleman is the show’s host, and has now hosted all three series to date.
How does it work?
It is a reality game show that involves 22 contestants, and some of them are chosen to be The Traitors.
The Traitors sees a group of contestants taking part in “the ultimate game of truth and deception”.
The group of contestants are competing for the chance to walk away with a huge cash prize.
While navigating through a series of challenges, the team are also tasked with figuring out who the Traitors are in the group (usually three contestants).
Each night, the Traitors gather to “eliminate” one of the Faithful, removing them from the competition
Meanwhile, the traitors can be “banished” if they’re successfully outed as a traitor by a faithful.
The winners of the show are either the Traitor who remains undetected or the Faithfuls if they successfully eliminate all the Traitors.
The prize sees the winner could get £120K.
“And that confidence is turning into cockiness for her – I don’t like it.”
In a cutting blow, Minah said: “If she is going down, I’m not going to be on the boat with her.
“So she needs to be a little bit more careful,” before the show played out.
Meanwhile, a body language expert has told how Armani is letting herself down with “over-kill” behaviour.
Meanwhile, shortly after picking her three female Traitors, Claudia was embroiled in a sexism row.
Claudia, 52, commented on the reasons behind her decision and said: “We talk to all of them in the library, and I’m just the smallest voice in the room but we decide, having had those chats, who it’s going to be.
“And I loved picking these three.”
Asked if it felt like “a statement” after series two’s male domination, Claudia said: “There is a bit of that yes… I had faith.
“They felt like the right three. Whatever happens, it was the right thing to do.”
Claudia ruffled feathers when she interjected after Traitors Harry Clark and Paul Gorton added three men to their pack in quick succession last season.
She told them: “Another man, good, it’s like the olden days.”
Claudia later commented: “Maybe I shouldn’t have done but I just had to say it.
