Joanne McNally had to 'take a hard look at' herself after this 'embarrassing' moment on The Celebrity Traitors
Joanne McNally played as a Faithful on the 2026 series of The Celebrity Traitors.
The Celebrity Traitors' Joanne McNally "needed to take a hard look at" herself after failing to believe co-star Richard E. Grant was a Traitor, despite him admitting he was.
The 69-year-old actor accidentally revealed his duplicitous status shortly after host Claudia Winkleman, 54, selected him as a Traitor, and he was subsequently banished at the first Round Table, despite comedian-and-Faithful Joanne, 43, defending him.
Appearing on ITV's This Morning on Friday (13.11.26), she admitted her actions left her questioning her own judgement when his true identity was exposed.
She told hosts Alison Hammond, 51, and 53-year-old Dermot O'Leary: "When I realised how gullible I was to Richard's lies, I said, 'Joanne, you need to take a hard look at yourself. You can't be trusted.'"
Recalling one particular "embarrassing" moment, Joanne added: "At one point, I put my hand on Richard's shoulder.
"I was like, 'Richard, I'll take it from here. And then I'll defend you because you're doing such a terrible job."
The writer admitted to being "very suggestible" and "very gullible".
She added: "And if someone just looks at me in the eye and tells me something, I just believe it."
The BBC's game of backstabbing, deceit and betrayal sees some stars secretly 'murder' other contestants, while the other players, known as the Faithfuls, try to identify and banish them from Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
Although Joanne enjoyed her time on the show, she noted its psychological side could be difficult to deal with.
The entertainer explained: "It's a game of psychological warfare, and I think I'm very blessed in that I don't have a particularly competitive spirit."
She added: "Your nervous system doesn't always understand. And sometimes it can feel, you know, kind of serious."
Joanne was eliminated in the penultimate episode of The Celebrity Traitors on October 29 after her co-stars wrongly suspected her of being a Traitor during the Round Table.
And she struggled with the suspicion and paranoia during that moment.
Joanne said: "It's not nice to see your name on everybody's board."
Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan, 48, and Sebastian Croft, 24, won the £83,000 prize pot for their respective charities.
Romesh is donating his share to the Refugee Council, while Heartstopper actor Sebastian is donating his to Choose Love.
