Maya Jama on That Shocking ‘Celebrity Traitors’ Finale, [SPOILER]’s Betrayal and ‘Heated’ Last Roundtable: ‘My Heart Was Jumping Out of My Chest’

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the finale of “Celebrity Traitors” Season 2, now streaming on BBC iPlayer. There’s no question Maya Jama carried this season of “The Celebrity Traitors.” As the only original Traitor to make it to the final episode, the “Love Island” host successfully went undetected for five weeks and recruited three hooded accomplices in comedian James Acaster, professor Hannah Fry and YouTuber King Kenny. Not a single Faithful even threw a hint of suspicion her way until “Good Omens” star Michael Sheen zoned in on her at the last roundtable, leading to her banishment just before endgame.

And why are you not looking at me?'” Ultimately, the remaining Faithfuls — comedian Romesh Ranganathan and actor-singer Sebastian Croft — were victorious after voting out Traitor Kenny, donating £41,500 ($55,600) each to the charity of their choice. And although Jama didn’t prevail, she’s decided to also give what she would have won to the charity she was supporting, Action for Children, which provides foster care and residential support for children and young people seeking asylum in the U.K. Jama is also walking away from “The Celebrity Traitors” with a whole new crop of close friends — Kenny, Ranganathan, Croft and Fry are among the attendees of her Halloween party.

Below, Jama tells Variety more about her “Celebrity Traitors” experience, including Kenny’s big betrayal, Acaster’s dramatic exit and where she thinks the Traitors went wrong in their gameplay. I can actually reveal what I’m being: Mo Farah, the Olympic champion. I’m going to be in a bald cap and he sent me his actual Olympic outfit.

I think people are expecting me to be sexy, but they’re just gonna see like, a bald man. I manifested it a bit too hard, I think. I had loads of people over and we watched it last night.

Honestly, it’s super scary watching back because we filmed in May, and you know bits of what happened but you just have no idea what’s going to be included. [I was] just nervous like, how did I defend myself [at the last roundtable]? I remember feeling my heart jumping out of my chest at every moment, so I was like, please let me have kept composure. But I was actually really proud of myself.

It felt a lot more heated in the moment, even more than it showed on the TV. A little sprinkle sprinkle at the end. I just thought, to be honest, the game’s wide open now so go fend for yourselves, everybody.