The Traitors spoilers follow.
She may have been banished from the castle on Thursday (8 January), but Amanda Collier's influence on the fourth season of The Traitors may run way past the point where she was eliminated.
The Faithfuls' most forthright member exited the BBC reality series after drawing the short straw - or merely opening the shield-less box - in a head-to-head against Reece Ward, with the pair tying for votes at the round table.
Though she may have left the castle in the Scottish Highlands, Amanda was still the topic of conversation as Traitors Fiona Hughes and Rachel Duffy waged war against each other, much to the shock of Stephen Libby and his co-stars.
The feud between Fiona and Rachel arose after Rachel shared with the group that Amanda had disclosed the fact that she was a retired police detective. Fiona, who was close with Amanda in the castle, took umbrage at this and accused Rachel of lying.
Fiona went one step further, however, and said in front of the whole group that she "believed" Rachel was a Traitor (she already knows this, of course), leaving Rachel little choice but to retaliate in a bid to stay in the game.
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Following the confrontation, several viewers posited that Fiona's remark was in violation of the Traitors' Oath, which mainly prevents Traitors from revealing the identity of themselves and their fellow players.
"Do you commit to lie and deceive throughout the game? Are you willing to murder your fellow players every single night? And, do you vow to keep your identity and the identity of your fellow players a secret?" it reads.
On TikTok, one fan questioned if Fiona had "broken" the show by violating the last part of the Oath, though it can be argued that the star's wording of "I believe Rachel is a Traitor" would mean she is unlikely to have been deemed to have broken the rules.
"I think as long as you don’t say, 'I’m a Traitor so I KNOW Rachel is a Traitor', you’re fine as it’s still taken as pure speculation by everyone else still," explained one viewer, while another remarked that the situation made for "great TV".
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While the aftermath of Fiona and Rachel's spat will air tonight, Amanda was left to rue her faith in Rachel, with the police detective admitting on spin-off series The Traitors: Uncloaked that she was blindsided by the fact that her closest ally was a Traitor.
"In a split second, my head went, 'You're going to look really stupid'," quipped Amanda after she discovered Rachel's true allegiance. "She was my best friend in the castle. She's brilliant, she fooled me.
"I deserved to be banished. Totally. I just confused the hell out of everybody. It was a little bit rabbit in the headlights, but it was also, I've got all this information in my head that I want to get out to help."
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