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Liam Gallagher Says He Turned Down BBC's Celebrity Traitors

Strong viewing for the BBC series is testing producers' welfare measures.

Overview

  • Liam Gallagher told followers this week that he was asked to take part in Celebrity Traitors but declined, writing that reality TV 'is not my thing'.
  • The celebrity edition of Traitors launched earlier this month and its premiere averaged about 8.9 million viewers, making it the programme's most watched debut to date.
  • Producers have pushed expanded companion content and twice‑weekly broadcasts to build audience engagement and betting markets around the show's secrecy-driven format.
  • Filming included a brief welfare pause and a dedicated welfare team, and producers are publicly emphasising those measures as the series continues to generate intense on‑screen drama.
  • The format awards money to a charity pot and leaves room for secret 'traitors' to win if faithful contestants are wrong, a dynamic that is driving cliffhangers and public discussion while the BBC declines to comment on Gallagher's remarks.