In a moment no one saw coming, Traitors Fiona Hughes and Rachel Duffy turned on each other during Thursday’s explosive episode.
Amanda Collier revealed her secret about being a former senior police detective in the Metropolitan Police to her close ally Rachel, who shared the information with the group after Amanda’s banishment.
The news didn’t go down well with Fiona, who came across as envious for not being told the secret first.
She believes Rachel is lying about Amanda’s job and brutally calls her out for being a Traitor in front of their fellow players.
It is not unheard of for Traitors to throw each other under the bus, but going to war in front of the whole group could be dangerous for both of them.
The pair then came face-to-face in the show’s famous turret, with Rachel telling the camera: ‘I have done nothing wrong. I want to see what she has to say for herself, but the fact that she came for me means I’m coming right for her.’
In a moment no one saw coming, Traitors Fiona Hughes (pictured) and Rachel Duffy turned on each other during Thursday’s explosive episode
Amanda Collier revealed her secret about being a former senior police detective in the Metropolitan Police to her close ally Rachel (pictured), who shared the information with the group after Amanda’s banishment
While Fiona said: ‘I’ve thrown a grenade in. It is up to you, Rachel, how you want this, but I promise you this, you’ve got a fight on your hands, girl.’
The episode is left on yet another cliffhanger, with the two women staring at each other in silence, making Stephen Libby visibly uncomfortable.
Tonight, the trio will have to put their differences aside and decide on one player to murder.
Fiona and Rachel’s feud came after they murdered civil servant Maz Bana face-to-face alongside fellow Traitor Stephen.
Then, following another gruelling mission, tensions rose at the roundtable as the group was torn between Amanda and Reece Ward.
After the vote was split twice on who should go, host Claudia Winkleman announced that the banishment would be in the hands of fate.
Both players had to pick a chest, and whoever had the shield inside was safe. Reece broke down in tears as he picked up the shield, meaning Faithful Amanda was next to leave Ardross Castle.
Rachel also became emotional and said: ‘I know I’m a Traitor, but that broke my heart. She was my favourite person.’
Fiona believes Rachel is lying about Amanda’s job and brutally calls her out for being a Traitor in front of their fellow players
The episode is left on yet another cliffhanger, with the two women staring at each other in silence, making Stephen Libby visibly uncomfortable
Rachel (pictured) then had to awkwardly face Fiona in the turret later the same night
Fiona and Rachel’s feud came after they murdered civil servant Maz Bana face-to-face alongside fellow Traitor Stephen
Before she revealed her identity, Amanda told the Faithfuls: ‘Everything that I’ve said today, and most importantly, my house is your house anytime.
‘I don’t need to go all dramatic, you all know what I’m going to say, take care of yourselves… I’m a Faithful.’
Earlier in the episode, viewers went wild as they watched Amanda confide in Traitor Rachel that she was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police.
Amanda took it upon herself to reveal her former job after concealing who she was from the group.
After the challenge, Amanda was one of the nine up for murder and, believing three of them were Traitors and her odds reduced, she decided to turn to her closest friend in the castle.
She told Rachel: ‘I was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police. I’m very adept at covert policing. That was my job. You are the only person I will ever tell.’
‘Of course I have to go and be best friends with the top detective. I’m thinking don’t blink, don’t move. I think it really helps my case. I’m trying to figure out how this will play out.’
Fans of the show were in hysterics as they watched the scene play out and took to X to comment on the almighty blunder Amanda had made.
They wrote:’ If I was Amanda I would simply never recover from the embarrassment of choosing a TRAITOR to spill the beans of my (clearly) amazing detective career’;
‘If Amanda was chief of police it doesn’t say a lot, goes straight for the biggest traitor to confide in’;
‘The ‘Expert Detective’ who can ‘suss anyone out’ pouring out her heart to a traitor’;
‘Amanda telling Rachel that she’s a detective was wild’ and ‘Amanda revealing herself as a senior detective to RACHEL. Not a very good one clearly’;
‘Telling the wrong person mate you will be gone soon’ and ‘I love Amanda she didn’t have to do that’;
‘I don’t think there’s anywhere on the planet you could meet an amazing bunch of people. But just remember it’s a game.’
Earlier in the episode, viewers went wild as they watched Amanda confide in Traitor Rachel that she was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police
After the challenge, Amanda was one of the nine up for murder and, believing three of them were Traitors and her odds reduced, she decided to turn to her closest friend in the castle
She told Rachel: ‘I was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police. I’m very adept at covert policing. That was my job. You are the only person I will ever tell’
An average of 7.3 million people tuned in to watch the instalment, according to overnight ratings. That’s substantially higher than the season 4 premiere’s overnight viewership, which lured in an average of 6.4 million viewers.
Fiona, a local government worker from Swansea, who is nicknamed ‘lovely Fiona’ and described as ‘lively, bubbly and full of fun,’ was revealed as the backstabbing contestant hiding behind the red cloak.
When Fiona revealed her true identity in the turret, Rachel said: ‘Fiona coming in makes me nervous, she is going to ruffle a few feathers,’ with Stephen adding, ‘She is playing a very good game.’
It seems Rachel was right to be on edge.
