Richard E. Grant denies staging Celebrity Traitors reveal

Richard E. Grant has denied deliberately revealing his role as a Traitor on The Celebrity Traitors to leave the programme early, calling the allegation “categorically false.” The claim, made by an unnamed source cited in a report about the show, has not been independently substantiated in the available accounts. Grant addressed the allegation in an Instagram Stories post on Tuesday, October 20. He said he had been made aware of claims that he staged the reveal to get out of filming, and described himself as an avid fan of the show. Being chosen as a Traitor, he said, was both a shock and a dream; he had expected to be selected as a Faithful. The allegation was attributed to an unnamed person who said people on set were convinced Grant had staged his slip. Grant’s denial and the anonymous source’s account leave his intent disputed. The reports provide no independent evidence establishing whether the reveal was deliberate. The broadcast itself showed Grant disclose his role shortly after being selected as a Traitor. He was banished at the roundtable, becoming the first contestant eliminated from the series. Grant later described revealing his identity so early as a serious...