The stars of The Celebrity Traitors’ first season BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry
It’s only been a few weeks since The Traitors left our screens, but we’re already looking ahead to the next celebrity series.
Naturally, speculation is already in full flow about who the next bunch of celebs heading to the Scottish castle could be, but it turns out there’s one casting rule that helps determine just that.
Geordie Shore star and Celebrity Big Brother winner Charlotte Crosby has made it clear that she won’t be getting a call-up for The Traitors because of a supposed “no reality stars” rule.
“That is a genuine fact,” she told The Sun. “My agent is on the line and he will confirm. They take no reality stars.
“A lot of shows have this rule. I’m A Celebrity used to have this rule. But it gets to the point where they’ve obviously run out of big names so they have to start delving into [reality TV].
“So, they’ll have this rule for maybe three or four series, and then they might have to break the mold a bit.”
“As soon as they do, I will be there with my ******* cloak,” Charlotte quipped.
The inaugural celebrity spin-off last year saw Alan Carr win the show against all odds, fending off competition from the likes of Nick Mohammed, Jonathan Ross, Paloma Faith and Stephen Fry in the process.
True to Charlotte’s claims, none of the stars made their name on reality television, although a small handful had appeared on such shows.
Eastenders actor Tameka Empson appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, while Kate Garraway was on the show in 2007, and followed it up with appearances on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! and The Masked Singer.
Even Celebrity Traitors champion Alan Carr dipped his toe in reality TV for charity, with previous appearances on The Great Celebrity Bake Off and a celebrity spin-off of The Apprentice for Comic Relief back in 2009.
Sadly, we’ll have to wait until the end of the year before we get another series of The Celebrity Traitors, but speculation is already rife about who could join the line-up.
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