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PA MediaCelia Imrie said she does not want to be \u2018defined\u2019 by farting on The Celebrity Traitors (Ian West\/PA)PA Media<\/p>\n
Celia Imrie has declared she does not want to be defined by farting in The Celebrity Traitors.<\/p>\n
Last year, the 74-year-old actress appeared on the first season of the hit spin-off series alongside other famous faces including Alan Carr, Paloma Faith and Stephen Fry.<\/p>\n
One notable moment from the season came when Imrie broke wind during one of the challenges \u2013 which left her fellow contestants in fits of laughter.<\/p>\n
A year on, she has now reflected on how her flatulence became a defining moment of the series.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am guilty of doing anything for a laugh, but I didn\u2019t mean to fart,\u201d she said when speaking to The Times.<\/p>\n
PA MediaCelia Imrie said she does not want to be \u2018defined\u2019 by farting on The Celebrity Traitors (Ian West\/PA)
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\u201cI was nervous. I can\u2019t believe it became such a huge thing and I don\u2019t want to be defined by it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assigned as a faithful, Imrie made it halfway through the season before being murdered in episode eight \u2013 a result she said still frustrates her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was a bit annoyed that I didn\u2019t win The Celebrity Traitors,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Last week the second season of the show was released, with Imrie revealing fellow actor Richard E Grant asked her for advice.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard rang me up and asked what it was like. I said I didn\u2019t quite know what I was letting myself in for, but it was good fun, although it\u2019s very strict and there is an element of cruelty about the game,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard always being on, keeping the brain working, but I\u2019m pleased I did it, especially because I have a whole new fan base, lots of younger people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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PA MediaAlan Carr joked about the moment at the Bafta TV Awards (Ian West\/PA)
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After the fart, which was picked up by microphones, presenter Claudia Winkleman said: \u201cWhat just happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
Imrie responded: \u201cI just farted, Claudia. It\u2019s nerves, but I always own up.\u201d<\/p>\n
TV sports presenter Clare Balding later called the fart the highlight of her time on the show, which she said was \u201cso funny\u201d.<\/p>\n
Good Morning Britain presenter Kate Garraway also later recalled how it was \u201cso loud\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow could somebody so elegant, so petite, so gracious, let off that huge sound, and it was so nerve-racking in a serious moment,\u201d she said on GMB.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was my favourite, favourite moment in that cabin, which was deeply unpleasant. She\u2019s adorable, we salute you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Traitors Uncloaked host Ed Gamble also said the show-stopping fart was the highlight of the season, joking it \u201caltered the dynamic of guffs\u201d.<\/p>\n
The comedian, who hosts the podcast that accompanies the hit show, said the moment the veteran actress audibly passed wind will be the moment he will remember.<\/p>\n
He told BBC Breakfast: \u201cI\u2019m going to have to say Celia\u2019s fart. I know there\u2019s so much more that goes into this show, it\u2019s such an incredible team, it looks beautiful, these huge, sweeping shots of the beautiful Highlands, but there\u2019s nothing funnier than a fart, especially when it comes from a national treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carr \u2013 who won the season \u2013 even mentioned the fart on stage at the Bafta TV Awards in May.<\/p>\n
After picking up the award for TV memorable moment of the year for the moment he won the series, he said: \u201cSometimes, when I\u2019m a bit sad, I\u2019ll sit there and remember the laughter. You know, I can even still smell Celia\u2019s fart.\u201d<\/p>\n
Imrie is best known for appearing in films including the Bridget Jones series, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, and The Thursday Murder Club.<\/p>\n
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