The two Scouse contestants were seen talking to each other directly for the first time on the latest episode
12:02, 10 Jan 2025Updated 12:04, 10 Jan 2025
Dan opened up to Minah after the round table last night(Image: BBC)
Fans of The Traitors made a prediction after a revealing conversation between Scousers Minah Shannon and Dan Bird in last night’s episode. The latest series of the hit BBC show includes Minah, 29, and Dan, 33, who are both from Liverpool.
The next episode will be shown tonight (Friday) at 9pm on BBC One. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors sees a group of strangers stay at a castle in the Scottish Highlands to play a game with the chance of winning up to £120,000.
A group of ‘traitors’ must secretly murder their fellow players without getting caught, while the ‘faithful’ attempt to banish the traitors from the game. Minah was selected by host Claudia to be one of the three traitors in the first episode, while Dan is a faithful.
Like many others in the castle currently, he is completely unaware of Minah being a traitor. For the first time in Thursday’s episode, viewers saw the two Scousers interacting with each other directly.
The conversation came after a faithful, Tyler, was banished at the round table. Dan was despondent as he was convinced Tyler was a traitor and confided in Minah, who as a traitor knew Tyler’s true role.
Scouser Dan Bird, who is in the latest series of The Traitors(Image: Cody Burridge/BBC/PA Wire)
After Minah lied to Tyler and told him she felt “so bad” about Tyler’s exit, Dan said: “It’s been quite a bad day. You have an image of yourself that you’re quite good at the game and it just gets shattered.
“I think people are going to get hurt in this game, I think people already have. I think some people are going to be really suckered in by people that they really like and trust.”
Speaking alone to the cameras afterwards, Dan praised his fellow Scouser. He said: “Minah is my girl. She’s been my girl from the start. We bonded immediately over being Scousers. I feel like it’s a bit of a slice of home and I really enjoy her company.”
However, viewers predicted that Dan’s trust of Minah could lead to his downfall. One on X/Twitter said: “Dan’s eye rolls are becoming a highlight but he is going to be shaken when he discovers the truth about Minah.”
Another said: “Dan saying people are going to get hurt by friends they trust whilst pouring his heart out to Minah, god I love this show.” A third added: “I’m calling it now, the final will be between Minah and Dan and he will get the ultimate betrayal.”