# Celebrity Traitors: James and Maya's murder mistake

> James and Maya's yawn strategy risks exposure in Celebrity Traitors.
- Title: Celebrity Traitors: James and Maya's murder mistake · LADbible
- Summary: James and Maya's yawn strategy risks exposure in Celebrity Traitors. James and Maya's prolonged room presence with a suspect player could lead to their…
- Keywords: celebrity traitors, james acaster, maya jama, king kenny, faithful joe lycett, miranda hart, leigh-anne pinnock, jerry hall, ross kemp, bbc one, bbc iplayer, entertainment
- Source: LADbible — https://ladbible.com/entertainment/tv/celebrity-traitors-murder-plain-sight-maya-james-yawn-826004-20261017
- Published: 2026-10-17T08:43:15.894+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: celebrity traitors, james acaster, maya jama, king kenny, faithful joe lycett, miranda hart, leigh-anne pinnock, jerry hall, ross kemp, bbc one, bbc iplayer, entertainment
## Murder in plain sight
James and Maya's yawn strategy risks exposure in Celebrity Traitors.

> James & Maya can’t get away with this bc no matter who they kill, everyone knows they were in a room w the murdered player all night
## Yawn strategy fails
Maya and James stayed in the murder room for hours with no Faithful joining them.

> Maya and James’ mistake: they stayed in the room for hours with no Faithful joining them
## Kenny's escape
King Kenny avoided the yawn challenge by leaving the murder room early.

> Kenny admitted he wouldn’t be so useful in the drawn out chatting part to try and prompt a yawn
## Ross Kemp's suspicion
Ross Kemp may identify James and Maya as killers if he yawns first.

> If it’s not Ross that’s murdered then he’s for sure gunna rat James & Maya out
## Potential fallout
James and Maya could be exposed if Ross yawns before the murder.

> If it’s not Ross that’s murdered then he’s for sure gunna rat James & Maya out
## Key takeaway

James and Maya's prolonged room presence with a suspect player could lead to their identification as killers in Celebrity Traitors.