Hannah Waddingham explains why she turned down Celebrity Traitors
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham has explained why she turned down the chance to appear on The Celebrity Traitors - admitting she's a "big scaredy cat" and she feared some of the scary challenges would have been too much for her.
Hannah Waddingham turned down The Celebrity Traitors because she's a "big scaredy cat".
The 52-year-old actress revealed she was asked to take part in the first season of the all-star version of the BBC game show and she was tempted to sign up because she knew her Ted Lasso co-star Nick Mohammed was already onboard. However, Hannah turned the producers down because she feared some of the scary challenges would have been too much for her.
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Hannah explained: "“I was asked to be on the first Celebrity Traitors in the UK ... My great buddy Nick Mohammed from Ted Lasso is on it. I nearly did because I knew he was gonna be on it ...
"But I’m a big scaredy cat. So, this whole thing with the hoods and the burying people alive – I don’t care whether there’s a crew there or not – hell no. No, no.
"I’m going to watch it at home with a nice red wine and some crisps."
Hannah's pal Nick made it all the way to the show's grand final only to miss out on winning after being duped by Traitor Alan Carr, but the comedian previously admitted he worried appearing on a show like The Celebrity Traitors would be "career suicide"
He told the Saturday Guardian magazine: "I hadn't ever 'played' myself on TV before. Even when I did Taskmaster, I dressed as Dracula, to hide being something."
However, Nick said yes because he enjoyed the civilian version of The Traitors and knew that some big figures were already on board, including broadcaster Clare Balding, 55, and 68-year-old actor Stephen Fry.
Explaining why he initially thought doing a reality TV show would be bad for his career, Nick continued: "Five years ago, I would have thought a show like that would be career suicide, that no one would take me seriously.
"But, ironically, it's the opposite: TV commissioners now want to cast people who the public recognise."
