{"id":790206,"date":"2026-10-03T01:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/790206\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:34:08","slug":"celebrity-traitors-star-richard-e-grant-reveals-hes-a-traitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/790206\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Celebrity Traitors’ Star Richard E. Grant Reveals He’s a Traitor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tRichard E. Grant<\/a> almost immediately blew his chances on this season of \u201cCelebrity Traitors<\/a>\u201d in what he calls the \u201cbiggest mistake I\u2019ve made in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the first episode of the U.K. reality competition reality series, Grant was chosen as one of the first two Traitors, along with \u201cLove Island\u201d host Maya Jama. But then shortly after being chosen as a Traitor, Grant revealed his role to a room full of other competitors.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpeaking with host Claudia Winkleman before being tapped as a Traitor, Jama said she wanted to be an \u201cunassuming, warm and misleading traitor.\u201d Grant, however, said he was \u201cutterly ruthless\u201d and would feel no guilt. \u201cIf I was lucky enough to be a traitor, it would be a dream come true,\u201d the actor said. \u201cIn this game, the only power you have is being a traitor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen asked about his status, Grant blurted out that he was a Traitor to several contestants, who appeared to be shocked. \u201cWhat\u2019s the point in being in the game if you\u2019re not?\u201d Grant asked rhetorically. (You can watch this scene on X<\/a> as tweeted by U.K. TV journalist and Variety contributor Scott Bryan.)<\/p>\n

\n\tComedian Joe Lycett encouraged Grant to back down from the statement and reassure everyone he was a Faithful making a joke. \u201cI think you\u2019ve done something that\u2019s never been done in the game,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a bold strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter realizing his error, Grant told the camera, \u201cThat may have been the biggest mistake I\u2019ve made in my life. I was so thrilled to be chosen that in my excitement I said I was a Traitor. I need to defuse all of the heat coming in my direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tGrant also said he was \u201cabsolutely convinced\u201d he would be going home. But model and actress Jerry Hall did not believe him. \u201cI\u2019ve known him for over 30 years, and he says and does eccentric things,\u201d she said. \u201cI think he is acting out because he hasn\u2019t been chosen.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn spite of the slip-up, Grant survived until the end of the episode. The two Traitors were told they had a chance to recruit and could kill another contestant at the same time.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe duo selected comedian James Acaster and University Challenge presenter Amol Rajan, who met with Grant and Jama to plead their case. Both selected said they could deflect attention after Grant\u2019s earlier mistake. The episode concluded on a cliffhanger before he made his decision.<\/p>\n

\n\tAlso competing on this season of \u201cCelebrity Traitors\u201d are actor Bella Ramsey, singer James Blunt, actor Julie Hesmondhalgh, content creator King Kenny, Little Mix\u2019s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, actor Michael Sheen, actor Myha\u2019la, broadcaster and math professor Hannah Fry, actor and presenter Ross Kemp, musician and actor Sebastian Croft, actor Sharon Rooney and comedians Joanne McNally, Miranda Hart, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe celebs are competing to weed out the murderous Traitors among them for a cash prize of \u00a3100,000 for a charity of their choice in Ardross Castle in the Highlands. The first season of \u201cThe Celebrity Traitors\u201d aired in October 2025, and later streamed in the U.S. on Peacock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richard E. Grant almost immediately blew his chances on this season of \u201cCelebrity Traitors\u201d in what he calls…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":790207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[80186,96,59,47091,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-790206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-celebrity-traitors","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-richard-e-grant","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790206","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=790206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/790207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}