The Faithfuls suffered a huge blow on Friday night as eagle-eyed Miranda Hart became the latest celebrity to be murdered on The Traitors.
The comedian, 53, had emerged as one of the show's sharpest detectives, winning praise from viewers for her observation skills after correctly suspecting mathematician Hannah Fry of being a Traitor.
But despite helping to unmask two Traitors, Miranda's own time in the castle came to an end on Friday.
Reacting to her murder, a frustrated Miranda said: “No, absolutely not. Bottoms. I knew it.
“I’m so cross with myself. I was wholly focusing on my Joanne issue. Ultimately, in my little personal story this has been quite extraordinary.”
Hart became emotional as she said the show had allowed her to “get back and do the thing that I love professionally, and do the things I love personally, wandering round the Scottish Highlands and connecting in nature.
“There were times I didn’t think that would be possible again.”
Miranda Hart has been killed off in Celebrity Traitors
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Hart has previously spoken about the fatigue she suffers a result of her chronic illness, which she has previously linked to her Lyme disease diagnosis.
After learning of her murder, Joanne McNally said: “She was really powerful, Miranda was like the mother.”
Her shock exit came after The Traitors pulled in a peak audience of 10.3 million on Thursday night, as viewers watched EastEnders star Ross Kemp fall victim to a cunning murder in plain sight.
An average of 10 million tuned in to see Ross eliminated through a seemingly innocent ‘yawn’, making it the joint most-watched episode of the series so far, with a huge 59.9% audience share, according to the BBC.
The episode matched the ratings for the third instalment, which saw actor Richard E Grant banished from the castle after admitting he was a Traitor just moments after being chosen.
In what was perhaps the most tense Roundtable yet, Joanne and Sharon both found themselves in the firing line, with a tied vote forcing the group to vote again.
The deciding vote ultimately fell to Traitor Kenny, but the episode ended on a cliffhanger before viewers could discover who had been banished.
Celebrity Traitors returns next Thursday at 8pm.