Traitors’ Time Outrage

Nick Mohammed has lifted the lid on the one thing that riled his fellow contestants while filming The Celebrity Traitors — and it all came down to a surprisingly simple “basic right.”

The Ted Lasso star has made it to the final of BBC One’s hit reality gameshow, which sees celebrities attempt to unmask the traitors among them. Still one of the faithfuls, as selected by host Claudia Winkleman, Nick will join forces with rugby legend Joe Marler and historian David Olusoga in the gripping finale, airing Thursday (November 6). Together, they’ll face off against the remaining traitors, comedian Alan Carr and singer Cat Burns.

Throughout the series — which has been a ratings triumph for the BBC — only one traitor has been eliminated so far, when talk show host Jonathan Ross failed to shake off suspicion. Meanwhile, Alan and Cat have “murdered” a number of faithfuls, including Celia Imrie, Lucy Beaumont, and Tom Daley, while several others such as Kate Garraway, Sir Stephen Fry, and Clare Balding have been wrongly banished.

Joe Marler’s sharp instincts and “big dog theory” — the belief that one of the group’s natural leaders must be a traitor — have been pivotal to the faithfuls’ strategy. He’s also struck up a close alliance with Nick, whom he calls a “hundy,” meaning he’s “100% sure” of his loyalty.

But as the final looms, the question remains: can the faithfuls outsmart the traitors before it’s too late?

Ahead of the finale, Nick opened up about the show’s strict filming conditions at a remote Scottish castle. Contestants were completely cut off from the outside world — no phones, no devices, and minimal contact even with the crew.

“When we were in the castle, you’d be like ‘What’s the time?’ And the producers would be like ‘It’s Traitors time!’ Every single member of production had to just answer with that,” Nick revealed on The Comedian’s Comedian podcast.

He went on to say that the bizarre rule sparked tension among the cast until someone finally protested, insisting it was a “basic human right” to know the time.

The show’s isolationist setup — designed to heighten paranoia and psychological pressure — seems to have worked, making The Celebrity Traitors one of the most talked-about reality competitions of the year.