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Liam Gallagher says he turned down offer to appear on The Celebrity Traitors

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O'Grady, S. (2026, October 7). Liam Gallagher says he turned down offer to appear on The Celebrity Traitors. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/liam-gallagher-richard-e-grant-oasis-james-acaster-amol-rajan-b1299837.html

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Liam Gallagher responded to an X post suggesting he appear on "The Celebrity Traitors," stating that he had been approached but declined because he doesn't consider himself a celebrity. Claudia Winkleman hosts the show, where contestants must identify hidden traitors among them through various challenges; if any remain undetected by the others at the end of the series, they win the prize money instead. The second season premiered on Thursday with an average of 8.9 million viewers tuning in, marking a record for the programme's debut episodes in the UK.

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Liam Gallagher recently declined an invitation to appear on BBC One's "The Celebrity Traitors", a game show where contestants try to identify hidden traitors within their group. The show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, saw its second season premiere with nearly 8.9 million UK viewers tuning in on Thursday night, marking the most-watched debut episode of any series for the program. During the show's first roundtable discussion, one contestant named Grant admitted to being a traitor but was not immediately banished from the competition. The BBC did not comment on Gallagher’s decision.

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Responding to the X post saying: “They should put Liam on Celebrity Traitors,” Gallagher wrote: “I’ve been asked it’s not my thing I’m not a celebrity.” asserted

I → respond → Traitors

The BBC declined to comment. asserted

BBC → decline → ?

The show, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, sees contestants try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win funds to contribute towards the prize pot. asserted

contestants → host → pot

If, at the end of the series, at least one traitor is left among the finalists when they collectively decide to end the game, the faithfuls – those who are not traitors – lose out on the money and the traitor or traitors win the full prize. asserted

traitor → leave → prize

The second season of the celebrity version launched on Thursday, with the premiere becoming the most watched debut episode of any series of the programme in the UK, with an average of 8.9 million viewers. asserted

premiere → launch → viewers

It ended on a cliff-hanger when Grant came under the spotlight during the first roundtable after he previously slipped up and admitted he was a traitor, however viewers were left not knowing who had been banished from the castle. asserted

who → end → castle

The Celebrity Traitors continues on Thursday at 8pm on BBC One. asserted

Traitors → continue → BBC

Liam Gallagher says he turned down offer to appear on The Celebrity Traitors

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