{"id":2123928,"date":"2025-10-30T02:09:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2123928"},"modified":"2025-10-30T02:09:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T02:09:38","slug":"alan-carr-stephen-fry-and-tom-daley-star-in-manipulation-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alan-carr-stephen-fry-and-tom-daley-star-in-manipulation-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Carr, Stephen Fry and Tom Daley star in manipulation masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Celebrity Traitors \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605<\/h3>\n

It was the fart that broke the internet. Well, in England, anyway, when acclaimed 73-year-old British actor Celia Imrie let out a nervous squeak<\/a> on The Celebrity Traitors and promptly cemented her place in the reality TV hall of fame.<\/p>\n

\"Celia<\/div>\n

Celia Imrie and Alan Carr are stealing the show on The Celebrity Traitors. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so sorry, it\u2019s nerves \u2013 but I always own up,\u201d said Imrie when the show\u2019s host, the formidable Claudia Winkleman, asked what the noise was.<\/p>\n

Next to her, comedian Alan Carr collapsed into a fit of giggles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you are rolling your eyes and bemoaning the state of television \u2013 reality! Celebrities! The end of civilisation! \u2013 The Traitors could change your mind. Yes, it is reality and this version is stuffed with celebrities, but it\u2019s also a delightful bit of nonsense that reveals more about the human condition than any deeply serious \u2013 and deeply depressing \u2013 bit of true crime ever could.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlayers never really seem to get their head around the fact that trustworthiness, and whether somebody\u2019s a traitor, are completely unrelated,\u201d psychologist Clea Wright told The Guardian. \u201cIf they decide they trust someone, they decide that person can\u2019t be a traitor \u2013 logic deserts people.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lucy<\/div>\n

Lucy Beaumont (left), Joe Marler, Cat Burns, and Jonathan Ross on The Celebrity Traitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

It reveals how, deep down, most of us are susceptible to group-think and tend to favour people who are like us. It lays bare the depths many would sink to win the prize and the deceit they happily engage in to trick their fellow players. It is a masterclass in manipulation \u2013 and it\u2019s very, very watchable.<\/p>\n

Just ask the Brits. When The Celebrity Traitors premiered on the BBC a couple of weeks ago, it was to an astonishing audience of more than 11 million viewers. They were hooked on the roster of 19 big names, including Carr, Imrie, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross, singers Cat Burns, Paloma Faith and Charlotte Church, actors Nick Mohammed and Mark Bonnar and Olympic diver Tom Daley.<\/p>\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.smh.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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