Traitors Fiona and Rachel turn on each other in most explosive episode of the series – while another Faithful is banished during emotional roundtable

When no one expected it, Traitors Fiona Hughes and Rachel Duffy attacked each other during Thursday’s explosive incident.

Amanda Collier reveals her secret about being a former senior police detective with the Metropolitan Police to her close ally Rachel; Rachel shared this information with the group after Amanda was exiled.

The news did not go well for Fiona, who was seen as a jealous person for not being told the secret first.

He believes that Rachel is lying about Amanda’s job and brutally calls her a Traitor in front of the other players.

It’s not uncommon for traitors to throw each other under the bus, but going to war in front of the entire group can be dangerous for both.

The pair later confronted each other in the show’s famous turret, with Rachel telling the camera: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I want to see what he has to say for himself, but the fact that he’s come for me means I’ve come for him.’

Amanda Collier revealed the secret of being a former senior police detective with the Metropolitan Police to close ally Rachel (pictured); Rachel shared this information with the group after Amanda was exiled.

Fiona said: ‘I threw a grenade in there. It’s up to you how you want it, Rachel, but I promise you, you’ve got a fight on your hands, girl.’

The episode was left in yet another cliffhanger, with the two women silently staring at each other, visibly making Stephen Libby uncomfortable.

Tonight, the trio will have to put their differences aside and decide on the murder of a player.

Fiona and Rachel’s fight came about after they killed officer Maz Bana face-to-face with Stephen the Traitor.

Then, after another grueling mission, tensions rose at the round table when the group split between Amanda and Reece Ward.

After the vote on who would go was split twice, host Claudia Winkleman announced that exile would be in the hands of fate.

Both players had to choose a chest, and the person with the shield inside was safe. Reece burst into tears as he received the shield, meaning Faithful Amanda would leave Ardross Castle.

Rachel was also emotional and said: ‘I know I’m a traitor but this broke my heart. ‘He was my favorite person.’

Fiona believes Rachel is lying about Amanda’s job and brutally calls her a Traitor in front of the other players

The episode again left on a cliffhanger, with the two women silently staring at each other, making Stephen Libby visibly uncomfortable.

Rachel (pictured) had an awkward confrontation with Fiona in the tower later that night

Fiona and Rachel’s fight came about after they killed officer Maz Bana face-to-face with the traitor Stephen.

Before revealing her identity, Amanda told the Loyalists: ‘Everything I said today, and most importantly, my home is always your home.

‘No need to be so dramatic, you all know what I’m going to say, take care… I’m a Loyalist.’

Earlier in the episode, viewers went wild as they watched Amanda tell Traitor Rachel that she was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police.

After hiding who she was from the group, Amanda took it upon herself to reveal her old job.

Following the struggle, Amanda was one of nine men to be accused of murder, and believing three of them to be Traitors and her chances dwindling, she decided to return to her best friend in the castle.

He told Rachel: ‘I was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police. I’m very good at undercover policing. This was my job. The only person I would tell this to is you.’

‘Of course I have to go and be best friends with the best detective. In my opinion, don’t blink, don’t move. I think it really helped my condition. I’m trying to understand how this will play out.’

Fans of the show were in hysterics as they watched the scene play out and took to X to comment on Amanda’s huge mistake.

They wrote: ‘If I were Amanda I would never shake the shame of choosing a TRAITOR to spill the beans on my (obviously) brilliant detective career’;

‘If Amanda is the chief of police, that doesn’t mean much, it’s something the biggest traitor can directly count on’;

The ‘Expert Detective’ who can ‘silence everyone’ and pour out his heart to a traitor;

‘Amanda telling Rachel that she was a detective was crazy’ and ‘Amanda was revealing herself to RACHEL as a senior detective. Clearly not a very good thing’;

‘You’re telling the wrong person, mate, you’re leaving soon’ and ‘I love Amanda, she didn’t need to do that’;

‘I don’t think there is anywhere on the planet where you can meet such amazing people. But remember this is a game.’

Earlier in the episode, viewers went wild as they watched Amanda tell Traitor Rachel that she was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police.

Following the fight, Amanda was one of nine people to be accused of murder and, believing three of them to be Traitors and her chances dwindling, she decided to return to her best friend in the castle.

He told Rachel: ‘I was a senior detective in the Metropolitan Police. I’m very good at undercover policing. This was my job. You’re the only person I can tell this to.’

According to overnight ratings, an average of 7.3 million people watched the episode. This is significantly higher than the overnight viewership of the season 4 premiere, which attracted an average of 6.4 million viewers.

Nicknamed ‘lovely Fiona’ and described as ‘vibrant, bubbly and full of fun’, Fiona, a local government worker from Swansea, was revealed to be the backstabbing contestant hiding behind a red cloak.

When Fiona revealed her true identity in the tower, Rachel said: ‘Fiona coming in makes me nervous, she’s going to ruffle some feathers’ and Stephen added: ‘She’s playing such a good game.’

It turns out Rachel was right to be nervous.

Traitors continues on January 9 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.