The Traitors viewers expressed excitement amid a feud that may be brewing on the new series between two of the players after scenes that aired on the BBC show on Thursday

The Traitors viewers were thrilled by a player airing their suspicions about Linda on the latest episode.

Thursday night’s episode of the BBC show saw Fozia, 50 – who has only just returned after temporarily leaving in the first episode – question the allegiance of Linda, 70, who is a Traitor. Linda ended up “really angry” over the situation, with a potential feud between the pair now brewing.

The tension between them came following the latest mission, which saw the group split into pairs. They were tasked with going through a funhouse carrying a golden balloon – which would bank them £1,000 if not popped.

Each round of the mission would see the pairs choose between four doors, but only would allow them to progress to the next set of doors. The other three would mean the balloon gets popped. Host Claudia Winkleman also revealed that first pair to make it through the funhouse with their balloon would also win shields -granting immunity from the next ‘murder’.

Teams would be able to share descriptions of the doors they were choosing whilst in the funhouse, potentially helping those yet to play. Lisa, 62, suggested that she and Linda go first, and her partner agreed. It meant they had no information about which doors to choose, unlike the pairs who went after them, and their offer fuelled suspicion that one of them may be a Traitor, as they would not need the immunity anyway.

Fozia confronted Linda over the decision once the group had returned to the castle. They had a tense conversation in which Linda said her and Lisa felt they should “take one for the team” amid a lack of volunteers. Fozia responded: “We were about to [discuss it] but then you two were quick to [volunteer].” Linda then suggested that the rest of the group were then “probably very grateful” to her and Lisa.

Fozia, pictured, is already suspicious of Linda on the new series of the Traitors ( 
Image:
BBC / Studio Lambert)

Linda, pictured, is a Traitor, and wasn’t impressed to be the subject of questioning by her co-star ( 
Image:
BBC / Studio Lambert)
Sharing her thoughts in a confessional, Fozia said: “Linda was sweating a little bit at the table when we talked about the mission and I was like ‘hmm’. I think any given opportunity, I will be looking at her.” Speaking about Linda and Lisa, she said: “Them two look like they’re best buddies. One of them is definitely a Traitor and the other one’s just under he wing.”

Linda however wasn’t impressed with Fozia being suspicious of her. She later told Lisa: “I am really angry.” She added: “Fozia just came up to me. She said ‘I thought it was quite interesting you and Lisa put your hands up to do [the mission] first’. And I said ‘yeah, well we thought we’d take one for the team’. And she went ‘yeah but we were just about to discuss it all and you took over and said you’d do it’.”

Linda added: “She’s already getting on my bloody nerves.” Then reflecting in a confessional, Linda said: “Fozia is a big threat and I think she’s very astute. As sad as it is that she’s only been here a couple of days, but I think she has to go.”

The brewing tension between Linda and Fozia, as well as the latter’s growing suspicions of the Traitor, prompted excitement on X. One viewer wrote: “Fozia’s just got there and she’s already onto Linda.” Another said: “Fozia immediately onto Linda, she’s clearly a star.” A third wrote: “Fozia has it all sussed. Clocked Linda straight away. I’m obsessed.” Someone else teased: “Fozia returning and immediately on a mission to get linda out I SUPPORT YOU.” Sharing their thoughts, one fan said: “Living for this fozia linda drama.”

There wasn’t much chance for Fozia to bring up her suspicions at the subsequent round table, with a host of names brought into the mix by the group. She ended up voting to banish Lisa, who was a topic of discussion at the round table. However, at the end of the episode, Fozia was brought up by Linda and fellow Traitor Minah as a potential victim of the next ‘murder’. She was named alongside Anna and Livi, with fans having to wait until Friday’s episode to see who they chose.