Viewers Doubt Alan Carr’s Chance of Winning The Celebrity Traitors After His Giggling Reaction

The Traitors fans were left unconvinced Alan Carr has what it takes to be a Traitor after he appeared to laugh after being chosen on Tuesday’s debut episode.

Alan, chat show jost Jonathan Ross and singer Cat Burns were chosen by Claudia Winkleman to be the Traitors of the series.

But Alan couldn’t help but giggle when the TV host tapped him on the shoulder while all the celebrities were blindfolded around the table.

The comedian admitted he’s worried about his chances of going undetected by his fellow celebrities.

Speaking to the camera, he said: ‘I have a sweating problem and I can’t keep a secret. What am I going to do? It’s a weight burning on my shoulders, I’m so nervous.’

Alan even proclaimed he was ‘worse than Linda!’, referring to series three contestant Linda Rands who memorably looked right at Claudia when she addressed the traitors in front of the entire group, causing eventual winner Jake Brown to suspect her.

Viewers took to X to react to the selection of Traitors, with many predicting Alan won’t manage to avoid detection because of his reaction to being chosen. 

They wrote: ‘Alan Carr is gonna be the worst Traitor ever, so obvious’… ‘Alan Carr as a Traitor is going to be absolute box office stuff.’

‘Cat may susprise us but feel like she’ll crumble. Alan has NO hope’… ‘Alan Carr is somehow going to vote himself as a Traitor at the roundtable isn’t he?’

‘Alan Carr having to bite his lip to stop laughing immediately. He has no hope whatsoever.’ 

Elsewhere during the episode, six celebrities – Jonathan, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Kate Garraway, Charlotte Church and Celia Imrie all won a shield to protect themselves from the first murder.

However, Charlotte gave hers up later in the episode during a challenge to win £15,000 toward the cash prize. 

It comes after Alan said he will be doing ‘no comedy’ as part of his plan to win the show.

The comedian confessed his strategy to not using comedy and honing in on his former days of working in a call centre in a bid to win the popular BBC game show.

Ahead of the series debut, Alan said: ‘There will be a different side to me. I’ll have to adapt; no comedy, it’s one of those shows where you have to shape-shift.

‘You have to chat to people you wouldn’t normally chat with just to see if they are hiding anything. I don’t think it’s a case of how good you are at being a traitor or a faithful.

‘It’s how you adapt and how you draw on your social skills. I’ve worked in a call centre where I had to deal with one thing after another, so I think my call-centre skills are going to come in handy.’

And Alan was not the only one who walked in with a strategy as fellow contestant Jonathan Ross said his lack of trust for celebrities would help him on the show.

He explained: ‘I’ve watched all the versions around the world and I love playing games.

‘I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be in the castle. It’s one of those experiences that money can’t buy to actually be in The Traitors after you’ve watched it so many times.

‘Because, of course, we all watch it at home and love it at home, and I’m really fascinated to find out how it feels to be right in the middle of the action.

‘Also, because I don’t trust any celebrities, I think I’m going to immediately assume they’re all traitors.’

The former Chatty Man also explained that he would like to win so he can ‘wipe the smirk of his friends faces’.

Bosses are expecting the first season to be a hit as the last civilian run, which aired in January, attracted huge ratings of seven million per episode. 

Before the series aired on BBC One, bosses were believed to have already started eyeing up the next line up. 

Host Claudia has already stipulated that there will be no special treatment for celebs, so no doubt they’ll be put through their paces with the usual array of wacky challenges.

A source told the publication: ‘The Celebrity Traitors is landing at the very peak of the format’s popularity, it’s the biggest show on the box, globally, and the cast is exceptional.

‘Everyone knows something would have gone incredibly wrong if this didn’t become the TV event of the year.

‘The official message is that a formal recommission depends how well series one does, but in reality it’s all but a done deal.’

A Traitors Spokesperson told Daily Mail: ‘It would be foolhardy for any faithful to foreshadow what the future could entail.’