Celebrity Traitors fans go wild as James Blunt strips off for a 'hilarious' shower scene as he becomes the latest star at risk of being murdered

Celebrity Traitors sent viewers wild as James Blunt enjoyed a 'hilarious' shower scene in Thursday night's episode.

The 52-year-old singer is the latest contestant to strip off on the show, after Tom Daley delighted fans last year.  

During the latest episode of the hit BBC show, James becomes at risk of being murdered by Traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and Hannah Fry, after they began to worry he would suss them out. 

James A said: ‘My problem is that I currently want to protect everyone in the game.'

Maya added: ‘I’m thinking differently. We have to have fun. What are Traitors here for? Little kill, little laugh’.

They then decide that it will either be James B, Bella Ramsey, or Sebastian Croft who will be murdered in Friday's episode.

The scene then jumps to James B in the first iconic shower scene of the series, wearing a shower cap and scrubbing himself.

Fans took to X to share their thoughts on the brief clip, penning: 'what is this james blunt shower scene,'

'NOT JAMES BLUNT IN THE SHOWER LMAO',

'James blunt in the shower with a shower cap and a huge brush was not on my 2026 bingo card,'

'Let’s murder James Blunt, cuts to him in the shower with a loofah,'

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'Seeing James Blunt in the shower is not something I expected tonight, and I’m now scarred for life,'

'James Blunt got the shower shot I’m screamingggggg.'

Earlier in the episode, it was revealed that Richard E. Grant was banished in the first roundtable. 

It comes after he did the unthinkable by announcing to the group he was a Traitor just hours into the first show.

Following a landslide vote, in which 69-year-old Grant received 16 out of a possible 20 votes, he was banished.

'I have always wanted to be a Traitor, as you know. Sometimes in life your dreams do come true, and sometimes they don't,' Grant said to the group, before revealing: 'I am an unfaithful Traitor!'

Speaking to the camera, the actor added: 'I've been annihilated. I have managed to checkmate myself, which, as far as I'm aware, has never been done! My daughter is going to be like, "Oh, Dad", but I've just had a blast.'

Back in Ardross Castle, host Claudia Winkleman announced to the euphoric group of celebrities: ‘This has never happened before. Your first try and you’ve got one!’ 

Last week former Today programme host Amol Rajan fell at the first hurdle when he was murdered by Richard and Maya Jama.

Viewers were left waiting for 24 hours to see if he or comedian James A would win the battle to be chosen by Richard and Maya to be the third Traitor, but on Friday fans discovered it was Amol who lost out.

Speaking after his shock exit, Amol admitted that he is ‘grieving’ being kicked off so early in the series.

He said: ‘It's just an absolutely unforgettable ride of a lifetime. And, honestly, there's kind of an unhappy contrast right now, because I'm sort of grieving what might have been. In time I know that I'll come to look on this as honestly one of the greatest privileges of my life.’

The Traitors host Claudia was seen pacing back and forth before slamming the coffin shut on the broadcaster, meaning he is the first player to be eliminated.

'It's game over,' he told the camera. 'It is gutting to be the first out, but James is a fantastic player, and people aren't going to suspect him, and they might suspect me.

'Maybe I was a little bit foolish with Richard but, then again, I ended up in the chapel with a nearly 50/50 chance to join their club.

'But do you know what? Games are games. Just like there are winners, there has to be losers. I've loved the ride.'

The first two episodes mark the return of television's most deceitful game show – and it has yet again proved to be a smash hit with viewers.

Nominated as one of Claudia's Traitors, Richard has perhaps already made the biggest slip-up in Celebrity Traitors history.

As he mingled with Faithful Joe Lycett in the lounge area, the comedian jumped straight in with the question: 'What are you?'

'A Traitor,' Richard responded with a huge grin on his face.

Unsure what to believe, Joe said: 'I think you've just done something that has never happened in the game... bold strategy.'

The surprise confession left the rest of the celebrities in a tailspin, with the actor acknowledging he would face the heat at the first round table.

The second series launch episode attracted a record-breaking nine million viewers on Thursday, surpassing all previous premieres for The Traitors UK.

Overnight figures show the first episode peaked at just over nine million and averaged 8.9 million viewers – up three million from the first celebrity series and 2.5 million from series four of The Traitors back in January.

Last year's star-studded celebrity series – featuring the likes of winner Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, Kate Garraway and Paloma Faith – launched with a peak audience of 6.5 million viewers, averaging 6.1 million across the episodes.

The last non-celebrity series opener in January garnered 6.9 million peak viewers and averaged 6.4 million views.

The total audience for the series is expected to go even higher in the coming days, with viewers who streamed the show on iPlayer yet to be counted.

It also beat ratings for Strictly Come Dancing's first live show, which have plummeted since presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly stepped away.

Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and former professional dancer Johannes Radebe have since replaced the iconic duo.

The first episode of the dance show had a peak of five million viewers, down from the 6.2 million who tuned in for the same stage of last year's competition.

Celebrities on The Traitors are playing the game in Ardross Castle in the Highlands, hoping to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.