Menu

1 / 2

Maya Jama praised as ‘true winner’ after matching Celebrity Traitors donation for chosen charity

The Independent·Nicole Wootton-Cane·about 12 hours ago
#vJ24nQMb
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Fans have praised Maya Jama as a “true winner” after she announced she had matched the Celebrity Traitors ’ winnings in a donation to her chosen charity.

Ms Jama, 32, came within a whisker of going all the way as a traitor after she made it through to Friday night’s grand finale.

But she was banished by her fellow contestants at the final roundtable, when she left without revealing her true identity leaving King Kenny as the final traitor standing.

The content creator looked a shoe-in to take the full prize fund for his charity as he entered the endgame, but was eventually caught out by actor Sebastian Croft, who persuaded comedian Romesh Ranganathan to banish him at the last moment.

Maya Jama has been praised for her “generous” move (BBC)

It was a victory for the faithful at the end of the dramatic finale, when Mr Ranganathan and Mr Croft ended the game together, splitting the £83,000 prize pot between their chosen charities.

Mr Croft said he had chosen to donate to refugee charity Choose Love, while…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.