The Traitors Australia has officially returned to screens with a brand new host and a starry collection of celebrity castmates. The third season of the reality show premiered in early August, and one reality star was booted before the shenanigans could even begin.
As a refresher, The Traitors brings together 22 participants for a game of social deduction much like Mafia or Werewolf, against the backdrop of a castle where they all reside. The celebs are assigned as either Traitors or Faithfuls, with the first group working together to slowly banish or “murder” the Faithfuls without being detected.
This year brings a fresh twist with brand new host Gretel Killeen and castmates including Australian Idol’s Ian Dickson, The Bachelor’s Alex Nation, and The Real Housewives’ Krissy Marsh and Gamble Breaux.
Each episode, one person from the 22-strong cast will be eliminated by the Traitors — confirmed as Alvin Quah, Kirby Bentley and Alex Nation — en route to the grand prize of up to $250,000. Which brings us to the ultimate question; who has been eliminated from season three of The Traitors Australia so far?
Read on to find out everyone who has been banished so far!
Henry Nicholson
The Faithfuls got rid of another one of their own when they voted to eliminate Australian Survivor star Henry Nicholson. Henry correctly guessed that Kirby was one of the Traitors, but the Round Table quickly devolved as his attempts to rally the troops blew up in his face. Convinced he was too hell-bent in his gameplay, the cast voted Henry out of the mansion in another blow to the Faithfuls.
“I love everyone here; this experience has been the best experience… Biggest anti-climax ever, but I’m a Faithful,” Henry said before departing the mansion.
Cosima De Vito
Cosima’s elimination seemingly came out of nowhere, with one of the Packham twins accusing her of making a comment that sounded like she was a Traitor. Though the evidence wasn’t strong, the group banded together and she was eliminated by a landslide.
In an exclusive interview with Chattr, Cosima admitted that she felt really upset when most of the cast was gunning for her at the round table.
“Basically, they’re ganging up and bullying. That’s what they’re doing,” she told Chattr. “It was absolutely horrible, and I know you’re watching TV [and you think], ‘Oh, it’s just television’. But when you when you’re in that situation, it’s hard.”
Of course, Cosima revealed that she was a Faithful before exiting the room, leaving the remaining contestants devastated that they still hadn’t managed to uncover a Traitor.
Manaaki Hoepo
Faithful Manaaki came for the Traitors fast and hard, but his spot-on suspicions ultimately put a target on his back, leading to his ‘murder’ and elimination from the game.
Manaaki pinpointed that the Traitors must be among six specific people who witnessed his fight with Keira, and he was right, as Traitors Kirby, Alex and Alvin were all present. However, Manaaki didn’t have long to drive home his theory, as he was ‘murdered’ by the Traitors the same night he laid out his evidence.
Shane Gould
Shane’s place in The Traitors mansion was rocky from the get, since she put an early target on her back after brutally eliminating Cam Merchant in the very first episode. That target was fired-upon in the first round table, when the Olympian was grilled, mostly by Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson, despite being a Faithful.
Kween Kong
Iconic drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star Kween Kong was the first celeb to be banished from the actual castle (a previous elimination took place on the outside grounds), with Traitors Alex, Alvin and Kirby choosing her as the debut murder victim. Kween Kong’s banishment came after she predicted early that Kirby might be a Traitor, making her a clear target for elimination.
Cam Merchant
Former Married At First Sight (MAFS) participant Cam Merchant was unfortunately the first to be sent packing from The Traitors mansion in the very first episode. Making matters worse, Cam was given the boot just 20 minutes into the season three premiere, after his co-star Shane Gould — who the cast dubbed ‘the most virtuous’ — was given an ultimatum of self-eliminating or evicting someone else.
Choosing the latter, Shane landed on Cam — who was told to “leave the mansion immediately.” He quite literally hadn’t even entered the manor and already his time on The Traitors. Peace out, Cam!
That’s the only elimination we’ve gotten so far in The Traitors’ third season, but with an eviction each episode, there’s plenty more where that came from.
The third season of Traitors Australia airs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm on Network 10 and 10Play.
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