Who has been the star of The Celebrity Traitors ? National treasure Stephen Fry and his considered pondering? Celia Imrie and her dainty on-screen fart? Alan Carr and his fits of the giggles? No – none of them can compare to the former England rugby prop Joe Marler, with his brute strength, outrageous lid and enormous plates of lasagne.

From his exasperated diary-room entries to hard stares at the roundtable, his wiggly walk across the bridge in yesterday’s challenge to the infamous Big Dog Theory, Marler has come through as the series’ champ, regardless of whether he wins. Loveable giant he certainly is – but more importantly he has proved himself to be the best Faithful the show has ever had.

This is precisely because Marler does not fit the mould of the usual Traitors partic

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