The “Big Dog Theory” was a piece of gameplay logic proposed by ex-rugby union star Joe Marler during roundtable discussions last year.<\/p>\n
His reasoning was that one of the most famous contestants, AKA the big dogs, would have been chosen as a traitor to cause mass confusion (and, presumably, strong viewing figures).<\/p>\n
Marler wondered out loud whether the big dog traitor in question was Sir Stephen Fry (no) or Jonathan Ross (yes). <\/p>\n
For the new series, a glut of huge names and personalities from across the worlds of film, TV, music, modelling and broadcasting have also been selected.<\/p>\n
Michael Sheen, the award-winning Welsh actor and campaigner, is perhaps the biggest dog in the fight, so will come under real scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Sheen, 57, is acclaimed for his ability to convincingly portray a range of different personalities on screen, from Tony Blair to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor via Brian Clough.<\/p>\n
But in real life, he’s seen more as a loveable golden retriever than a Rottweiler, despite his success. Which version of him we shall see on the show remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
Fellow big screen charmer Richard E. Grant, 69, who starred in films such as Withnail and I, may also leave some of the less well-known celebrities star-struck at first, as might American-British supermodel\/actress Jerry Hall.<\/p>\n
Hall, 70, shares four children with ex-partner Mick Jagger and has also been married to media mogul Rupert Murdoch.<\/p>\n
Love Island presenter Maya Jama, 32, and University Challenge host, journalist and YouTuber Amol Rajan are also powerhouses in the world of broadcasting.<\/p>\n
Speaking ahead of the show, 43-year-old Rajan, who is in it to win it, said : “I don’t want to go in there and at round table number one be Mr Forensic Investigator! <\/p>\n
“However, I do interview politicians for a living, and I really have to pursue answers to questions.”<\/p>\n
He’s conscious of putting “a target” on his back too soon, so plans to form alliances.<\/p>\n
“To begin with, I want to try and make friends and keep my head down,” he added.<\/p>\n
EastEnders hardman turned hard-hitting documentarian Ross Kemp, 62, might prove popular once the tasks get physical.<\/p>\n
And we don’t know yet whether to expect the soppy You’re Beautiful balladeer James Blunt, 52, or the prolific (and hilarious) online troll of the same name.<\/p>\n
Either way, if the Big Dog Theory holds true, then one of the above will surely find themselves in the traitors’ turret before long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The “Big Dog Theory” was a piece of gameplay logic proposed by ex-rugby union star Joe Marler during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":783833,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-783832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=783832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/783832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=783832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=783832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=783832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}