The penultimate episode of The Traitors ended with the show’s most dramatic cliffhanger yet, as Francesca Rowan-Plowden was given the biggest power in the series’ history.

Awarded the тιтle of Seer following the day’s mission, Frankie was given the chance to choose one player, and discover once and for all whether they were a Traitor or a Faithful.

Frankie then chose Charlotte, with her reason being that she wanted to confirm her status as a Faithful, but of course viewers are well aware she is a Traitor.

Charlotte is the sole remaining Traitor in the five still taking part in the game, meaning that if she avoids being banished, she’ll take all of the prize money.

‘This could be the difference between winning and losing the game’ Claudia told Frankie as she decided who to invite to the face to face meeting.

‘Charlotte I could bring in as an affirmation of a faithful,’ Frankie said. ‘Alexander, I have wound myself in knots. Do I pick someone I am confident in like Charlotte and form an alliance or do I invite Alexander, why did he give me the coins?’

The penultimate episode of The Traitors ended with the show’s most dramatic cliffhanger yet, as Francesca Rowan-Plowden was given the biggest power in the series’ history

Awarded the тιтle of Seer following the day’s mission, Frankie was given the chance to choose one player, and discover once and for all whether they were a Traitor or a Faithful

‘My gut is that I need to clear up the people close to me.’

In the end, Frankie chose Charlotte, convinced she was a faithful. The remaining faithfuls were suspect of her choice, speculating that because Freddie had voted for Charlotte at the round table, Frankie was suspicious of her. 

‘In my heart I hope she is a faithful then I can take a sigh of relief that one person is one hundred percent faithful and it was the person I always thought it was,’ Frankie said.

But a stressed Charlotte confessed: ‘My mind is just whirring. Where do I go from here? I feel very pinned in the corner. I am the last traitor standing, it is literally her word against mine.’ 

Viewers were gripped as they eagerly waited for the moment Charlotte was forced to tell Frankie she was a Traitor, but the episode came to an abrupt end before it was revealed.

It was a cliffhanger that sparked a sea of reaction from fans on social media, with one even admitting they were ‘coming out in hives’ following the tense episode.

Posts on X included: ‘THIS IS REAL TV I AM SAT SHAKING OH MY GOD CHARLOTTE HAS TO REVEAL HERSELF TO FRANKIE;’

‘I’ve come out in hives;’

Frankie then chose Charlotte, with her reason being that she wanted to confirm her status as a Faithful, but of course viewers are well aware she is a Traitor

Viewers were gripped as they eagerly waited for the moment Charlotte was forced to tell Frankie she was a Traitor, but the episode came to an abrupt end before it was revealed

It was a cliffhanger that sparked a sea of reaction from fans on social media, with one even admitting they were ‘coming out in hives’ following the tense episode

His exit confirmed that this year’s final five were (L-R) Leanne, Jake, Alexander, Charlotte and Frankie, with a total of nearly £75,000 on offer in the prize fund

‘The GASP @MrAlexRamzan and I just GASPED. This is SO game wide open;’

‘Noooo. Why do you stop right now! Cliffhanger at its best;’

Thursday’s episode also saw Freddie Fraser banished from the castle, bringing an end to his brief stint as a Traitor.

Just 24 hours after he was recruited by long-time traitor Charlotte, Freddie was banished after his feeble lies failed to convice the final five of his faithfulness. 

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Speaking after his banishment Freddie admitted he had zero strategy in the game, confessing: ‘I think my strategy all along was just to be myself, I can’t put on a facade or portray a different character than who I really am.’

‘My strategy was to get along more with the ladies and do a bit of flirting here and a bit of charming there. I think I’m like that in my everyday life anyway, so fit perfectly.’

He added though that he was gutted to leave the compeтιтion as a traitor, explaining: ‘The worst part is that I had to stand up there and say that I was a Traitor, even though it had only been a day!’

‘I could have done so many things differently, but everyone will think that looking back. If you haven’t won, you’re obviously going to look back and think you could have done stuff differently.

‘I’m happy with how I played it.’

His exit confirmed that this year’s final five were Frankie, Charlotte, Alexander Dragonetti, Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley, with a total of nearly £75,000 on offer in the prize fund.

The Traitors Final airs on Friday at 8:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.