{"id":632607,"date":"2026-09-22T16:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/632607\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:36:10","slug":"hart-chronic-illness-will-make-celebrity-traitors-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/632607\/","title":{"rendered":"Hart: Chronic illness will make Celebrity Traitors hard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miranda Hart has said The Celebrity Traitors will be “challenging” on her body and people will not know if she is “sitting there in pain” because of her chronic illness.<\/p>\n

The TV star, 53, best known for popular BBC sitcom Miranda, has spoken about being diagnosed with Lyme disease.<\/p>\n

The disease can be easily treated if caught early, but Hart did not know what was causing her to feel unwell for some time, leading her to be diagnosed with Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME\/CFS).<\/p>\n

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\nThe Celebrity Traitors begins on Thursday 1 October at 9.15pm on BBC One<\/p>\n

ME is a chronic condition that causes extreme fatigue, with other symptoms including insomnia and brain fog.<\/p>\n

Speaking about joining the BBC show, Hart said: “I’m still living with elements of ME, and that brings fatigue and pain to manage, but I have come to a point where I feel well enough to step out, and that\u2019s also partly why I\u2019m doing this.<\/p>\n

“The joy of mucking about on television again will hopefully outweigh some of the challenges.<\/p>\n

“And I think it will be challenging on my body, so it\u2019ll be interesting, and it\u2019ll take some courage as this is a big next step.<\/p>\n

“When you live with a chronic illness, it\u2019s invisible, so people don\u2019t know that you\u2019re sitting there in pain.<\/p>\n

“But then it reminds you that everybody\u2019s got their thing. So I\u2019m also really looking forward to making friends and looking after each other and hopefully they can carry me up a hill or whatever we\u2019re going to have to do!”<\/p>\n

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\nThere are several other comedians taking part this year including Joanne McNally (pictured), James Acaster and Joe Lycett<\/p>\n

The comedian was motivated to do the show out of a desire to have fun and play games.<\/p>\n

She said: “My decision-making in life generally, and certainly work, is follow the joy.<\/p>\n

“I haven\u2019t done much TV work for a long time, having only recently come out of long-term ill health issues and when I was offered this, my whole body sort of relaxed, I smiled, and I just wanted to jump about like a schoolgirl with joy.”<\/p>\n

Fellow Celebrity Traitors star Romesh Ranganathan said he will have no problem stabbing close friend and fellow comedian Rob Beckett in the back if the game requires it.<\/p>\n

He said: “Because Rob is one of my best friends, and we\u2019ve worked together for a decade now, but I still won\u2019t be able to trust it.<\/p>\n

“I mean, he\u2019s just as easily going to be on my side as he is going to twist the knife in my back given the opportunity.”<\/p>\n

There are several other comedians taking part this year including Joanne McNally, James Acaster and Joe Lycett.<\/p>\n

Acaster believes they could quickly come under suspicion from their fellow contestants, saying: “There will be suspicions that it\u2019s going to be at least one of these guys, that we might form an alliance if we\u2019re not broken apart.<\/p>\n

“I think we\u2019re going to be the first ones under the magnifying glass being looked at.”<\/p>\n

The Celebrity Traitors begins on Thursday 1 October at 9.15pm on BBC One.<\/p>\n

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