James Blunt on Traitors: I tried - and failed - to get banished
Summary
Singer James Blunt says he tried to get banished from this year's Celebrity Traitors, but neither the traitors nor the other contestants voted him out until near the end. He and actor Michael Sheen helped expose comedian James Acaster as a traitor, and Blunt says the televised edit left out parts of the interrogation.Key Facts
- Blunt said contestants received the same pay whether they stayed for one day or 23, so he often wanted to leave.
- Blunt said he made theories about the other contestants rather than keeping a low profile.
- Blunt and Michael Sheen focused on comedian James Acaster during a pivotal round-table discussion.
- Acaster confessed that he had been made a traitor, and Blunt said the interrogation was more extensive than the broadcast showed.
- Blunt said contestants are affected by how producers edit days of footage into the show.
- Blunt was voted out near the end after Romesh Ranganathan suspected he was working with traitor Maya Jama.
- Blunt said he was surprised by the accusation but thought the ending worked well.
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