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Celebrity Traitors’ Joe Lycett thought he would not get along with some co-stars

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O'Grady, S. (2026, September 3). Celebrity Traitors’ Joe Lycett thought he would not get along with some co-stars. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/joe-lycett-claudia-winkleman-jerry-hall-james-acaster-james-blunt-b1295655.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-03 · by Sean O'Grady

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Comedian Joe Lycett is participating in the second season of the BBC show "The Celebrity Traitors", which will air this autumn. The game takes place in a Scottish Highlands castle and features 21 celebrity contestants trying to identify murderers among them. Speaking on Hits Radio, Lycett revealed he was initially apprehensive about some co-stars but ended up getting along with all of them. The first season of the show drew 15.4 million viewers for its finale, according to the BBC.
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Joe Lycett, a 38-year-old comedian participating in the second series of the BBC show "Celebrity Traitors", was initially apprehensive about some of his co-stars when he saw the lineup. However, he ended up getting along with everyone, including comedienne Joanne McNally, who was also part of the show. Lycett admitted on a radio interview that he had broken the terms of his non-disclosure agreement by asking others if they were participating in the show and even mentioning it on WhatsApp. The show, which is set in a Scottish Highlands castle, features 21 celebrity contestants, with most being "faithfuls" and a few "murderous traitors" who kill off players at night. Despite his initial concerns, Lycett said he was relieved to find that there were no co-stars he didn't get along with.

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“I asked (comedienne) Joanne McNally, who is one of my favourite people in the world, and she said ‘I’m in as well’, so the comics sort of worked out who was in because we all talk to teach other.” Lycett also admitted he broke the terms of his non-disclosure agreement, adding: “We weren’t meant to ask people if they were doing it – you sign the NDA and they say don’t tell anyone you’re doing it, but if you search the word ‘traitors’ in my WhatsApp I told everyone!
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🔮 The comedian, 38, is among the 21 stars taking part in the second series of the hit BBC show, which will air in autumn.

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The comedian, 38, is among the 21 stars taking part in the second series of the hit BBC show, which will air in autumn. asserted
which → take → autumn
Set in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, the game follows the celebrity contestants – the majority of whom are known as faithfuls – as they try to seek out the murderous traitors among them, who kill off players in the middle of the night. asserted
who → Set → night
Speaking on the Hits Radio Breakfast Show, Lycett admitted he was apprehensive about some of his famous co-stars. asserted
he → speak → stars
He said: “I got on with everyone, and I thought there were certain people I wouldn’t get on with when I saw the line-up. asserted
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“You don’t know the line-up but I think they published it two days before we went in and I was like, ‘oh God’, I talked about actors and there was loads of them but there wasn’t a single person in there that I didn’t get on with. asserted
I → know → that
“I asked (comedienne) Joanne McNally, who is one of my favourite people in the world, and she said ‘I’m in as well’, so the comics sort of worked out who was in because we all talk to teach other.” Lycett also admitted he broke the terms of his non-disclosure agreement, adding: “We weren’t meant to ask people if they were doing it – you sign the NDA and they say don’t tell anyone you’re doing it, but if you search the word ‘traitors’ in my WhatsApp I told everyone! asserted
I → ask → everyone
I was telling Uber drivers, I was telling everyone.” asserted
I → tell → everyone
They are joined by social media star King Kenny, singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, presenter Maya Jama, comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, and actors Miranda Hart, Michael Sheen, Myha’la, Richard E Grant, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney. asserted
They → join → Kenny
Read More The first series of The Celebrity Traitors aired on the BBC last autumn, with its nail-biting finale hitting a peak of 15.4 million viewers, according to the broadcaster. uncertain
finale → read → broadcaster
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