Celebrity Traitors star James Blunt says viewers didn’t see full James Acaster interrogation: 'He was pinned to the post'
The singer also claims the cast were victims to the editJames Blunt has revealed that James Acaster’s final interrogation on Celebrity Traitors was far more intense than viewers saw in the penultimate episode.
In the jaw-dropping TV moment the comedian, 41, revealed himself to be a Traitor when his fellow stars questioned him over Ross Kemp’s murder in plain sight. On screen, James appeared to come clean rather than try to defend himself.
But the singer, 52, has now told the BBC that the moment didn’t happen the way viewers think it did.
What did James Blunt say about James Acaster’s exit?
“He didn’t fall on his sword. That’s what you saw, that’s what you feel, but he didn’t,” James said.
“You didn’t see the full extent of the interrogation. It was heavy in there and it was clear-cut. He was pinned to the post. We got him. We really, really got him.
“I think how that played out hasn’t really been revealed to you, but he didn’t just say, ‘Oh guys, you got me’.”
The You’re Beautiful hitmaker added that watching the show back was a shock even to him because of how events were presented on screen, saying the cast were all “a victim to the edit”.
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What happened to James Acaster on Celebrity Traitors?
In the penultimate episode, Michael Sheen turned the spotlight on James and Maya Jama at the Round Table, naming them as the most likely culprits for the murder in plain sight. He also admitted he had given James a free pass because he had flown under the radar.
The Off Menu co-host then confessed that the Traitors had recruited him despite him wanting to be a Faithful, adding that he had tried to help the Faithfuls as much as possible along the way. His fellow stars then voted him out unanimously.
During his exit interview, James said: “It was sprung on me, it was a surprise. But I was glad that they caught me.”
Who won Celebrity Traitors 2026?
Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won the second series of Celebrity Traitors after banishing Traitors Maya and King Kenny, as well as voting off fellow Faithfuls James Blunt and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
Celebrity Traitors 2026 is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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