Traitors claim their first victim as Richard E Grant tries to save his skin

Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the second episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two.

A comedian, a journalist, an actor and a TV presenter walk into a church. But sadly, the punchline for one of them was becoming the first victim of this year's Celebrity Traitors.

As Friday's episode got under way, a delicious new twist saw traitors Richard E Grant and Maya Jama invite James Acaster to join them in the turret, and simultaneously murder a fellow player.

Unfortunately, it fell to Amol Rajan to become the Paloma Faith of this series - being taken away in a coffin in episode two before even having the chance to take part in a banishment.

"It's gutting to be the first out," Rajan said afterwards, noting that perhaps it was because he had been "a bit bullish with Richard" earlier in the day.

"But you know what, games are games, and just as there are winners, so there have to be losers."

The episode drew in a peak audience of 8.6 million viewers, just short of the debut episode with an average of 8.9 million viewers.

The morning following Rajan's banishment, presenter Claudia Winkleman confirmed the University Challenge host's murder to the other players, joking: "That's what I call a starter for 10."

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