The BBC is planning a celebrity version of The Traitors UK. Number one at the top of their wish list to host the show is comedian Ricky Gervais.
On August 26, Gervais responded to the BBC’s post: “I love the show and I’m very flattered, but it won’t happen. I’m too busy and there’s no way they could afford me.”
Other names on the list
Also, the wish list includes other high-profile names. One industry insider said, “The BBC want the crème de la crème of stars for the celeb spin-off … They ideally have to be incredibly smart, funny, and mischievous … That’s Ricky in three words … Big names have already expressed their interest in taking part from the moment it was revealed the new version of The Traitors [UK] was being made.”
Additionally, other names reportedly on the list include British TV presenter Jonathan Ross and Friends alum Courteney Cox. Ross is a friend of Gervais, while Cox is close to current UK host Claudia Winkleman.
The Traitors UK became a massive hit basically from the moment it debuted in 2022. Further, the show is an adaptation of the 2021 Dutch reality show De Verraders in 2021. The Dutch version was a huge hit and quickly franchised to the UK, the US (hosted by Alan Cumming), Australia, and New Zealand.
The show features a group of people gathered in an isolated location to compete for cash prizes. In every episode, players are eliminated, and at the end of the game, whoever is still standing gets to keep the money. The snag is that there are secret “traitors” whose task is to “murder” the other players before the game ends. If any traitors remain at the end of the completion, they win all the money.
The Traitors UK celebrity version should start filming sometime in early 2025.
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