The Traitors viewers furiously defend former British diplomat Alexander as he becomes a beloved fan-favourite overnight

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The Traitors viewers are furiously defending latecomer Alexander after he came under fire at the Round Table during Wednesday night’s episode.

The former British Diplomat from London, 38, rejoined the series a week ago after initially sacrificing himself at the start of the game – and has quickly rose up the ranks and become a fan-favourite.

While some have hilariously branded the ‘polite’ contestant as ‘too Sєxy for this game,’ others are sympathising with him after he was targeted by the other players and are insisting he needs to be ‘protected at all costs’.

Wednesday night’s instalment saw Faithful Alexander be questioned at the Round Table after he emerged as one of the four players who were picked to play a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly game that saw Fozia be murdered.

The other players were convinced that one of the four must be a Traitor and sunk their claws into the diplomat because of how ‘calm’ he was after being pulled out of a floating coffin during the dramatic challenge.

In tense scenes, he especially clashed with ex-soldier Leanne and laughed in her face after she told him to ‘bring it’.

The Traitors viewers are furiously defending latecomer Alexander after he came under fire at the Round Table during Wednesday night’s episode

The former British Diplomat from London , 38, rejoined the series a week ago after initially sacrificing himself at the start of the game – and has quickly become a fan-favourite

Despite being a top suspect among the players, fans on the other hand are ‘loving’ Alexander and have taken to X to praise him.

Viewers wrote: ‘Alexander your too Sєxy for this game, your thinking too coherent, your manor too suave they’re going to kill you!!! #thetraitors.’

‘Loved that Alexander didn’t back down just because Leanne’s loud, he matched her energy politely #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘Alexander is so unintentionally funny #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘Alexander is the most polite person in there why is leanne being so rude… LET HIM SPEAK #TheTraitors.’

‘Fair play to alexander for giving this the reaction it warranted and just straight up laughing at her #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘I really like Alexander he keeps it chill and polite and logical, unlike most of this table #TheTraitors.’

‘“And you asked“ oh I loved Alexander so much lmao #TheTraitorsUK #thetraitors.’

‘I love Alexander so much. So polite and thankful that they’ve rescued him from that coffin #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK #TraitorsUK.’

Wednesday night’s instalment saw Faithful Alexander be questioned at the Round Table after he emerged as one of the four players who were picked to play a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly game

The other players were convinced that one of the four must be a Traitor because of how ‘calm’ he was after being pulled out of a floating coffin during the dramatic challenge

Despite being a top suspect among the players, fans on the other hand are ‘loving’ Alexander and have taken to X to praise him

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‘“Oh, a lot of heat? I thought… some?” Lord please protect Alexander at all cost!! #TheTraitorsUK #TheTraitors.’

‘Alexander has no allies. I’ll be there for you… #thetraitors #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘Me if I had the chance to save Alexander #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘Poor Alexander man, asking the man to explain what happened while multiple people shout at him. There’s a proper weird pack mentality this year where people don’t want to stand on their own, just follow the crowd #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK.’

‘Nah, don’t be rude to Alexander please #TheTraitors.’

In the same episode, viewers were left ‘gutted’ after fan-favourite Linda was banished from the game on Wednesday, following a tense Round Table.

Minah, 29, and Linda, 70, were the only two Traitors left in the compeтιтion after Armani was banished from the castle.

But Linda received the most votes at the latest banishment, with the contestants going wild when she revealed herself as a Traitor.

In the same episode, viewers were left ‘gutted’ after fan-favourite Linda was banished from the game on Wednesday, following a tense Round Table

Speaking after leaving the show, she explained: ‘I didn’t really have a strategy – I think it was just to not let people know I was a Traitor and I’m really proud I made it as far as I did’

And now, Linda has broken her silence on her exit, admitting she didn’t have a strategy and is a ‘bit of an airhead’.

Speaking after leaving the show, she explained: ‘I didn’t really have a strategy – I think it was just to not let people know I was a Traitor and I’m really proud I made it as far as I did.

‘I’d talked about being a mother figure but I played the jokey person more, and that did work. I’m a bit of an airhead so that came over as well.’

Reacting to her exit, one devastated fan wrote on social media platform x: ‘Nooo what will we do without Linda’;

‘Mourning our queen Linda’; ‘Gutted that Linda has gone’

She become a huge hit with viewers as she attempts to hoodwink the Faithfuls, but has slipped up one too many times.

After host Claudia Winkleman secretly chose her first three Traitors, Linda visibly reacted to the presenter when she said the тιтle out loud.

It was a move noticed by several Faithfuls, and was soon brought up at the round table, leading others to question her loyalties.

A post showing a huge billboard plastered above the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square has gone viral

And after spawning meme after meme with her scene-steals on the BBC show, Linda has now been awarded the ultimate honour.

A post showing a huge billboard plastered above the Vue cinema in London’s Leicester Square has gone viral.

The billboard above the venue where many a red carpet premiere has taken place, shows Linda earning the Golden Cloak Award for the ‘performance of a lifetime award’.

Linda has played up to the viral trend, making the trek from her Hertfordshire home over the weekend to post for a pH๏τo with the billboard.

‘OHHH MYYY GODDDD! I can’t ACTUALLY believe this is happening! How FUN! Just getting up to speed on instagram! Bear with me guys…. #oldlady’ she captioned her snap.

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