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<\/p>\nJeremy Clarkson has publicly shared his doubts about the authenticity of The Traitors, suggesting that BBC producers must be manipulating the hit programme behind the scenes.<\/p>\n
The 65-year-old presenter, speaking before a Christmas special of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, has questioned how the show manages to maintain its dramatic tension without some form of intervention from production staff.<\/p>\n
The series has been a stand-out success for the BBC in recent years, ever since the civilian series first debuted in 2022.<\/p>\n
This year marked the show’s first-ever celebrity edition, with 15 million households tuning into the finale to witness Alan Carr emerge victorious over his fellow famous faces.<\/p>\n
Jeremy Clarkson is the face of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire<\/p>\n
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But while much of the show’s appeal is the tension, scheming and backstabbing from its contestants, Mr Clarkson isn’t convinced all is as it seems.<\/p>\n
“Come on, I’ve worked in television for 30 years,” he said of the show. “You’re not going to spend that much money on a programme where there’s a risk it all falls to pieces.<\/p>\n
“So, I’ve no idea how they’re doing it, but I bow down to them,” he added, according to the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
When asked outright if he believed manipulation from the producers was at play, Mr Clarkson alleged: “They must be – and I’m not just being a cynic, I know how television is made.”<\/p>\n
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Claudia Winkleman and the first Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr<\/p>\n
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Despite his scepticism about how the Claudia Winkleman-fronted series operates, Mr Clarkson was quick to praise the programme’s entertainment value, describing it as a “belter.”<\/p>\n
However, the former Top Gear host has firmly ruled out any possibility of appearing on the celebrity version himself.<\/p>\n
He stated he “wouldn’t in a million years” sign up for the celebrity edition of the programme, despite his admiration for it.<\/p>\n
The presenter did, however, speculate that his former Top Gear colleague Richard Hammond might be tempted to take part in the competition.<\/p>\n
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This year’s Celebrity Traitors finale was watched by over 15 million<\/p>\n
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The next series of the civilian series debuts on New Year’s Day with a whole host of budding Faithfuls and Traitors hoping they have what it takes to make it to the final.<\/p>\n
The BBC has also greenlit a second series of the celebrity version, which will premiere in late 2026. GB News has contacted the BBC for comment on Mr Clarkson’s comments.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mr Clarkson is gearing up for a return to screens in the next special of the ITV quiz show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, as budding quizzers hope to pocket life-changing sums of cash.<\/p>\n
However, speaking of major financial changes, he’s also spent much of the past week passing judgement on the Chancellor’s latest Budget and what it could mean for the public. <\/p>\n
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Mr Clarkson has made no secret that he is opposed to Rachel Reeves and Labour’s proposals, claiming that they – along with “snaggletoothed vegan” Zack Polanki of the Green Party<\/a> – believe “that if you work hard, all the money you earn is theirs, and that it should be given to someone who won\u2019t work at all”.<\/p>\n Writing in the Sunday Times, Mr Clarkson hit out at the Chancellor further: “In the UK it\u2019s difficult to get on the bottom rung of the ladder and impossible to climb up it, because Reeves doesn\u2019t believe in that sort of thing; not at her core. It revolts her.”<\/p>\n He’s far from the only public figure to criticise the Chancellor following last month’s proposals, with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch among those ripping into the Budget.<\/p>\n