Miranda Hart 'murdered' on Celebrity Traitors after return from illness
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The gist
Comedian Miranda Hart was 'murdered' by traitors on BBC's Celebrity Traitors, her first TV return since 2020.
The show marks her comeback after ME and Lyme disease kept her off screen.
Background
Miranda Hart is a British comedian and actress, star of the sitcom Miranda, which ended in 2015 when she stepped away from the limelight. She later described hitting 'rock bottom' after it wrapped, and in 2020 was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which led to ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis, a long-term condition causing extreme fatigue). Celebrity Traitors, the BBC reality gameshow, is her first return to television since a Christmas game show in 2020, and she has spoken openly on it about her health.
How it unfolded
- 2015Hart's sitcom Miranda ended and she stepped away from the limelight, later describing hitting 'rock bottom' after it wrapped.
- 2020She was diagnosed with Lyme disease, which eventually led to ME, and met Richard Fairs, hired to fix a mould infestation at her home.
- July 2024She married Richard Fairs at St Peter and St Paul church in Hambledon, aged 51.
- October 2024She announced the wedding on The One Show while promoting her book.
- Oct 9, 2026A round table aired at which Joe Lycett was banished; Hart was the only player not to write his name down.
- Oct 23, 2026Hart was 'murdered' by traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and King Kenny on the BBC show.
Who’s saying what
- Public
- Hart said 'Connection and laughter and joy are bigger than this game', adding that illness had left her without that at times.
- Official
- Hart said she is 'still living with elements of ME' but feels well enough to step out, and that appearing on the show 'has been quite extraordinary'.
- Expert
- Dr Amir Khan said on ITV's Lorraine that ME is 'a chronic, serious condition' affecting tiredness, the immune system and brain function, and is 'really widespread'.
Still unverified
Hart has not revealed how she and her husband met, saying 'I'm not going to reveal how we met as that is a little bit of a twist'.