Bill Bailey claims he was offered Celebrity Traitors hosting job
Bill Bailey has claimed he was asked to host Celebrity Traitors but turned it down due to his busy schedule.
Bill Bailey has claimed he was asked to host Celebrity Traitors.
The star-studded reality competition spin off is fronted by Claudia Winkleman, who has also helmed the main Triators show since 2022, but the 61-year-old comedian has now alleged he was approached to take on the programe.
Bill's busy schedule meant he was unable to accept the job, and he also had to turn down Amazon Prime comedy contest Last One Laughing UK.
Appearing on Australia's Today programme, he said: "Last One Laughing, the recording, I was actually away, filming a travel documentary.
"Fun fact maybe, a little scoop for you - I was actually offered the role of hosting The Traitors, Celebrity Traitors.
"And again, I couldn't take the role because I was doing something else."
While Bill's busy schedule has kept him from taking on some jobs, the former Strictly Come Dancing winner was recently unveiled as host of new Channel 4 series Ingenious.
In a press release, Channel 4 revealed: "Emerging from garden sheds and garages, kitchen tables and spare rooms, these practical‑minded inventors build clever contraptions designed to solve everyday problems that make life better.
"Over four episodes, contestants compete in a range of imaginative invention challenges that put their creativity, resourcefulness and mechanical know‑how to the test, all in pursuit of being crowned Britain’s best home inventor."
The series will be set in a "large, light industrial space reflecting industrial history, providing the backdrop for ambitious builds and bold ideas".
Bill said in a statement: "I’m thrilled to be hosting Ingenious, a brand-new show that celebrates Britain’s shed-born brilliance, in a collision between practical problem-solving and creative innovation.
"Watching these inventors solve everyday frustrations with clever contraptions is exactly my kind of fun.”
Channel 4's Senior Commissioning Editor, Clemency Green, added: "We are delighted to commission this warm, entertaining competition format from Curve Wales.
"With the brilliant Bill Bailey leading proceedings, Ingenious celebrates the people who can fix, build and improve just about anything, and the distinctive British ingenuity that finds practical answers to everyday challenges."
And Camilla Lewis, CEO and executive producer at Curve Media, hailed the comedian as the ideal "ringmaster" for the new format.
She said: "Britain has always been a Nation of Inventors and its fantastic to be able to celebrate amazing homegrown ingenuity – Who could be better than Bill Bailey to be the ringmaster!
"Thank you Channel 4 – what a joyous commission to make."
