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Julie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with my head held high'

The former Coronation Street actor says she received apologetic texts after Friday's banishment, and fans are calling it the kindest betrayal on television; even the traitors had manners.

On air: Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 9:36 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Harry (Howard) Potts · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Photo: Julie Hesmondhalgh — Photo: Harry (Howard) Potts · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

First reported by BBC: “Julie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with my head held high'”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:36 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Celebrity Traitors.
BBN covered this story before: Celebrity Traitors Ep. Four: Another Player Out, Graveyard Mission (October 9).

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BBCJulie Hesmondhalgh left Celebrity Traitors 'with my head held high'

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJulie Hesmondhalgh says she left Celebrity Traitors with her head held high, after being banished on Friday's episode, and she got apologetic texts from the people who did it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorApologetic texts from the people who voted her out. That is the nicest betrayal I have ever heard of.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAccountability with a side of customer service. I want to be banished somewhere that cares.