Celebrity Traitors bosses desperate to recruit Stephen Graham
Celebrity Traitors bosses are "absolutely desperate" to land Stephen Graham as a contestant on the upcoming second series.
Celebrity Traitors bosses are "absolutely desperate" to land Stephen Graham as a contestant.
The Adolescence actor is being eyed as the "star signing" for the upcoming second series of the reality competition and producers think a stint in Ardross Castle would allow fans to get a glimpse of what the 52-year-old star is really like.
A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "They are absolutely desperate to nail down Stephen for the show. He would be their star signing.
"He is one of the most formidable actors of our generation, and the nation adores him, but no one really knows what he's like as a person, so there is a definite hunger among viewers to see what he is like in a more reality-based setting."
Among the names tipped to take part in the next season of Celebrity Traitors so far are The Apprentice: Unfinished Business host Angela Scanlon, 42, This Morning co-presenter Alison Hammond, 51, Rivals actor Danny Dyer, 48, and Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville, 62.
However, Michelle Visage recently admitted she had turned down an approach to be on the show, though she would "love" to juggle her schedule to appear one day.
She told HELLO! magazine: "I was asked, if I'm honest.
"The issue is that I film [Drag Race] at the same time, and my biggest concern is that people would automatically assume, because of my character on the show, that I'd be a Traitor, and that's not necessarily true.
"I don't want to be voted off first because people don't have the vision that I can be something other than what I play on the telly.
"But I think inevitably I will do it at some point. I would love to."
And Coleen Rooney also rejected a request to be on Celebrity Traitors because she felt uncomfortable with the idea of having to lie.
She told The Sunday Times newspaper "I love watching The Traitors. But I don’t know whether I could be that fake.
"If I was a Traitor and I was lying to them, in my head I’d be thinking, ‘Oh, I’d hate people to think that’s what I was like in real life, just like scamming people.'"
