# James Blunt Reveals Secret Plot to Keep Co-Star in Game

> James Blunt details planting red herring to save co-star from murder in Celebrity Traitors.
- Title: James Blunt Reveals Secret Plot to Keep Co-Star in Game
- Summary: James Blunt details planting red herring to save co-star from murder in Celebrity Traitors. James Blunt revealed he secretly tried to keep Celebrity Traitors…
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- Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16191401/Celebrity-Traitors-star-James-Blunt-reveals-secret-plot-star-game-details-plotting-red-herring-roundtable.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
- Published: 2026-10-07T20:42:09+00:00
- Read time: 3 min
- Topics: celebrity traitors, james blunt, hannah fry, bbc, red herring, roundtable, news, entertainment
## James Blunt reveals secret plot
James Blunt revealed he secretly plotted to try and keep his Celebrity Traitors co-star Hannah Fry in the game when she was left vulnerable for murder.
## Hannah and Jerry Hall at risk
In the last episode of the BBC show, Hannah and Jerry Hall were the only contestants who could be murdered by the Traitors, after the rest of the Faithfuls received shields.
## Blunt's red herring strategy
James said he was suspicious of Hannah and stated that the 'most obvious solution' is often truest.
## Blunt's plan confirmed
James confirmed that this was his plan, commenting: 'Bingo!'
## Fans suggest risk
While this didn't verify whether Hannah goes or not, fans did suggest James could land himself in hot water as boasting about his plot on social media may suggest that it was successful and Hannah remained in the show.
## Richard E Grant's joke
Richard E Grant exchanged banter with Rob Beckett about his teeth in a new video, teasing what may be his exit episode on Thursday after he accidentally admitted 'I'm a traitor'.
## Richard's deflection tactic
Richard replied: 'I know, the slates will be 15 people [with my name on it]'.
## Cliffhanger ending
Fans were left shocked by the 'massive cliffhanger' as viewers didn't even get the chance to see the stars write who they believe is a traitor on their chalk boards and will now have to wait six days for the next episode.
## Viewers react
Fans wrote: 'Yeah not a fan of these cliffhanger endings on the traitors . Since when did they end the show before a round table vote? Ridiculous. #traitors'.
## Richard's exit tease
Richard teased what may be his exit episode on Thursday after he threw the show into chaos with a major slip-up where he accidentally admitted 'I'm a traitor' leaving his co-stars in shock.
## Richard's forehead joke
Richard put a traitor sticker on his head with 'Traitor' written in large letters.
## Richard's exit plan
Richard shared a second note that read: 'Traitors ep 3, BBC1 8pm Thursday'.
## Cliffhanger explanation
The tension rose between the celebrities at the first round table of the series as they debated whether Richard is faithful or not.
## Episode ended abruptly
Claudia announced: 'Players the time for talk is over,' and the second episode surprisingly ended.
## Fans frustrated
Fans were left in hysterics over Richard's 'iconic' deflection tactics, they wrote on X: 'Richard is hilarious lmfao like he's so obvious??? I was already laughing and then he asked Rob if he has more teeth than a normal person, omg im dying'.
## What happens next
Fans will have to wait six days for the next episode of Celebrity Traitors after the show ended abruptly with a cliffhanger.
## Key takeaway

James Blunt revealed he secretly tried to keep Celebrity Traitors co-star Hannah Fry safe by planting a red herring at the roundtable.