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Richard E Grant spoke about his exit from the reality show The Celebrity Traitors on BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, admitting it was a mistake to openly declare himself as a traitor early in the game. He confessed that he underestimated how seriously the other contestants would take his admission and wished he had made light of the situation instead. Grant also described the strict conditions of the show, including isolation and lack of privacy, which contributed to his decision not to watch the series after participating.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Richard E Grant was the first celebrity contestant to be banished from Celebrity Traitors, a new BBC One series hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The game involves 21 celebrity contestants divided into "faithfuls" and "traitors," with the traitors trying to eliminate faithfuls in the middle of the night. Grant's fate was sealed after he accidentally revealed his status as a traitor early in the game, leading many fellow contestants to suspect him intensely. During an episode aired on Thursday, journalist Amol Rajan was among those who gave Grant a hard time and ended up being eliminated by other traitors.
Grant later reflected on the game, saying that if he could redo it, he would have given less of a hard time to "the lord of chaos," referring to himself. The actor admitted his strategy was not premeditated but rather an impulsive decision during his 69th birthday celebration. Despite efforts from allies Maya Jama and James Acaster, Grant ultimately suffered betrayal at the hands of his teammates when they voted for his banishment in a landslide vote during the round table meeting.
The show's latest episodes continue to air on BBC One, with viewers speculating about the motives behind each player's actions and the unfolding drama within the castle walls. Grant revealed in an interview that he was more shocked by Acaster’s betrayal than Jama's decision to get him out, reflecting on the emotional rollercoaster of the game. The banishment of Grant marked a significant moment for both the show and its audience, highlighting the unpredictable nature of strategic gameplay within the series.
Written for “Celebrity Traitors Show Dynamics” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
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Richard E Grant has said his early exit from The Celebrity Traitors was due to his failure to realise his fellow contestants would take him seriously.
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contestants → say → him
The Withnail and I actor was voted off as a traitor after brazenly admitting his status to other contestants.
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actor → vote → contestants
Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Grant said revealing his true identity so early was a mistake.
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revealing → speak → identity
“I never thought they would take me seriously,” he said.
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he → think → me
“It was a completely catastrophically idiotic thing to do.
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It → do → ?
I can only imagine the faces of the producers looking at each other and mouthing ‘he said what?!’.
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he → imagine → what
He revealed that his daughter told him before filming that he would be “slaughtered” as he was “incapable of hiding what you feel about people or anything”.
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you → reveal → people
During the first episode, Grant appeared to be thrilled to be selected as a traitor.
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Grant → appear → traitor
His enthusiasm for the role appeared to get the better of him when he was asked by his fellow contestant Joe Lycett which side he was on.
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he → appear → side
When Grant confessed to being a traitor, Lycett said: “I think you’ve done something that’s never been done in the game.
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that → confess → game
It’s a bold strategy.”
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It → ’ → ?
Grant said he now realised he should have made a joke of his admission.
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he → say → admission
He said: “What I should have done in retrospect is go round everybody and say ‘are you a traitor?
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you → say → everybody
I am a traitor,’ to try and make light of it, but that may have dug my grave even deeper.”
Explaining the context, he suggested contestants were treated like children and prisoners.
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contestants → try → children
He said: “You are so institutionalised in that thing within 24 hours, because you are isolated, kept in a room, there is a guard outside your door, your food is delivered and there’s no internet access, so you are kind of shut down.
“You are also not told what time it is and are also proscribed on a daily basis what you are going to wear.
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you → say → what
So, you are kind of infantilised and institutionalised at the same time.”
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you → institutionalise → time
He said he had chosen to avoid watching the series.
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he → say → series
“It’s a weird thing because as an actor it is very uncomfortable to watch yourself, and if you watch yourself unscripted – which Traitors is – there’s no place to hide.
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Traitors → ’ → which
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