As Celebrity Traitors comes to a dramatic conclusion, winning Faithful Jake Brown has shared his theory on who could win tonight.
Jake, who is a judge at the 2026 Scope Awards, won the third season of the hit BBC series alongside Leanne Quigley, with the pair splitting the whopping prize pot of £94,600.
The 28-year-old secured the victory after playing a masterful game in which he noticed fellow contestant Linda Rands was a Traitor from the very first round table, when she lifted her head at Claudia Winkleman’s address.
As the foremost expert on winning the game in the UK right now, the reality star has had a keen eye on the debut Celebrity Traitors season, telling Metro that starring in the actual game offers a ‘different perspective’ of the whole show.
The finale, which airs on BBC One tonight, features Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns, and three Faithfuls: Nick Mohammed, Joe Marler and David Olusoga.
The episode ended on a tense note last week after Joe Marler shared his correct theory with Nick that Alan and Cat are the final traitors to oust, determined to bring this plan into the finale.
That just leaves one contestant undecided about where their loyalties lie, and Jake has shared that this will truly be the deciding factor on how tonight pans out.
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He explained that although it is ‘very balanced’ going into the final, we’re left with historian David, who is the ‘lone wolf’.
‘He’s kept his theories to himself; he’s not really been in group discussions as such. I feel like David holds the key, because [he’s] the one who can either sway to the Faithfuls or to the Traitors.
‘It will be interesting to see how David plays it, because he has had suspicions of Joe in the past, so he might go against him, but then, after Jonathan was banished (a theory Joe pioneered), he might listen to him.
‘For myself, I’ll always back the Faithfuls, but I just can’t call it.’
With both sides in such a precarious position, Joe also noted that Nick and Joe’s strategy to keep their cards close to their chest could backfire.
‘It’s helped them, selfishly,get to the final, but in terms of the collective, it’s not helped the other Faithfuls,’ Jake explained, sharing an example of how banished Faithful Kate was unaware of Nick’s theory about Cat and Alan.
Or more Faithfuls as a whole could have banded together sooner, and even ‘got Alan out by now’.
He reflected: ‘It’s a selfish game, you’re playing to win for yourself. So in one aspect, you gotta respect it, because if it ends up that Nick and Joe win, then it’s worked completely, but if it goes against them, they might look back and think, “oh, maybe I should have mentioned this sooner”.’
Ultimately, even if Alan (who giggles every time the Traitors is mentioned) and Cat’s betrayal seem as clear as day for viewers, it is never as easy in the castle.
Jake recalled it being a ‘humbling experience’ and bonded with Kate over how they both went in assuming it would be much easier than it ended up being to sniff out the snakes.
He added: ‘Alan Carr is just Alan Carr, so when he’s sweating, giggling and laughing, that is just him. So to try and notice and say: “That’s a Traitor’s sign.” Well, maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s just Alan, and he probably would be the same if he played it as a Faithful.’
And also acknowledged how much ‘luck’ and being ‘in the right place at the right time’ are to making it all the way to the end.
The show completely transformed Jake’s life in more ways than one and offered him the opportunity to share his life with cerebral palsy in an impactful way.
What is the Scope Awards?
The Scope Awards celebrate the people and organisations who are working to end disability inequality.
It aims to ‘bring people together, allowing us to use our collective power to change attitudes and achieve our mission of an equal future for disabled people.’
Each year a number of organisations and individuals championing disability rights celebrate the community and their contributions.
The event, which Metro is the media partner for, will take place in April 2026 at the Kia Oval in London and also be livestreamed.
Now, he is a judge at the Scope Awards, a charity working to end disability inequality by bringing people together to change attitudes and shape the future. Especially as 1 in 4 people in the UK have a disability of some form.
Talking about what an ‘honour’ it is to be involved, he shared that he wants to show young people who ‘lack confidence’ that they can ‘achieve great things in life, no matter what barriers or limitations.’
He shared the ethos, saying: ‘If you’re disabled or not, we have a community that helps one another and wants to push people to greatness.’
And credits Traitors with offering much-needed diverse representation that he didn’t see on TV when growing up.
‘I’ve had so many messages from people saying: “I feel seen. I feel heard. It’s nice to see someone like myself on screen. So I’m hoping that off the back of that other shows will do the same,’ he concluded.
Celebrity Traitors finale airs tonight at 9pm on BBC One.
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