The Traitors is known for its chaos and backstabbing, but the smash BBC show could have had the royal touch for its celebrity series as bosses approached a major royal to take part
One of the most popular members of the Royal Family was invited to take part in the celebrity version of The Traitors. However, they decided to turn the chance down — despite being a “fan of the show”.
The smash BBC series is gearing up for another civilian series in the new year, while a celebrity edition of the show is due to get underway in just a few days time. Some of the biggest names in the business are set to star in the show, including former Olympian Tom Daley and ex-QI host Stephen Fry.
But there was one celebrity that could given a royal touch to the dark and mysterious proceedings as she was approached by the BBC to come onto the programme. However, she opted to leave the opportunity behind her, arguing she could never be a traitor nor a faithful.
The Sun reported that Sarah, Duchess of York was not amongst the line-up for the upcoming edition that will see famous faces take each other on in a bid to win thousands of pounds for charity. In a small change to the civilian series, the winning prize fund is capped at £100,00 — but this does not mean there won’t be any backstabbing, gossiping and strategy.
According to sources at the show, Sarah — who was married to disgraced royal Prince Andrew — was in contention to join the line-up for the celebrity edition. Insiders close to the programme confirmed this to the Express, adding: “We got the impression she was a fan of the show but eventually turned it down on the basis that she doesn’t do celebrity shows.
“That doesn’t mean the BBC has given up on trying to get her to take part in a future series, however,” the source added. They also claimed that the royal was one of the first people to be approached about taking part in the new series, but ultimately declined the offer.
A number of other major players are set to walk through the doors of the illustrious castle in the Scottish Highlands for the Celebrity Traitors. These include GMB anchor Kate Garraway, singer Paloma Faith and comedian Alan Carr, to name just a few.
Speaking on the idea of the celebrity spin-off of the main show, host Claudia Winkleman welcomed the idea of an all-star cast. “We’re incredibly lucky these brilliant people have said yes,” she beamed.
“I’d love to say we’ll take it easy on them and they’ll just wander round the castle and eat toast for a couple of weeks but that would be a lie,” she joked. The official series is set to get underway in just a few days time.
And while the first season is not even out for the public to gorge on, the BBC confirmed that a second series of the celebrity version has already been greenlit by bosses at the broadcaster. Speaking to the Sun, one anonymous source said that the plan was to “quietly” renew the celebrity version of the show for a second season.
“It just proves how confident they are that the celeb version is going to be a huge hit,” they explained. “They haven’t seen the viewer reaction yet but bosses have watched early edits of the first series now that filming has wrapped and it’s exceeded all their wildest expectations.”
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