RICHARD E Grant has opened up about taking part on the second series of Celebrity Traitors.
The actor was announced as part of the highly-anticipated line-up last month as the group headed to Scotland to film the show for three weeks.
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Richard E Grant appeared on The One Show and opened up about Celebrity Traitors Credit: BBC
He revealed the advice his pal and series 1 star Celia Imrie gave him Credit: Getty
During an appearance on The One Show on Thursday evening, Richard, 69, was asked about any advice he was given by longtime pal and series 1 star Celia Imrie.
Host Alex Jones enquired: “Did she give you any advice?”
He responded: “When it was announced who was going to be in it, I called her because we’ve known each other for 40 years.
“And I said, ‘Celia, what is the thing you can’t be prepared for?’
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“She said, ‘the cruelty of people who you instinctively want to trust’, in a room like this where suddenly every single person suspects you.
“I think that’s a very accurate thing to have said.”
Richard then added: “I’ve already said too much,” before putting his fist in his mouth to stop himself from spilling any more information.
Earlier on in the conversation, he revealed that his daughter and all of her friends didn’t think he would be good on the reality game show series.
The Star Wars actor admitted: “Well she and all of her friends, to their credit, said ‘you are incapable of hiding what you feel about anything in life, so we don’t think you’re gonna last more than five nano-seconds’.”
Alex cheekily asked: “And did you?”
He put his hand in his mouth after thinking he revealed too much Credit: BBC
The full line up was revealed last month with the cast heading to Scotland to film the show Credit: BBC
Remaining coy about the outcome, Richard enthused: “I have no idea.
“I’ve been hypnotised and I value my knees, I don’t want BBC to come and break them.”
The full line-up for the second series was unveiled last month, with filming taking place in Scotland imminently.
A whopping 21 celebrities will be appearing this time around, including Michael Sheen, Ross Kemp, Hannah Fry, Joanna McNally, Amol Rajan, James Acaster.
They will be joined by Bella Ramsey, James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh and King Kenny.
Leigh-Anne Pinnock is also on the line-up alongside Maya Jama, Miranda Hart, Myha’la, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney.
The Jattvibe exclusively revealed that the BBC had to shell out millions for the diva demands of the famous faces.
A show insider said: “Although most of the stars are British, so many of them are used to working in America that their teams are used to the Hollywood treatment.
“They don’t want to find themselves thrust into the spotlight, or put in any kind of danger, so demand substantial security the minute they arrive.
“But it’s also more than a little bizarre because Inverness is pretty quiet and remote — it’s not like arriving at JFK or LAX Airport.”
