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Hesmondhalgh says her banishers sent apology texts

The actor says friends on the show reached out with apologies after Friday's banishment; in a game about betrayal, manners remain the real twist.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:16 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by BBC: “Julie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with head held high'”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 12:16 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Celebrity Traitors.
BBN covered this story before: Julie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with my head held high' (October 12).

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BBCJulie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with head held high'

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJulie Hesmondhalgh, the former Coronation Street star, says some of the people who banished her from Celebrity Traitors on Friday sent apologetic texts afterward, and she left with her head held high.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey voted her out and then checked in on her? That's like a drive-through that hands you the wrong order and a hug.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentApology texts are the worst part. Someone sat there typing and deleting three drafts.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThree drafts?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMinimum.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy microdrama version is one minute long, I play the guy who sends the text, and it ends on a read receipt with no reply.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd rather get a fruit basket, in person, with a card, and a tiny knife for the pineapple.

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