In a bombshell revelation that has left Celebrity Traitors fans reeling, comedian Joe Wilkinson has blasted BBC bosses for cutting a crucial moment from the show — one that could have exposed a Traitor and saved the Faithful from looking utterly clueless.
The 50-year-old funnyman, who was brutally murdered by the Traitors last week, claims he was inches away from unmasking Cat Burns as one of the secret killers — but the evidence was edited out before broadcast.
Speaking exclusively to Metro, Joe fumed:
“You don’t really see it in the show, but I was hanging out with Cat quite a lot… Suddenly, I went, ‘Cat! Why do I trust Cat? It’s mainly because I’ve just been hanging out with her’.”
His lightbulb moment came after a fellow player advised: “Look at the person you think of least.” Joe admits he wouldn’t have accused Cat at the roundtable just yet — but insists the suspicious seeds were planted, only for the BBC to snip them out.
The fallout? The Faithful — including Joe — were left looking “useless” as Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, and Cat Burns continued their undetected reign of terror.
Joe wasn’t the only one blindsided. Line of Duty star Mark Bonnar was banished in a nail-biting first-ever tie-break, decided by the Chest of Chance — and his reaction to the Traitor reveal was pure TV gold.
Handed a letter on Uncloaked with host Ed Gamble, Mark exploded:
“Jonathan f*ing Ross! Well played, he is really good at it.”** “Man, Cat, she is good. I thought she was 100% Faithful. This is exhausting!”
But it was Alan Carr that left him speechless:
“Oh, it’s Alan. Well played though,” he sighed, throwing his head back in fury.
Mark had shared a quiet moment with Alan after the vote — a glance he now regrets ignoring.
“I was beside him and he was like [head down]… I never mentioned that again.”
Meanwhile, historian David Olusoga survived the Chest of Chance, leaving the Traitors still lurking undetected in the castle.
As the body count rises and the Faithful fumble, Joe’s accusation raises a chilling question: Did the BBC deliberately hide the truth to keep the Traitors safe — and the drama dialed up?