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The recent elimination on The Traitors has sent fans reeling and prompted a surge of grief and online commentary by heartbroken viewers.
Spoilers ahead.
The seventh episode was staged to be a critical one, as the nation and particularly the LGBTQIA+ viewers waited with baited breath to finally discover whether retired teached Diane was eliminated or not.
“4 MILLION people tuned in to the state funeral of ar Diane – sorry, I mean – a new record high of 4 million tuned into episode 7 of #he Traitors on BBC One last night,” SUPER TV commented.
The previous episode saw the traitors (Miles Asteri, a 36-year-old veterinary nurse from Worcestershire, Harry Clark, a 22-year-old army engineer from Slough, and Paul Gorton, a 36-year-old business manager from Manchester) bestowed with the task of eliminating a player via ‘poisoned’ chalice.
In last night’s episode, it was revealed that it was in fact Diane who took a sip, however unlike last season the player would remain in the game for another day.
Claudia Winkleman, host, explained to the contestants that the challenge of the day would be to get into Miss Marple mode and figure out who had been targeted by the traitors.
In a camp flourished funeral procession, the group were led to an area to answer questions that gave them clues to the identity of the victim.
To the fortune of the group they correctly identified Diane as the poisoned participant and she was locked in a coffin, ending her time on The Traitors.
An additional £7,000 was added to the prize fund, which currently stands at £56,550.
Diane had been a fan favourite right from the start for immediately “sussing out” the Traitors’ identities. Rylan Clark joined in on the hype: “Never been more afraid of being found out by her and I’m not even a traitor on the show.”
In a delight for viewers, Diane posted a video on Instagram captioned: “The price to pay for being a summer lovin’ fun hun” alongside a video of the reality star dancing with a bottle of pink fizz in front of a picture of The Traitor’s castle. The clip has already been carefully crafted into many an internet meme.
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Upon Diane’s departure an outpouring of comments were made one said: “Such a fitting exit for the queen of the UK.”
Another added: “Diane getting killed off with pink rosé is camp and iconic #thetraitors.”
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the BBC One series follows 22 strangers as they arrive at a castle in the Scottish Highlands to play “the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust” in the hope of winning up to £120,000.
Scroll for more fan reactions.
Diane: *breathes*
gays:#TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/iOIlfbnv43— Adam (@adamkanzen) January 13, 2024
The gays seeing Diane being handed the chalice by Miles #TheTraitors #TheTraitorsUK pic.twitter.com/LSk6uYhap0
— Christopher (@NemesisChris) January 12, 2024
While the nation weeps …..
Mother made this…… #TheTraitorsUK
🌹 🍷 pic.twitter.com/JyRQgI9XKa
— Kerr Logan (@KerrLogan) January 17, 2024
Diane leading her own funeral procession, like who else could leave the show like this. What an iconic way to go #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/T3H5lIQSJm
— L D N _ L E W🦩S (@LDN_Lewis) January 17, 2024
So obsessed with Diane’s “I know x” #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/MjUPCFkAlH
— loveofhuns x (@loveofhuns) January 18, 2024
Diane getting killed off with pink rosé fizz is camp and iconic #thetraitors pic.twitter.com/i02ni2U9zJ
— Lydia (@lydia_cochrane) January 12, 2024
The traitors seeing Diane at breakfast
— LADbible (@ladbible) January 17, 2024
Diane leading her own funeral procession, like who else could leave the show like this. What an iconic way to go #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/T3H5lIQSJm
— L D N _ L E W🦩S (@LDN_Lewis) January 17, 2024
The way to make #TheTraitors better would be if every episode Diane reveals that another of the contestants is her son until it turns out that the entire series is just Diane and all her children. pic.twitter.com/3igysgyTV3
— linus karp (@linuskarp) January 12, 2024
Diane drinking from the chalice after twitter convincing me all week that she would live #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/fjyTFX7uJG
— B (@bdly25) January 17, 2024
NOT Diane posting this on Insta 😭😭😭 #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/CBneZ5RgJ4
— Ryan ✌️ (@RyanS_UK) January 17, 2024
Diane arriving at breakfast #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/H1BXpZh7Qv
— ed (@erar97) January 17, 2024
diane getting an entire episode dedicated to her demise complete with funeral and an actual grave is so camp… i’m obsessed #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/5lHG8ULoyC
— Ruby Naldrett (@rubynaldrett) January 17, 2024
If Diane hasn’t been offered a £120k advertising campaign for a fizzy rosé brand with the slogan ‘To Di For’ then what’s the point?#TheTraitors
— Nicola Thorp (@nicolathorp_) January 17, 2024
Diane waltzing into the breakfast room. #TheTraitors pic.twitter.com/9k0mefYTDo
— Sky 🃋 (@daughterwound) January 17, 2024
the traitors seeing diane still alive like #thetraitors pic.twitter.com/8njCMul0ii
— Simi🌺 (@maggiesxrose) January 17, 2024