Banished The Traitors villain was reading American Psycho for inspiration during show

This season of The Traitors has been reality TV gold so far – and that is in large part down to Paul Gorton, who fans have pegged as the ultimate villain.

And on Thursday (January 18), people finally got their wish, as Paul – or "the Ginger godfather" as some have dubbed him – was eliminated from the show.

His exit was perhaps the most dramatic moment on the show so far, with pandemonium breaking out among the other players as he took a bow and admitted he was, indeed, a traitor.

After the episode, Paul appeared on spin-off show Uncloaked, where he admitted that he had been channeling his inner psycho – quite literally.

He told host Ed Gamble: “I was trying to get into character like that whole time when I was there. I was reading American Psycho, I was trying to picture Patrick Bateman.”

Fans were thrilled to find out this fact, with many having already accused him of being an evil genius.

The ever-charismatic Paul had relished his role as a traitor over the previous weeks' episodes, murdering his way through the other contestants with seemingly little conscience.

He even cried about how he missed his son as a way of getting out of a banishment previously (though to his credit, he said the tears were real).

The Traitors continues tonight, with Paul's co-conspirator-turned-murderer, Harry, trying to make it to the end without being caught.

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