Celebrity Traitors winner Romesh Ranganathan addresses James Blunt feud rumours after final betrayal

Celebrity Traitors winner Romesh Ranganathan has admitted his betrayal of James Blunt during the tense finale 'will stay with me for a long time.' Comedian Romesh and actor and musician Sebastian 'Bash' Croft were crowned champions of the BBC show on Friday night, splitting the £83,000 prize pot.Singer James Blunt was within touching distance of taking home a share of the prize money but was blindsided when Romesh questioned his Faithful status.A flabberghasted James insisted Romesh was 'entirely wrong' but it was only when Sebastian took him aside to defend James, did the comedian concede and voted King Kenny out. Following Kenny's banishment, viewers knew that this meant there were only three Faithfuls left in the game, and Sebastian and Romesh both voted to end things there. James sealed his fate though when he voted for another banishment, meaning it was inevitable that the other two would vote for him to be eliminated. Appearing on Monday's One Show, Romesh was asked if he and James are 'on speaking terms', amid rumours of a feud after the tense scenes. Celebrity Traitors winner Romesh Ranganathan has admitted his betrayal of James Blunt during the tense finale of the BBC show 'will stay with me for a long time'James Blunt's bid to be crowned winner was left in tatters on Friday, after he took a swipe at Romesh for questioning his Faithful status sparking rumours of a feud 'I feel really bad about that, and it's gonna stay with me for a long time, what happened,' Romesh admitted.He quickly shot down rumours of any lingering rensentment though, adding: 'He texted me. I just wanna get this out in the open, James Blunt and I are friends, OK? It's all good.'Although he did text me the other day saying, "!I know where you live."''But I felt so bad because, in that moment, Bash convinced me; he said, "Listen, I think he's a Faithful." And I trusted Bash, and we were like, "Let's end the game," and when (James) decided to go again, I was like, "Oh no!"He then shared that there is a WhatsApp group featuring all the cast members, explaining 'I think we're all gonna meet up at some point.'The Celebrity Traitors concluded on a high on Friday night as the grand final drew in a record-breaking 11.2 million viewers – despite garnering mixed reviews. While critics claimed the final episode was 'underwhelming' and 'anticlimactic', the nail-biting conclusion drew the biggest UK overnight and consolidated TV audiences of 2026 so far.The average overnight audience of 11.2 million (later peaking at 11.6 million), was up from the 11 million who tuned in to the 2025 series final which saw Traitor Alan Carr emerge victorious. Faithfuls Romesh and Sebastian 'Bash' Croft were crowned the winners after successfully banishing Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny at the final hourViewers applauded Romesh and Sebastian for beating Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny, who went under the radar until Thursday's episode, when their fellow Traitor James Acaster revealed his identity in a moment of stress.They scooped £41,500 each for their chosen charities – Choose Love for Sebastian and the Refugee Council for Ranganathan. They shared an embrace as host Claudia Winkleman congratulated them on their big win.'I trusted Bash and I was right to. I cannot believe it! I just really hope my mum is proud,' the comedian said.In his exit interview, he added: 'I think my biggest highlight is making a friend in Bash - relying on the fact that I thought he was a friend in that end game and that paying off, that is something I feel really good about.Sebastian broke down in tears and said: 'That was just incredible. This might actually be the best day of my life.'Adding what the highlight of his experience was, the actor shared: 'It was the moment that Rom said the word Faithful, and the hug that we had was just wild, it was crazy.'