{"id":2116247,"date":"2025-10-26T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2116247"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:52:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:52:09","slug":"stephen-fry-issues-apology-to-remarkable-celebrity-traitors-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-fry-issues-apology-to-remarkable-celebrity-traitors-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Fry issues apology to \u2018remarkable\u2019 Celebrity Traitors star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sir <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/stephen-fry\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen Fry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Stephen Fry<\/a> has sent a heartfelt apology to YouTuber <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/culture\/celebrity-traitors-banished-roundtable-murdered-b2846252.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Niko Omilana;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Niko Omilana<\/a>, after being the \u201cfirst to suspect him\u201d on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/celebrity-traitors\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Celebrity Traitors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Celebrity Traitors<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The YouTube star, 27, was the first contestant banished from the hit BBC show when the majority of the cast incorrectly suspected him of being a Traitor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/culture\/stephen-fry-celebrity-traitors-exit-interview-video-b2852383.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fry;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fry<\/a> was among the famous faces who first had questions about Omilana, but now appears to have regretted his decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cNiko, I\u2019m so sorry that I was one of the first to suspect him as a Traitor,\u201d said the 68-year-old actor and presenter during this week\u2019s episode of <em>Saturday Kitchen, <\/em>after being banished from the show himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWhat a wonderful man he is and those who don\u2019t know him should check out his YouTube, he is remarkable,\u201d Fry added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Opening up about his experience on the show, Fry said that is was fun for him to be around people that he didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Niko was the first contestant to be banished from Celebrity Traitors (BBC)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI mean I knew Jonathan [Ross] and I knew Alan [Carr], Tom Daley I know but there were plenty of people I didn\u2019t know, especially the younger ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elsewhere, Fry admitted that he had previously turned down offers to appear on other reality shows, but binged <em>The Traitors <\/em>while he was ill and became \u201chooked\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI had never seen it but by good fortune I was a little unwell and the second series was on and people kept telling me it was good so I started watching and got completely hooked,\u201d said the <em>Blackadder<\/em> star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThen two days later my agent called me and said that I had been asked to go on it and I said you know what I think I might say yes, and I surprised myself a little because it is something I would turn down, because I think it didn\u2019t suit me, but gosh it was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Stephen Fry said appearing on \u2018Celebrity Traitors\u2019 had been a \u2018privilege\u2019 (BBC)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"745\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/XU_1RN7fCuJUTUr6GYt_kw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc0NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_577\/4b2c06113a6c8ae78656c3ba3df5ebe3\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Stephen Fry said appearing on \u2018Celebrity Traitors\u2019 had been a \u2018privilege\u2019 (BBC)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fry was selected to play as a Faithful on the show but became the tenth contestant to be eliminated earlier this week as the Traitors continue to evade attempts to oust them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cTo be part of such a group is a privilege, an honour, and a deep delight and pleasure. Thank you, and no hard feelings, I promise,\u201d Fry said during his departure speech. \u201cI am, of course, as I have told you all, a Faithful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This means that, after six episodes, 10 Faithfuls have either been banished or \u201cmurdered\u201d without a single Traitor being successfully ousted. Statistically, this means the current cast are the worst-performing set of contestants in the show\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nz.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Stephen Fry has sent a heartfelt apology to YouTuber Niko Omilana, after being the \u201cfirst to suspect him\u201d on Celebrity Traitors. The YouTube star, 27, was the first contestant banished from the hit BBC show when the majority of the cast incorrectly suspected him of being a Traitor. 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