{"id":2079727,"date":"2025-10-09T15:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2079727"},"modified":"2025-10-09T15:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T15:43:35","slug":"ex-traitor-linda-says-celebrity-cant-be-worse-than-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-traitor-linda-says-celebrity-cant-be-worse-than-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-traitor Linda says celebrity ‘can’t be worse than me’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lily-May Symonds<\/span> and<\/span><\/p>\n

Louise Parry<\/span><\/p>\n

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Retired opera singer Linda appeared in series three of The Traitors<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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A former Traitors contestant said she “couldn’t believe” the “cheeky” comment by a celebrity who said he feared his reaction to being chosen made him “worse than Linda”.<\/p>\n

Linda Rands, from Hitchin in Hertfordshire, became a much-loved character in series three<\/a> of the hit BBC show for her “over the top” reaction that almost gave her away as a traitor.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, a new celebrity version saw three famous names chosen to secretly “kill off” the remaining cast \u2013 known as faithfuls – while remaining undetected.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t think anybody could be worse than me, so I’m sure he’ll be fine,” Linda told the BBC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Warning: The rest of this article contains spoilers for Celebrity Traitors.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Nineteen celebrities are vying to avoid murder and banishment to win the game of Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Linda shot to fame at the very beginning of series three<\/a>, moments after she was secretly chosen to become a traitor at the first round table. <\/p>\n

When host Claudia Winkleman said “Traitors!”, Linda instantly lifted her head and almost gave herself away.<\/p>\n

“My thing was to go under the radar, and I think I’ve pole-vaulted over it,” said comedian Alan Carr, who was picked as a traitor alongside presenter Jonathan Ross and pop star Cat Burns on Wednesday’s opening episode.<\/p>\n

Carr spoke to the camera about what it was like trying to act normally in the castle among the group of faithfuls.<\/p>\n

“I was just laughing, I’m like ‘I’m not a traitor’. But oh God. I’m worse than Linda. I am worse than Linda.”<\/p>\n

He added: “I’m so excited to be working with Cat and Jonathan \u2013 but I’ve got a nervous disposition and this whole game plays on your nerves.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Alan Carr said he felt “so nervous” after being selected as one of three traitors<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Linda said: “I couldn’t believe it, I thought, ‘Cheeky to say that about me!’<\/p>\n

“I was quite shocked by the fact that he brought my name up – that he even knew who I was.”<\/p>\n

She said Carr’s behaviour “could go for or against him”.<\/p>\n

“He’s totally himself, I think he’s always like that.<\/p>\n

“I think he has to be very careful, as I have the feeling he might make a slip up.<\/p>\n

“On the other hand, he might be just like me. I managed to get quite far, because most people did not believe I was a traitor because I was so over the top.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Referring to her most classic moments in series three, Linda advised the collaborators to watch what they say.<\/p>\n

“Don’t be over-the-top crying at the breakfast table, or turn your head when they say the word ‘traitors!’,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.bbc.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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