The Traitors viewers were left rejoicing after ‘villain’ Paul was finally banished during a nail-biting round table.

Business manager Paul, 36, became notorious on the show for his ‘Oscar-worthy’ acting skills and being unafraid to throw his fellow contestants under the bus.

His actions divided viewers, with many desperate to see him found out by the Faithfuls and banished, while others praised him for providing entertainment.

However, his scheming was finally brought to an end in Thursday’s drama-packed episode after his fellow Traitor Harry unexpectedly turned on him.

Reacting to the shock banishment, viewers were quick to take to X – formerly known as Twitter – to celebrate that Paul’s ‘reign of terror’ had finally ended.

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The Traitors viewers were left rejoicing after ‘villain’ Paul was finally voted out during a nail-biting round table

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Business manager Paul, 36, became notorious on the show for his ‘Oscar-worthy’ acting skills and being unafraid to throw his fellow contestants under the bus

They wrote: ‘Greatest round table ever;’ ‘Paul is out! Everyone is so happy, I love it;’ ‘Paul your reign of terror is over;’ ‘Bye bye Paul xoxo;’ ‘Darth Paul’s reign of terror over the galaxy is over.’

However, other viewers heaped praise on the ‘villain’ for providing quality ‘entertainment’ on the show and insisted he was perfect casting for the Traitor role.

One said: ‘You know what Paul, you deserve to take a bow. You played the villain role with relish and aplomb, gave us what we all wanted and kept us entertained for weeks. Take a bow Paul, and, as ever, take a bow casting team.’

Another wrote: ‘Paul’s made cracking TV as a Traitor. I’ll miss him! We all love a good Panto villain.’

‘Paul was a brilliant traitor and a great TV villain,’ a third said, and another added: ‘Paul. A villain for the ages. What a time to be alive.’

Fans also rooted for Harry to win the show following his unexpected betrayal of Paul, as he manipulated the Faithfuls into banishing him from the Scottish castle.

After Paul and Harry recruited Andrew to the Traitors, Harry was left unimpressed after hearing Paul had been whispering his name around to the group.

During the round table, people began to turn on Paul for the first time as Harry rallied the group, after days of Jaz being the only person to suspect him, with his acting skills winning over the Faithfuls time and time again.

After Charlotte raised her suspicions about Paul, Harry doubled-down in a shocking betrayal after insisting that Paul wasn’t the ‘mastermind’ behind the game as he thought.

He said at the round table: ‘Like you said, I’ve tossed and turned as to why I’m still here, people round this table know I’d walk through fire to win a mission, and another reason is I’m really close with someone. So I’ve got to go with yourself too Paul.’

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His scheming was finally brought to an end in Thursday’s drama-packed episode after his fellow Traitor Harry unexpectedly turned on him

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Viewers were quick to take to X – formerly known as Twitter -to celebrate that Paul’s ‘reign of terror’ had finally ended, while others praised him for providing quality entertainment

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Fans also rooted for Harry to win the show following his unexpected betrayal of Paul, as he manipulated the Faithfuls into banishing him from the Scottish castle

Speaking to camera, Paul was completely shocked as he said: ‘Oh my God, what is going on? What on Earth has happened?’

Harry then threw more suspicion on to Paul as he said; ‘As soon as it comes to a round table you’ve been quiet, until it’s been a Traitor and then you’ve stuck your neck out.’

‘You thought it was a good idea to put you and Ash down in the dungeon… I think you being the most popular, you thought you’d be saved, when it was Andrew,’ he said.

Harry also made it known to Paul that the reason he had turned on him because his name was brought up in a conversation where Paul had said his focus on the shield was ‘weird’.

Harry said: ‘You’ve brought myself in, because apparently I was angry about getting a shield. It seems like you’re chucking names out there to cause chaos.’

But Paul insisted: ‘That was a lot of information to process mate, your name came up as a fleeting thing and a passing comment, and it was squashed as quick as it came up. You should know me well enough.’

Ross agreed with him as he threw his support behind Paul and said: ‘We were just chatting about the mission man.’

Jaz then voiced his suspicion for Paul as he said: ‘Sometimes I feel like, why am I still here? Is it because if you took me out it’s so obvious? You put all your eggs in one basket and suggested Miles was a Traitor, I thought “wow you’re 100 per cent sure”.’

Ross fully backed Paul and then went against the group and gunned for Jaz, insisting his behaviour wasn’t adding up, as Paul made a last ditch attempt to save himself.

However, scheming Paul was finally banished from the BBC competition and revealed he was a Traitor, with the Faithfuls jumping up in excitement and cheering before knocking over chairs in their joy.

A shocked Paul said to camera of Harry’s betrayal: ‘He really went for me, he had his eyes wide open with his role as a Traitor.’

‘I think even little Harry has learnt from the way I’m playing it, the way he took me down was perfect. I’ve fallen on my own sword,’ he added.

The Faithfuls were quick to rally around Harry and praise him for getting Traitor Paul out of the game, with the British Army Engineer grinning over his skillful deception.

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Paul once again tried to divert suspicion on to Jaz in a last ditch attempt to save himself as the group finally turned on him

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However, Ross found himself in hot water after loyally defending Paul and has put himself at risk of banishment

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After banishing Paul, Harry then got his new Traitor Andrew on side as he insisted they would now work as a team, blaming Paul for their betrayals of Ash and Miles

The Traitors: Andrew sees through Paul and Harry’s ‘scapegoat’ plan

Harry said: ‘He had to be voted out, so I took the reins, and now they’re voting me for President!’

Later in the Traitor’s turret, Harry then got his new Traitor Andrew on side as he insisted they would now work as a team, blaming Paul for their betrayals of Ash and Miles.

‘It’s going to be hard to beat him. But I hope he’s true to his word and we can work together as a team,’ Andrew said.

Harry said: ‘I trust him a lot, him going for me would just be silly. I can flip that script, if you come for me, I’ll put you six feet under, I’ve done it three times before.’

The episode was then left on a cliffhanger as the pair decided to murder another Faithful instead of recruiting another Traitor, narrowing it down to Charlie or Zack.

Though he wasn’t up for murder, Ross also put himself in hot water for loyally defending Paul, admitting at the round table that if Paul was a Traitor, there would be a target on his back.