Celebrity Traitors stars Maya Jama and James Acaster were noticeably absent from Friday night’s live Uncloaked special, following the dramatic final that saw the Faithfuls emerge victorious
Celebrity Traitors stars Maya Jama and James Acaster were noticeably absent from Friday night’s live Uncloaked special, following the dramatic final that saw the Faithfuls emerge victorious.
Romesh Ranganathan, 48, and Sebastian Croft, 24, were crowned the winners after a tense showdown that ended with Traitors Maya, 32, and King Kenny, 29, being banished just before the finish line.
The pair walked away with £83,000 between them, taking home £41,500 each for their chosen charities. Sebastian selected Choose Love, while Romesh chose the Refugee Council.
Their victory came after a series of twists that kept viewers guessing, with Maya and Kenny managing to stay under the radar until the final stages of the competition. However, their fellow Traitor James, 41, exposed his own identity during Thursday’s episode in a moment of pressure, leading to his banishment.
Despite their major roles in the series, neither Maya nor James appeared on Friday’s live Uncloaked special, hosted by Ed Gamble alongside Claudia Winkleman.
Actor Michael Sheen, who was murdered in the final, was also missing from the studio audience, although he did make an appearance via a video message during the programme.
It is understood that the absent celebrities had prior work commitments that prevented them from attending the live show. Maya, in particular, has been busy filming the second series of Netflix drama The Gentlemen this week.
Their absence may have surprised fans, given how central both Maya and James were to the series and its dramatic final episodes.
During last night’s final, the Faithfuls came away with the win, as actor Sebastian and comedian Romesh triumphed after seeing off James Blunt, King Kenny and Leigh Anne Pinnock in the End Game.
The duo took home £41,500 each for their chosen charities – Choose Love for Croft and the Refugee Council for Ranganathan.
The scenes were supposed to be watched by the entire cast of the series in a live reunion show straight after the action, however over half of the famous faces refused to show up to filming.
The likes of Jerry Hall, James Acaster and even Romesh’s pal Rob Beckett made their excuses, prompting confused viewers to ask what went wrong.
Joanne McNally is also away in America on her ongoing comedy tour and gave her apologies for the miss.
Sebastian’s fellow winner, Romesh has said his main feeling towards his win is that of ’embarrassment.’ The BBC Radio 2 presenter said he was a ‘mug’ and ‘easily swayed’ as he panned his gameplay during the series despite taking home the prize pot with Sebastian.
Speaking immediately after the finale, the comedian, 48, said: “It’s happiness tinged with a little bit of embarrassment. I feel that I’ve won the game despite I would say my key development area in this game being identifying Traitors correctly. I think that’s probably the thing that I was the worst at.”
The Mirror have contacted James and Maya’s reps for comment.
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