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Paloma Faith was the first Faithful murdered by the Traitors.

How was the experience for you? 

It was up and down. I found it quite nerve wracking because, because I knew when I went in that I have a huge personality and that I'd be very visible. I knew that I couldn't fade into the background. I'm the sort of person that lets my feelings about people be known by talking a lot, so it was never an option for me to be able to quietly just simmer under the surface. I felt like my Spidey senses kicked off very early on. I was potentially, in hindsight, oversharing a lot of stuff. I don't think my technique was great in this game, but it works very well in real life.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

I’d have liked to have been a Traitor, and I'd have enjoyed that. I'd have been quite a playful Traitor, which would have been quite entertaining. I also feel like it was a big fashion mistake not to see me in the cloak.

What's been your highlight?

I liked feeling how physically competent I was with the Trojan horse. That was such a thrilling group achievement and hard work. Also, meeting people I’d never crossed paths with before. Celia is just an absolute dream. And I love, love Niko. He’s amazing. It was so nice to meet Cat as well. Ruth Codd was one of the funniest, most brilliant people I’ve met in a long time! 

Who would you like to see go all the way to the final? Who would you like to see win? 

I’d like to see someone kind and strategic win like Nick Mohammed, he’s proof you can be kind, considerate and clever to play the game well – you don’t have to be evil.

Niko Omilana was the first Faithful banished at the Round Table.

How does it feel to be leaving at this point?

It feels sad because I wanted to go far, but someone has to go early.

How did you find the Missions?

The Missions were good. They were quite dark but then that's so The Traitors. I should have known coming on a show called The Traitors that the Missions would be dark. The introduction to the game was us digging our own graves! And then the funeral was so atmospheric. However, from the moment I was put in that coffin I knew I was in trouble.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

No, I wasn't happy at all to be a Faithful. I really wanted to be a Traitor, badly. I mean, these things happen, and I was ready for it. I had a good game plan in mind but just didn’t get a chance to see it through really. Going in there, I was automatically put under a microscope because of what I do. It’s really tough when people are already suspicious before you've even said a word.

What's been a highlight for you?

Meeting Claudia was a good highlight. That was nice. Being a big fan of the show, it was nice to meet Claudia. It was actually great meeting everyone. I have to say everyone was really nice…until the Round Table and then it all changed!

If you could sum up your experience in three words, what would they be?

Betrayal. Set up. And loser. [laughs]

What’s Rishi Sunak going to say if he reads this?!

Oh, he’ll have a big smile on his face if he’s been watching!

Do you think you learnt anything about yourself in this experience?

Yes, I have a fear of public speaking. So, at the table, I was quite nervous when I first started talking, but then as it went on, I felt more confident. I'm quite chuffed with that, because I really don't like public speaking. It's one of my big fears. Seeing everyone staring at me, having to defend myself and really making sure I didn’t go down without a fight. I think I did that. That was something I learned about myself, which I'm happy about.

Tom Daley was the second Faithful murdered by the Traitors.

You were a big fan of the show going in, how was it playing for real?

At home we play versions of The Traitors all the time. Even my eldest son, Robbie, loves to play it with us. I have played both roles and every time I've played as a Traitor, no one has detected me. Every time I’ve played as a Faithful, people thought I was a Traitor because I was always trying to figure out who the Traitors were. I can perhaps be a little too vocal with my ideas in pursuit of them, which is exactly what has happened here! 

Did you enjoy the Missions? You really took on a leading role with the Trojan Horse… 

I’m always like this when there’s a task to be done! Whether it is unloading the dishwasher or pushing a Trojan Horse up a hill, I completely focus. When there’s an opportunity to add 15,000 pounds to the prize fund then there simply is no option to fail. I was kicking myself I didn't look at the second little plaque in that mission and I wanted to give everything I possibly could to get that money.

Mid-way running back, it occurred to me that nobody was particularly forthcoming with the shields! Anyway, we got the result, and it was a euphoric feeling to set fire to the horse in the end and crucially win the money. 

Did you have a strategy, and did you stick to it? 

No, I tried to go in not really overthinking how I would play it. I didn’t want to overthink things or have to think about hiding anything. I just thought, if I notice something I'm going to say it. However, I must have said a few too many things in front of the wrong people! 

How does it feel to be leaving at this stage?   

I’m a little disappointed that I'm out a bit early, but at the same time, it was so much fun to be able to get a little bit of a glimpse into the Traitors world. The castle itself is absolutely huge, and actually going in and having a chance to look around was thrilling; searching for that secret room, wondering which book might open the hidden door, taking in as many of the details as possible.

I have had so much fun in there. Being able to just be with that group of people was so much fun, being able to have conversations with some really interesting people. I was having a great time.

it was so sad when I saw the letter on the chair and I instantly knew I’d been murdered. Because we haven't found a Traitor yet, I thought there’s no way it can be a recruitment. I was firstly sad and then very confused about what The Traitors are doing because I clearly would be someone that would get banished at the Round Table. If any of the Traitors just planted that seed at the Round Table, I'm sure I would be banished.

They could have murdered someone that they know would never have gotten banished at the Round Table. Maybe they thought of me as a threat. Maybe I was getting too close to the right answers.

Tameka Empson was the second Faithful banished at the Round Table.

How does it feel to be leaving the game now?

I’m a big, big fan of the show and to be out this early? I was not banking on it and it’s sad to go. 

Have you enjoyed it?

I had a really great time. Scotland is beautiful and the castle is amazing. Oh my God, it was incredible. And, you know, we're travelling in style in that iconic convoy of cars which I adored. I couldn't get anybody to give me a key and I'm a very good driver.

Anyway, that feeling as you drive up to the castle. It’s amazing when you watch it on TV, but in real life, it takes your breath away actually being there. And the breakfast table is everything that it was, you know, that's a highlight. The breakfast is good. I tell you, the food was very lovely, and I think I might have put on a few little…let’s say one pound.

You wanted to be a Traitor; you ended up being a Faithful. Were you happy in that role? 

I think Claudia saw the faithfulness in me. And now I think about it, being a Traitor is a headache. It’s a lot of game playing, and you're going to be up later than anybody else. I think it was right for me to be a Faithful, and I really wanted to be a great Faithful. I had plans to lead the Faithfuls to victory, but that was cut short.

Being banished and being able to tell the group that you are in fact a Faithful – how did that feel?

Oh, I was very emotional. In my mind, I thought, I'm not going out. I was sad to leave the game, because I was really getting to know people. And, you know, in this industry you get to know people to a certain point. In this environment, it was really lovely to spend this length of time and really get to know everyone. Jonathan is a big teddy bear. He really is. So is Big Joe.

How would you summarise your experience in three words? 

Amazing. Stressful. Brilliant.

I mean, it’s been a roller coaster. It was an amazing experience. I loved every minute of it. I wish it was longer.

Ruth Codd was the third Faithful murdered by the Traitors.

Was The Celebrity Traitors everything you expected?

Well, I really didn't expect to find my grave in between Paloma Faith and Stephen Fry. Can't say that was on my 2025 bingo card. I didn’t expect Claudia to be leading a funeral procession on a black horse. I mean... to say it’s been surreal... I’m not sure that I’m not about to be woken up from a very weird dream.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

At the beginning I was 50/50 as to whether I wanted to be, but I'm so happy that I was picked to be a Faithful because it turns out I'm actually quite a loyal person! I'm not good with big groups, and I normally keep myself to myself, so I wasn't expecting to go into a big group and fit in right away. I was part of it from the beginning and I'm really glad that I didn't have to murder them all and lie to their faces.

Was there anybody that you gravitated to more than others?

Claire Balding. Yeah, an unlikely duo. I kind of look like her goth child that should be a disappointment, but she's incredibly proud of! Charlotte Church is another amazing woman. Celia too. Those three women, really, I don't even know if they know how much they just made the experience for me. Really, regardless of whether they're Traitors or Faithfuls, I don't really care. I think the three of them are amazing and people you'd never cross paths with ordinarily in life.

What’s been a highlight for you? Did you enjoy any of the Missions?

The highlight was probably being pushed up a hill by 18 celebrities inside a Trojan Horse, and all I had to do was work the brake! Again, probably not on the bingo card. And the list for that bingo card could go on and on – being chained up next to Clare Balding. Totally unexpected there.

Do you think you learned anything about yourself during this experience?

I think I learned maybe to be a bit easier on myself. I always thought I was quite unknowable and unpopular. It was really nice feeling part of a group. I went into it sort of expecting all different things. I thought the fitness thing might be a challenge, but I think that I mainly learned that – or confirmed that - I have my own mind, and I can stand my ground. When there are other people that are much further along in the business and much older than you, you do have to find your voice. It kind of bamboozled me a bit when some of them weren't speaking up but I’m glad I did.

How did you find the roundtables?

I think at the first one, I didn't say enough, and I kind of held back, because that's what everyone else was doing. Even though I didn't vote for Niko, I also didn't stand up for him. I do really regret that. I didn't think everyone else would be as easily swayed. I really didn't think it was going to go that way.

After that, I was ready and determined to always voice my opinion. I knew it was probably going to get me murdered, but the guilt after Niko left made me think that I’m not going to go through the rest of the game feeling like this. I played honestly, true to my opinions and leave with no regrets.

Clare Balding was the third Faithful banished at the Round Table.

How has your time playing The Celebrity Traitors been and was the game as you expected?

It's amazing. It’s a real brain scramble and you learn things. One is that it's much easier to attack than it is to defend. I am a very social people person, so I loved being with other folks. It was such a lovely collection of people, some of whom I knew from before, and others that I would never have met. In no other setting would I have met Cat Burns, for example, or Nick Mohammed or Mark Bonnar. Lovely people.

And then, obviously some people, like Tom Daley, I've known for a long time. Joe Marler, I hadn't known before. He's very, very funny. I have loved the Missions. Really enjoyed being involved as a team. I can be strategic in a team situation. I'm quite good at organising people into groups or saying, I think this is how we should do it, and everyone has their role, and staying calm under pressure.

What I'm not good at is plotting, and maybe nobody is, but it’s an important skill to be good at this. It is all totally obsessive as well. You're so immersed in it that every minute of the day and most of the night when you're not in it, you're thinking about it.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

Oh, God, I totally wanted to be a Faithful, yes, and I loved that role. I wish I'd had longer at it. I made a big error in suddenly thinking that I had a strategy the morning of my demise. I thought, I know what I'll do. I've got to stay alive as well as identify the Traitors. So, the best way to stay alive is to get close to a Traitor and have them as your friend. And I thought that was Charlotte for me.

It’s really interesting to me to see group thinking in action, and most interesting when it's against you and you know you're innocent because you lose the ability to defend yourself. And as I said, attack is much, much easier. It’s why so many politicians do it!

I'm really glad I got to be banished rather than be murdered, because at least when you're banished you've got a chance to say your piece. You get to stand up and say your bit, and you hear as well as see, the reaction. I didn't see it for very long as I turned and went, but I could hear it! I can’t wait to just see the rest of the series, because there's so much I don't know.

What has been a highlight for you?

Celia farting! That was so funny. Seriously, I think my personal highlight is being able to spend quality time with no distractions of phones or anything, with people like Stephen, Celia, Charlotte, all of them actually. I mean, the Trojan Horse was amazing. My God, what a big thing that was. And I think just doing things I've never thought I'd do. Sticking my head in a well and all of that! Those have been real highlights.

Do you think you've learned anything about yourself?

I've had confirmed what I already knew, which is I am a rather pathetic people pleaser. I will still live by the mantra of keep your camera turned outwards, ie. look out for other people, but I realise that I'm probably not. I'm not suspicious enough but I'm quite happy being that way. I'd rather live in a world where I trust everyone, where I see good in everyone, and where the world is always, bright, shiny and positive. And if that was my downfall, I'm fine with that.

What three words would you use to sum up your experience?

Immersive, unforgettable and intense.

Charlotte Church was the fourth Faithful murdered by the Traitors

Was The Celebrity Traitors everything you expected?

It was way more intense than I expected. It has restored my faith in celebrities a little because, generally, I just really keep out of that whole celebrity scene, and I have perhaps been a little bit too harsh in my judgement of celebrities. It was wonderful to spend time with some really very interesting people. I think that's been my favourite part of the experience. Genuinely, to just be in the company of some extraordinary people with extraordinary stories and minds was the best bit.

The Missions looked like a lot of fun, did you enjoy them?

The Missions were fun, absolutely. It was really wonderful to be playing. Essentially, that's what we were doing, playing in a way that we probably haven't done since childhood. When you’re a child you're making up your own games which are a bit nonsensical. In this environment you have absolutely brilliant people formulating incredible games for you to play that you wouldn’t experience anywhere else. That was really fun,

Did you have a favourite Mission?

I had the most fun in the Wailing Banshee Mission! I think the most impactful was the Trojan Horse Mission, because it was so extravagant. It was beautiful being in the Scottish Highlands. Also, it was genuinely really hard lugging this enormous horse as a group of people.

You said from the outset that you wanted to be a Faithful, were you happy in that role?

I was really happy to be a Faithful. I think even if the Traitors had tried to recruit me, I would have said no. I just don't think I would have been able to hack that level of constant deception. I think you need to really want it, and you need to be really up on the strategy of the game and working all the angles in order to be a good Traitor. I just didn't want that sort of experience. I wanted a bit of an adventure, something different and a challenge. Really, as a Traitor, you have to hide but you’re in receipt of all the facts and I think that makes the game easier in a way, and less emotional. I think it's much more emotionally wrought when you're a Faithful. That said, I don't know what it is to be a Traitor and what that experience is to be feeling guilty potentially.

Have you learned anything about yourself?

I've learned quite a lot about myself. I've learned that I do feel things very deeply, which I knew anyway, but I thought I would be able to switch it off a bit more and I really couldn't. Not that I want to. Part of what I'm doing in my life now, and the work that I'm doing in the world, is all about re-sensitising the heart and not numbing out feelings. I just felt such deep empathy for everyone in there.

I also learned that I really enjoy solitude. I’ve got such a busy life, which is so constantly full and surrounded by other people, that having those times when you had a moment, didn't have phones, didn't have distractions, I was really happy with that and it felt quite peaceful.

Which words would you use to sum up the entire experience?

Complex. Discombobulating. And... naughty!

Mark Bonnar was the fifth Faithful banished at the Round Table following a tiebreaker

Was The Celebrity Traitors as you expected?

I think it was a lot more fun than I expected which is really nice. I thought it would be quite intense, which it was, but I didn't bank on the Missions being quite as much fun as they were. I also really enjoyed spending time and making friends with people whose orbits I would never have come into.

You seemed to love the Missions…

Oh, I would happily do that every day for the rest of my life. Yeah, if you can make me some up, a different one every day for the rest of my life, I'd be very happy.

Which was your favourite one?

Cabin in the Woods probably. I just loved all the different little puzzles. I thought that was great fun. And working out the water thing which turned out to be fairly simple but good fun to try and do, because they're still tricky. The Trojan Horse was spectacular but that was really hard towards the end. Oh my God, I couldn't move for a wee while! I really threw myself at it and that was one of my favourites as well.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

Yes, of course, I was happy to be faithful. I would have played it slightly differently with hindsight; not being quite so involved, not being quite so enthusiastic, wide eyed and forthcoming with theories. Claudia said, ‘you know, remember, keep your eyes open at all times,’ or something like that. I was certainly doing that in observing everyone, not sure I was subtle enough about that which possibly put a massive target on my back!

Let's talk about the ending of your game. I mean, what a dramatic roundtable and an unprecedented use of the Chest of Chance...

I'm really glad David's a Faithful and I really hope he doesn't go. I think he's a real asset to them and I hope suspicions about him disappear very quickly. That I can't see happening though. Having that roundtable decided by the Chest of Chance was very dramatic and it was very emotional. I got so caught up in it all, but I hope it was a good TV moment. Even though I was sad to go, I thought, well, they’ve never done that before!

Who would you like to see win?

For the Faithfuls, I think it would be nice if Nick won. And even though she’s a Traitor, it would be great to see Cat win. She’s playing a great game. Ultimately, it’s for charity, so I'll be happy whoever gets it.

If you could sum up your experience in three words, what would they be?

DO IT AGAIN!

Joe Wilkinson was the fifth Faithful murdered by the Traitors

Was The Celebrity Traitors everything you expected?

Yeh, it was great. Only downside was I didn't see the turret.

You would have liked to have been a Traitor then?

Yes, I really wanted to see the turret.

Would you like to have done the full experience perhaps? Start faithful, then be recruited..?

Yes, I might be repeating myself but I wanted to see inside the turret.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

I wasn't initially because of not seeing the turret, but after an hour or so, I thought, sod all that lying stuff.

What did you think of the Missions? Did you have a favourite?

My favourite Mission was when Alan got pulled up into a net.

Did you have a personal highlight?

Celia’s fart. I initially assumed it was Joe Marler cos of the volume.

Have you learned anything about yourself?

Absolutely nothing.

What three words would sum up your experience?

Lots of fun.

Who would you like to see win?

Joe Marler.

Stephen Fry was the fifth Faithful banished at the Round Table

Was The Celebrity Traitors everything that you expected?

And more! Much, much, much, much more. It’s a word that's overused as people give them as Christmas presents, but it really was an experience. A remarkable experience. And of course, it's shaped by the rules of the game. No question, the structure of the rules of the game gives it its shape. And I was familiar with those from watching it, but it is formed more, in a way, by the nature of the group who are participating.

That was just wonderful to get to know some extraordinary people I would probably otherwise never have met. And some people, of course, whom I knew, that made it very rich and interesting. Every day was astonishing.

You seemed to be having a genuinely good time…

We all were, and it gets to you too. It’s frustrating that the Traitors have done so well and there is no technique. Of course, we fool ourselves, which is unbelievably stupid, because you have to accept the fact that human beings cannot read lies and that human beings are brilliant dissemblers and pretenders, and there's no way of telling.

If some people are accused at the roundtable, they sometimes go off into these complicated, ridiculous excuses as to why they are irrefutably a Faithful. When I was accused, I just laughed. There is nothing I can say if you think that, but I warn you, if you do, it's another Faithful going, and the Traitors would have triumphed again. That's the best I can come up with.

How did you find the Missions?

Oh, I enjoyed them very much. The first major mission was a Trojan horse, and that was physically very demanding. I was extremely worried that they were all going to be like that. I’m 67, not unfit but also not a gym goer. Joe Marler was next to me, England and British Lions rugby player, strong as an ox and he was pretty exhausted which made me feel slightly better pushing it up the hill. The art department and construction is so impressive and the Missions are imaginative and delightful, all of them have been good fun.

Were you happy to be a Faithful?

I was. If I were a Traitor, I don't think I could have taken the pressure that is coming now. I probably would have enjoyed what they're enjoying now, the chuckling, cackling, glee of triumph. But you can't help it emotionally if people conspire against you. Even if it's for a game, you start to have feelings of enmity towards them. When Tom was murdered, I couldn't believe it. Because he was so enthusiastic, he wanted to stay longer, that was his problem. Tom was hypervigilant, and everyone noticed that. Perhaps he should have just maybe invented a daffy kind of persona for the sake of survival.

What's been your personal highlight?

It’s the individual relationships really. Wonderful conversations with David Olusoga, with Clare Balding, both of whom I knew anyway, but hadn't really had any profound relationship with as it were so time in the game has given us that. Wonderful to meet people I didn't know. Joe Marler, Cat Burns, Tameka Empson – of totally different fields and worlds of things so it was lovely to get to know them.

I suppose really, the thing is, when you're a child, from all the way from earliest childhood, you're used to being in groups. You’re in a play group before you go to a kindergarten, and at school you’re again in groups. Groups can be bad, because there's popularity, and the pecking order sometimes but humans are group animals, social animals. Then, when you're a student, you still have groups, and you go to pubs together, you go on holidays together, and you live in houses together when you first afford to live somewhere in a group. And then eventually you start - just as the super group of all time, The Beatles - you start pairing off, and the group disappears.

And you’re individuals, you’re little nuclear families. And so, it's a marvellous experience at my time in life to be in a group again, and to feel the mixture of pleasure and frustration and everything else that group existence gives you.

Who do you hope goes on to win the whole thing?

I'd love to see Celia or Lucy win because they are so eccentric and extraordinary. Lucy is such an extraordinary person, you know, and Celia is a goddess.

Lucy Beaumont was the sixth Faithful murdered by the Traitors

Was The Celebrity Traitors everything you expected it to be?

And more. It was such an amazing, immersive experience. You genuinely feel a bond with everybody. It was brilliant and everything you'd want it to be.

Were you happy to be a faithful?

At first, I was disappointed, and then I realised ‘oh my God, I don't think I could hack it being a Traitor,’ so I was really glad to be a Faithful.

Did you enjoy the Missions?

They were like PE lessons! They were a bonding experience. The one with the well and the banshees’ wails was hilarious - I've never laughed so much. And, the Trojan horse was genuinely really heavy, but it was so epic.

What has been a personal highlight of this whole experience?

Spending time with so many really fascinating people. A lot of them are on TV and stuff, but it was sort of like getting to know people for who they really are and people you may never cross paths otherwise. Celia was wild – I think she is the coolest person.

How did it feel to be murdered face to face? Were you shocked?

Yes, but it was thrilling as well because it felt like a bit of a gift to finally find out who the Traitors are. It's been driving me insane. Shame I can't then go back into the game and solve it! I was so surprised about Cat [Burns], I just couldn’t believe it.

Were you surprised about the other two Traitors?

Well, I think they did the right thing by murdering me because I had an idea about Jonathan and I’d have been trying to get the other Faithfuls to look at him still if I were still in the game. It might be that they now actually go off the scent of Jonathan [Ross], which I suppose is the point, because they may think, ‘no, he wouldn't just keep murdering people who voted for him’, but yes, he is!

Do you think because Stephen's been banished now, the ‘big dog theory’ may see more eyes on Jonathan?

Well, Joe Marler really suspects Jonathan, and I just wonder if he might start becoming suspicious of Cat if Cat doesn't go for Jonathan. It will be interesting because there's still enough people that Cat doesn't have to vote for Jonathan, but I just wonder, will they take out Joe Marler next? If Cat’s a good Traitor, she'll have to take out Jonathan.

Which of the Traitors do you think is most likely to turn on the others?

I think Jonathan would be quite happy to turn on either of them, really. But I don't think they need to at the moment.

Was it harder than you thought it would be?

Oh God, yeah. When you watch at home, you're like, why aren't they getting it? And then when you hear it's that, of course, because it's impossible, but they pick good traitors. I think I would be buckling a bit.

If you could sum up your experience in three words, what would they be?

Incredible. Exhausting. Annoying.

Who would you like to win?

Well, here's the thing, because I feel like I should back the Faithfuls, but Cat is just doing such a good job. I do sort of want her to win.

Jonathan Ross was the first Celebrity Traitor and sixth contestant Banished at the Round Table

Was it everything that you expected?

It was much more intense than I expected, and much trickier than I expected. I think the one thing I've come away with is knowing that one of the reasons I love watching this show so much is that it's so unpredictable, and one of the things about living the experience was it was equally, if not even more unpredictable than I thought it might be. It’s like no other show on TV, and it's like no other experience.

Did you enjoy being a Traitor?

I thought I'd be happy to be a Traitor, but I actually found it really hard just lying to people but that is what makes it such compelling viewing. Around the second day I began to think ‘oh, I really wish I'd said I'd like to be a Faithful’.

What did you think when you first got to that to the turret and saw who your fellow Traitors were?

It was like walking into my TV screen and suddenly living the things I’d loved watching. Putting on the green cloak and catching sight of myself in it for the first time was a lovely treat, and I really think it suited me. I don't know if that's a good thing, that you realise you look good as a Traitor - I might have one made for myself to wear around the house.

My fellow Traitors were amazing, because Cat [Burns], I only knew a little but I really like her, and I thought, ‘Oh, she's going to be a cool Traitor’, and then when Alan [Carr] came in, I thought, ‘this is going to be fun’ because I love Alan and Alan is like one of the funniest men I've ever met in my life, so to have him there with me already made me feel more comfortable.

You had a lot of strong looks, as well as the cloak. What was your styling brief?

My styling brief was just to wear clothes that I either like wearing or make me laugh. I brought a full goth outfit, and I brought a full new romantic outfit with me. However, I don’t know if you’ve ever done yourself up as a goth, but it's a good hour and a half, so I thought I'm going to be exhausted before the day’s begun and then you’re getting ready for a Mission and who wants to put on and take off mascara twice?!

How did you find the Missions?

The Missions were fun. The only thing I felt weird about the Missions was how the Faithfuls played the game. This time, the Missions didn't give them anything to go on, and that was their fault, not ours, because we were just trying to hide wherever we could. They were all a lot of fun to do. The first one, the Trojan horse, was quite strenuous. I haven't had to work so hard since I was about 25. However, I did overdo how puffed out I was because I realised it was a great way of hiding from them. I was at the back hoping I would get A, the sympathy vote and B, I could avoid any conversations.

Have you got a highlight from the entire experience?

The highlight of the experience for me was probably Alan Carr who just said so many funny things. Stephen [Fry] was kind, delightful, and of course, he's a marvellous man. Once, while he was staring at a grandfather clock, he just turned to Alan and said, ‘tempus fugit’ and Alan went ‘good for you’. Moments like that were very funny.

Joe Marler made me laugh quite a lot. It was great on the last day when I kind of knew I was going from the morning, at breakfast I knew eyes were on me. I began to relax oddly at that point and thought ‘okay, I am going home today, just enjoy the day’. I could have fought back, but you know what, I thought I’m going have a nice day. I've got as far as I could, and I've got further than I thought I would, so I'm quite happy’.

Who do you hope goes on to win?

Well, in my dream scenario, it would be Cat and Alan. I don't think Alan's going to survive, but I think Cat will make it to the end. I think Cat will win, and she deserves to win. Out of the three of us, she had the best tactical brain.

Celia Imrie was the seventh contestant murdered by the Traitors

What was the experience like for you?

Overall, it was extraordinary and amazing.

What was going through your mind when you first arrived?

I was most freaked out by our names on the gravestones. I was led up the hill by darling Alan [Carr], and he had spied our names. I said, ‘don't be ridiculous!’

How did the first roundtable feel? Did you hope you'd be selected as a Traitor?

I did actually, yes. It was heart stopping and I think everybody stopped breathing. I loved Claudia’s sort of dance around the table of 1,2,3 and then stop. We would think she’s stopped, and we would perhaps be working out whereabouts the footsteps were coming from, and at which point they were in the circle. I was hoping I would be picked because I childishly thought it was like being picked for the netball team and that she’d think I was good enough to be a Traitor, but immediately afterwards (although I was slightly disappointed), I thought ‘okay, now I’ve got more freedom’, so I didn’t really mind.

How does it feel to be coming out at this stage?

It was sort of unbelievable when I saw that envelope - I wasn't ready for it at all. But then I thought ‘well, you shouldn't have shouted, you shouldn't have spoken up so clearly’, but I knew that we had to really join forces. In my last roundtable, I knew we had to gather together otherwise we'd never get a Traitor out, and so I was quite forceful.

And how do you feel about being murdered in plain sight?

I didn't know I was being murdered at the time, did I? I thought Mr Carr was trying to kiss me! The Treach.... Anyway, the next morning was really horrible, and I hope they missed me at breakfast. I was having such good fun. It was like being made to go home in the middle of a marvellous party.

How did you find the Missions? Did you enjoy them?

I was absolutely entranced by the hugeness of the Trojan horse; I thought it was a magnificent piece of work, but when we got going, I realised it was a hefty thing. Luckily, I was with all the big boys at the back, and I loved that position, but it was not for weak ones. You had to be very, very strong, which I am, but it was more than I imagined, and that was marvellous.

I didn't think in a million years that I could have done the last Mission because of my nerves with heights, so I was very happy. The banshees made us all scream with laughter, which meant that we weren't an enormous help to the poor people who were trying to work out what we were trying to convey, but that was a jolly one.

Who did you know in the game beforehand and who has been a revelation to you?

I knew Stephen [Fry] because we'd worked together years ago on a programme called Kingdom, and I've met him occasionally since then. I met Clare [Balding] on the Queen Victoria ship, and I discovered on my last roundtable that I was the only person that Jonathan [Ross] didn't know and we didn't know each other - although I admired him from a distance.

Paloma [Faith] and I were in St. Trinian’s together so I was thrilled to see her again as I hadn’t seen her in ages. I was really fond of Cat [Burns], I hadn’t met her before or Niko. I didn’t know them at all. I didn’t know what their careers or lives were. Just because I’m of a different age group, I don’t know them, but that is part of the joy of this show. You cross paths with people that you would make a brilliantly mixed team with.

Have you learned anything about yourself? 

I hope I kept my promise to my son when he said ‘Mum, just be yourself!’ and my best friend said: ‘For God's sake, just be yourself.’ I don't know how to be myself, because I am usually somebody else, and it's a rather bizarrely unnerving part to play, and I've been quite nervous. In interviews on television, and generally, you're promoting something so you can sort of put your conversation into either a new book or a new programme, or a new film, but to be completely bare, as I call it, is a new a new way of being for me and I hope that I have been. 

What three words would you use to sum up your experience?

Bizarre, controlled and daring.

Kate Garraway was the seventh Faithful banished at the Round Table

How was your experience playing the game?

It was more fun than I expected. It was more involving than I expected. It kind of gets in your head, and before you know it, you’re going through everything and over analysing. Everything was bigger and better than I expected. The thing that you really don't realise when you watch the show is that, of course, as a viewer, you have the wonderful advantage of knowing who the Traitors are.

It’s an intense game of course but lots of fun too?

Oh, my God. It was so much fun. Everybody just threw themselves into every mission. If people were a bit nervous, you felt that other people were supporting them. It was just a huge amount of fun all the way. We were really into it and obviously we're raising money for charity.

Personally, I just felt genuinely lucky to be involved. Because, you know, it's the first one. There's been so much chat about it, and I never thought that I'd be included, so I was just like a wide-eyed kid in a candy shop for at least three days.

Who was the greatest surprise to you? 

I don't know that anybody surprised me - they all fulfilled my expectations. Everybody was more fun than I thought they'd be. Everybody was kind of cleverer and more interesting than you might know.

Do you find yourself thinking, oh, I'd love to get you in the chair on Life Stories? 

Every single one, I asked them all, so we'll see. We'll see. Some of them said ‘Yes’. Someone said, ‘no way!’ and other people said, ‘okay, maybe, yeah’ so we'll see!

What did you make of the Missions? Did you have a favourite one?

I think probably the Trojan horse stands out because we were all together, and everybody threw themselves into it. For the first section, we all thought this won't be too bad, and then we hit the hill. It was just a lovely feeling, because we had just been allocated our roles as Traitors and Faithfuls, and that was the first time when it felt a little bit like there might be a breaking in the group, but there wasn't at all. It was just fantastic.  

The other one I really loved was the lasers - that was so much fun. It was like Mission Impossible; it was great fun. 

What's been your favourite memory?

I think one of my favourite memories will probably be one of the most unpleasant, where we were all chained up in the cabin, and there was water coming in, we had feathers, everything on us. We were all, well I particularly was, screaming, and I looked up and Joe was just kind of like just brushing it all off, laughing, singing in the rain, and watching Jonathan and Alan get covered with these filthy chicken feathers, and just laughing about it. 

It was just a great moment. And then the other moment I've got to say, was when Alan and I were in a pair over the rickety bridge, and I was doing my absolute best to encourage him, and I would say, you're doing amazingly. He was like, ‘shut up, Kate!’ 

Who would you like to see go on and win? 

I would love to see Nick go on and win, because now I know who the Traitors are, I just think Nick has come so close so many times. He's the only person, I think, who's voted for Cat. I just think he has been saying, ‘Are you sure? Are you sure if it’s Cat?’ because she is so quiet around the round table and she's just not giving anything, and then she just votes. 

It's just a bit odd to not be curious, and he's raised that, but he's also a puzzle master - he won us a lot for the prize fund at the Missions. He was definitely the fastest on anything that we had to work out, so he deserves to win, for that reason. I really hope he wins, and I also love him.