Maya Jama's 'Big Bird' Jacket Steals the Show on Celebrity Traitors — And Her Response Is Everything

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Maya Jama walked into the Celebrity Traitors castle wearing a massive mustard-yellow furry jacket — and walked straight into meme history.

As episode 2 aired, viewers couldn't stop comparing the Love Island host's enormous feathered coat to Sesame Street's Big Bird. "Ik maya is a traitor but taking it a bit far by skinning big bird and wearing him the next day," one fan posted on X. Another quipped: "Maya Jama is definitely a Traitor — she killed Big Bird for that coat."

The comparisons didn't stop there: the Honey Monster, The Lorax, and Bungle the bear from Rainbow all got name-checked by the internet's fashion police.

But in true Maya fashion, she took it all in stride. Her response on X was perfection: "It was cold as hell in the castle ok 🦢🤣🤣 #celebritytraitors" — complete with a bird emoji.

Here's the kicker: the £600 Agro Studio bolero is actually a deliberate power move. After arriving in a £2,570 Saint Laurent trench, Maya's "gloriously conspicuous" wardrobe is basically camouflage — nobody suspects the best-dressed person of being the Traitor.

Days later, she shut down the haters completely, stepping out at Paris Fashion Week in a stunning low-cut black dress. Honey Monster? Never heard of her.

This is the kind of entertainment news the internet lives for — and Maya Jama just won the week.