James Blunt revealed he actively tried to provoke his own banishment because compensation remained fixed no matter how far players progressed. Despite pushing an outspoken, cavalier approach, he regularly partnered with Michael Sheen to interrogate participants and unmasked traitor James Acaster during an intense round-table debate over a perfume bottle. His run finally ended in the finale when Romesh Ranganathan suspected him of colluding with Maya Jama.
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Deliberate attempts to trigger an early exit inadvertently carried James Blunt all the wa…: Deliberate attempts to trigger an early exit inadvertently carried James Blunt all the way to the final episode.
Broadcast editing reportedly minimized the true intensity of the round-table interrogatio…: Broadcast editing reportedly minimized the true intensity of the round-table interrogation involving a disputed perfume bottle.
Romesh Ranganathan ultimately forced Blunt out in the finale after suspecting him of cons…: Romesh Ranganathan ultimately forced Blunt out in the finale after suspecting him of conspiring with Maya Jama.
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He may have made it to the final episode of this year's Celebrity Traitors, but James Blunt says he did his best to get banished from the show.
The singer-songwriter became a fan favourite for his 1980s leisurewear, outlandish conspiracy theories and military-style approach to tasks.
A dominating presence at the round table, he characterises himself as the "yapping terrier" to actor Michael Sheen's "mature labrador", as they sniffed out the traitors.
Behind the scenes, however, he was playing a different game.
"We all get paid the same, whether you're there for day one or day 23," he tells the BBC.
"So for most of the time, I was trying to... get the hell out of dodge. But no-one was killing me and no-one was banishing me!"
Blunt's cavalier approach informed his gameplay. He knew that outspoken players are often snuffed out first, and that his best bet was to keep a low profile.
"But that's also really boring," he says. "And so for me, I just thought, 'Let's just go around and come up with theories.'
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