The Traitors 2026 finalists: The five contestants who made it through to series four final

As always, it’s been a rollercoaster of a series and now The Traitors series four final is upon us. After the ‘chest of chance’ decided the fate of Rachel, 42, and James, 38, we now have the five contestants who made it through to the very last day.

After a monster of a cliffhanger in the penultimate episode, we now know it was James who walked away from the hit BBC reality TV show achingly close to making it to the grand finale. While players are usually eliminated following a round of voting, the tense episode saw two contestants receive the same amount of votes twice which saw host Claudia Winkleman bring out two wooden boxes - the player who selected the chest with a shield in it stayed to play another day and the one left holding the empty box walked.

It was Rachel who had lady luck on her side, and James who left his fellow contestants with a few parting words. The gardener said: “It’s been amazing, I’ve learnt a lot about myself. It’s just been an incredible experience, I feel incredibly serene right now. What a game, thank you. At the first round table, when the blindfolds went on, I was selected immediately, and have been from the start, as a ‘traitful’... faithful. Good luck everyone, good luck, it’s been a pleasure.”

The Traitors finalists

Faraaz

Faraaz, 22, applied to be on The Traitors because he is a huge fan of the show. The Internal Auditor from Middlesbrough said: “I've been watching it since series one, and I thought it would be something that I'd really love to take part in and just immerse myself in that experience.”

Jack

Jack, 29, wanted to try something that would take him outside of his comfort zone. The Personal Trainer from Essex said: “Some of the Missions are really physically demanding, but then there are the mental tests as well. You’ve got to be so switched on regardless of whether you're a Traitor or a Faithful, it just takes one slip up and you could be gone. You've got to be so locked in both physically and mentally.”

Jade

Jade, 25, said she played a lot of video games similar to The Traitors, so thought ‘why would I not?’. The PhD Student from the West Midlands said: “I'm quite an observant person, I’m good with people and I pick up on things that a lot of people think I miss, but that might change if you ask me that at the end of the show.”

Rachel

Rachel, 42, said she is a competitive person through and through who loves games and challenges. The head of communications from County Down said: “I will do anything to win. Nothing's off the table. I'm very good at knowing the difference between reality and a game. I'm really competitive in challenges, so I'll do whatever I can to get money in the bank.”

Stephen

Stephen, 32, said he perhaps had a bit of a “delusional sense” that he could do really well in the game. The cyber security consultant living in London said: “You have to read the room really quickly at the beginning and previous players’ tactics may not work here. Also, people are going into this game now knowing a lot more about how the game works, and I think that really means you've got to come up with a new strategy, your own strategy.”