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Broadcast journalist Amol Rajan discusses his experience being eliminated from the first episode of "Celebrity Traitors," where he faced intense scrutiny from fellow contestant Richard E Grant, described as the "lord of chaos." Rajan regrets giving Grant a hard time and admits it led to his early elimination from the game. The article highlights that Thursday’s show was watched by 8.9 million average viewers in the UK, making it the most-watched debut episode ever for the series.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-06,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Broadcaster Amol Rajan was the first faithful contestant kicked off of the new series of Celebrity Traitors, which premiered on BBC One in Scotland. During the show, actor Richard E Grant revealed early that he was one of the traitors, leading fellow contestants like Rajan to question whether Grant was bluffing or genuinely a traitor. Rajan described this moment as "a moment of utter madness" and admitted it was "absolutely horrible," explaining the intense nature of being separated from family and technology for days on end in a castle setting. If given another chance, Rajan said he would give Grant, nicknamed the “lord of chaos,” less of a hard time during the competition.
Written for “Richard E Grant Lord Of Chaos” on 2026-10-06,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
Broadcaster Amol Rajan has said it was “absolutely horrible” to be the first faithful kicked off of the new series of Celebrity Traitors after giving the “lord of chaos” actor Richard E Grant a hard time.
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Speaking on The One Show about leaving the Scottish castle, he said: “It’s absolutely horrible.
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“Just so people know when you are on The Traitors, it is your world.
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It’s not like a game, you are hundreds of miles from your family, you don’t have your phone, it’s so intense, it’s a little bubble.
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“So as you walk into that chapel you are absolutely terrified.”
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During the first episode, which premiered on Thursday, Grant announced to his fellow contestants that he was a traitor only minutes into the game.
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This led to many faithfuls, including Rajan, to grow suspicious of the actor and question whether he was bluffing or had actually revealed his identity.
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Rajan described it as a “moment of utter madness” and said if he could do it all over again he would “definitely” do it differently including giving the “lord of chaos”, Grant less of a hard time.
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He said: “The one thing I would say is lots of people were giving him a hard time and I did get quite close to being recruited as a traitor.”
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He also said because he is a journalist he thinks he was a target as people expected him to ask tough questions.
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Rajan added: “The thing about the celebrity version, and it’s amazing TV, it’s just fantastic television, but on the celeb version people’s reputation walk in before they do.
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“So I should have known I was going to be a target but I didn’t realise Richard would go quite that mad that quickly.”
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Thursday’s show was the most watched debut episode of any series of the programme in the UK, with an average audience of 8.9 million viewers, peaking at 9.1 million at one point.
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In the hit series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, 21 celebrity contestants take part with those assigned as faithfuls attempting to seek out those who have been made traitors, who “kill off” players in the middle of the night.
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The celebrities are playing the game at Ardross Castle in the Highlands, with a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice up for grabs.
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The Celebrity Traitors returns on BBC One and iPlayer on Thursday at 8pm.
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