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Claudia Winkleman says Richard E Grant wanted to be a Traitor
Claudia Winkleman said Richard E Grant really wanted to be a Traitor on the BBC show Celebrity Traitors.
Grant made an unusually direct confession, telling Faithful contestants in the room that he had been chosen as a Traitor.
He was the first contestant banished from the series after comedian Joe Lycett asked him about it.
Grant later called his mistake “absolutely moronic” and said he was grateful the public had forgiven him.
Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won the final as Faithfuls, beating Traitors Maya and Kenny.
The winners will split £83,000 between their chosen charities.
Claudia Winkleman said she chose Richard E Grant as a Traitor because he wanted the role.
Grant admitted to his fellow contestants that he was a Traitor, then tried to cover the remark by saying he was manifesting being given a cloak.
He was the first person banished in the current series of the BBC show.
Grant called his confession an “absolutely moronic” mistake and thanked the public for forgiving him.
Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won the final and will split £83,000 between their chosen charities.
- Who
- Claudia Winkleman and actor Richard E Grant.
- What
- Winkleman said Grant wanted to be a Traitor, and Grant reflected on his confession to fellow contestants.
- When
- Winkleman spoke on Friday after the grand final. The article does not state the date of the events.
- Where
- On the BBC show The Celebrity Traitors and its spin-off Uncloaked.
- Why
- Winkleman said she chose Grant because he wanted to be a Traitor.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Grant told fellow contestants he had been chosen as a Traitor, then said he had been manifesting being handed a cloak.
Grant became the first person to be banished.
Traitors Maya and Kenny murdered Michael Sheen.
Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won the series.
Winkleman explained on Uncloaked why she chose Grant.
- Contestant
- Richard E Grant
- Role
- Traitor
- First banishment
- Grant was the first person banished in the current series.
- Winners
- Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft
- Prize
- £83,000, to be split between the winners' chosen charities
What people are saying
We couldn't not pick him.
Thank you that I don't have to go and live in Greenland because I have been forgiven by the public for my absolutely moronic, idiotic, mistake.
I should have said, I was joking Joe Lycett.