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Spotted another Britain's Got Talent alumni this week (Jess).

I don't know if it's just the very nature of how we are in this situation, but it's pretty clear by this point that if you keep your head down, you'll last longer. I don't know why they bother revealing their jobs. It doesn't always work against them but it's obviously going to get brought up. It's only a proportion of viewers, but seeing how certain Traitors fans behave towards some participants (actively sending them hateful messages, to the point Rachel had to make a video about it) it seems there's a subsection of the audience that doesn't seem to want it either.

Honestly thought they'd keep Gargoyle. It's interesting with these reveals because they seem to be way off the panel's guesses - more so than previous series.

I like the new event (Destruction) though I hope no one gets injured as a result of it.

I'm thinking Jamie Oliver for Sloth now.

Correct. Only Melody Thornton of Pussycat Dolls has done it.

I was just wondering - have they ever had two people from the same thing before? E.g. two members of the same band, two people who had been in the same TV show.

They bleeped an F word the other day. It's pretty much the same show aside from that.

Number 2 in the end with 15,737. Previous opening weeks: 137,499 - All Rise (#1, 2001) 117,510 - One Love (#1, 2002) 88,879 - Guilty (#1, 2003) 58,336 - Best of Blue (#6, 2004) 8,381 - Roulette (#13, 2013) 8,586 - Colours (#13, 2015) 3,521 - Heart & Soul (#22, 2022) Totals: 1,426,478 - One Love 1,319,390 - All Rise 690,539 - Best of Blue 661,599 - Guilty 47,441 - 4Ever Blue

Harry doesn't release until March anyway.

This would make a lot more sense. His team would be wise enough to know that his audience is not likely to be very streaming heavy.

It's an unusual format because it's not a fixed one like Apprentice or Bake Off where it's rather strictly formatted each episode. With Traitors, they can just recruit or whatever because they need at least one Traitor in the show by episode 12. Hence the feel of "making it up as they go along" sometimes.

That does help a lot actually, thanks! Makes sense really, helps them get their little "thank you for the #1" video in before the reveal.

Blue on the phone to their manager tomorrow afternoon: "So how did the album chart?" "One, love" (Okay the joke only works if you assume they would sooner call their manager than turn on the radio/look at the chart 😅)

They're about 3,000 ahead at present. I don't know if they will be able to hold on but I hope they do.

He was massive in 2022 which must have given his entire back catalogue a lift. His solo career started nearly 9 years ago, though I'd say things really took off for him in terms of numbers at the beginning of this decade.

That's two people that have gotten a bit overconfident and blown up their own game - while also both going for Rachel. I think she's going to get banished before long though.

We are getting a new-look spin off: https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/the-apprentice-unfinished-business

Yeah, I think Fiona just let the power get to her head a little bit, but who's to say whoever was the Secret Traitor wouldn't have done that anyway? I wasn't even sure what she was claiming - was she suggesting that Rachel was lying about what Amanda said or about the fact Amanda spoke to her? It was such a bizarre piece of television and yet a great watch.

It does feel like something that is more of a recent thing, especially with big anniversary releases.

I personally don't have an issue with any act who wants to push several variants or whatever. I don't know of the wider impact but there's always a slim chance that they might be picking up sales from people who may have not otherwise considered it. Not many, perhaps, but it all adds up.

I feel like their 2022 campaign was a bit muted. I guess with Five back and Boyzone, Take That and Westlife all putting on some big shows this year, there's a bit of a positive atmosphere around the boybands of that era.

I haven't listened to the album yet but I am pleasantly surprised at them being at #1 in the midweeks, especially considering the last album only got to #22. Whether it sustains that position is another matter, but I doubt it'll fall as far as that. Would long-time Blue fans say it's one of their better records?

Asanda only got one question right in her round (Moguls) and that's only because she was on Britain's Got Talent and therefore performed in front of Simon Cowell. 😄 She was also in the running to represent the UK at Eurovision in 2018.

I'm getting into this. Took a little while to wrap my head around the format. Gather it's one that becomes particularly interesting when it gets to the tail end.