Filming for the final of The Celebrity Traitors was brought to a halt after comedian James Acaster struggled during the penultimate roundtable before revealing his true motives
The Celebrity Traitors final was forced to halt filming after bosses intervened. Last night, comic James Acaster became so uncomfortable during the penultimate roundtable that bosses had to step in.
The 41-year-old, who started the show as a Faithful, was left stunned when he was recruited by Maya Jama and Richard E. Grant as a Traitor earlier in the competition. Reluctantly, he accepted the invitation but vowed to be the most Faithful Traitor.
But during Thursday’s roundtable, although James believed he was still going undetected, actor Michael Sheen started to rumble him, with bosses then forced to step in.
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During the heated roundtable, James was accused of being responsible for the murders of his co-stars, including Ross Kemp, who was murdered in plain sight. James, in a major twist, revealed that he was a Traitor, leaving Maya completely gobsmacked.
His co-stars ultimately voted to banish him from the castle after his true identity was unveiled. But sources claim that he “crumbled” while filming the intense scenes.
They went on to add that bosses spoke to James and his co-stars and didn’t resume filming until everybody was in a “fit state”. The source added that “very little” was filmed, and the parts that didn’t make the final edit of the programme.
Exposing himself, James said at the roundtable: “I just want to explain my situation, I was made a Traitor without wanting to be, I’ve had a unique experience on this that no-one’s had before, where I wanted to be a Faithful and that’s all I’ve wanted to be.
“I wanted to be a Faithful so much at the beginning, I made sure I pointed out the perfume bottles to everybody, so no one forgot them, and I’m so proud of you guys for catching me the way that you did. I couldn’t just go, ‘Guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really.'”
After receiving the most votes at the roundtable, the comedian said: “When I came into this experience, I told Claudia that all I wanted to be was a faithful, and all I wanted to do is go around this castle and try and help the faithfuls as much as possible catching traitors.
“I’m really proud to say that’s what I’ve been able to do, under the circumstances. I am, reluctantly, a traitor.” In a cutaway scene, he added: “I’m glad that I was so Faithful that I couldn’t make it to the end as a traitor.”
Celebrity Traitors: The Final airs tonight at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
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