Hannah Waddingham Says She Turned Down Celebrity Traitors
She told Jennifer Hudson on Tuesday she declined because she feared the show's hooded rituals and staged 'burying' scenes.
Overview
- Waddingham disclosed on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday that she was invited to join the first UK Celebrity Traitors but chose not to take part.
- She cited fear of the show's intense theatrical elements, specifically contestants wearing hoods and staged 'burying people alive', and said she would rather watch from home.
- Nick Mohammed, Waddingham's Ted Lasso co-star, did appear on the first celebrity series and advanced to the final before losing.
- The Celebrity Traitors format, hosted on BBC One by Claudia Winkleman, places famous contestants together while a few secret 'traitors' eliminate others at night using dramatic rituals.
- The show's strong ratings—its first-season finale reached a reported 15.4 million viewers—and new stage adaptations help explain why producers sought high-profile scripted actors and why some stars publicly decline.