The Celebrity Traitors has barely begun, but fans already think Alan Carr’s game is up.
The comedian was picked by host Claudia Winkleman to be one of the Traitors in Tuesday night’s launch episode, alongside Jonathan Ross and singer Cat Burns.
But Alan immediately started giggling after Claudia tapped him on the shoulder during the blindfold ceremony — a reaction viewers said gave the game away.
Speaking afterwards, the Chatty Man star admitted he’s far from confident about his chances of going undetected.
“I have a sweating problem and I can’t keep a secret. What am I going to do?” he confessed. “It’s a weight burning on my shoulders, I’m so nervous.”
Alan even joked he was “worse than Linda!”, referencing series three contestant Linda Rands, who famously stared straight at Claudia when she addressed the Traitors in front of the group.
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their doubts. “Alan Carr is gonna be the worst Traitor ever, so obvious,” one wrote, while another joked: “Alan Carr is somehow going to vote himself as a Traitor at the roundtable.”
A third added: “Alan Carr having to bite his lip to stop laughing immediately — he has no hope whatsoever.”
While another viewer quipped: “Alan Carr trying to act normal after being picked as a Traitor is pure comedy gold — Claudia didn’t even need to tap him, he gave himself away!”
Elsewhere in the opening episode, six celebrities — Ross, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Kate Garraway, Charlotte Church and Celia Imrie — secured shields to protect themselves from the first “murder”. However, Charlotte later gave hers up in a team challenge to add £15,000 to the prize fund.
Ahead of the series launch, Alan revealed his strategy would involve “no comedy”, instead drawing on his past experience working in a call centre. “
You have to adapt and shape-shift,” he said. “I think my call-centre skills are going to come in handy.”
Jonathan Ross, meanwhile, said his own lack of trust for celebrities could serve him well, saying: “I think I’m going to immediately assume they’re all Traitors.”
The BBC is already banking on the star-studded spin-off to repeat the success of its civilian version, which attracted audiences of around seven million earlier this year.
