Richard E Grant cringes he’s ‘said too much’ after being grilled on Celebrity.

Richard E Grant, the 69-year-old actor, is cringing after a recent interview on The One Show where he got grilled about his experience on Celebrity Traitors. The show is the second season of the BBC ratings juggernaut, and Grant is one of the many stars who descended on Ardross Castle in the Highlands to film it. With the cast keeping mum about what went down, Grant's promotional obligations for his new period drama, Savage House, made it hard for him to keep quiet. Here's the thing: it's not easy to talk about Celebrity Traitors without giving away spoilers, but Grant's enthusiasm got the better of him.

The Traitors Trap

Grant's daughter, Olivia Grant, is a casting director, and she didn't think her dad would be any good at the roundtable. Grant's response to this was to ring up his close friend Celia Imrie for advice. Imrie, who was infamously murdered over dinner by victor Alan Carr, told Grant that she and her friends thought he would be out of the game in no time. According to Grant, they said he was "incapable of hiding what you feel about anything in life. So we don't think that you're gonna last more than about four nanoseconds."

Hypnotised and Humble

When asked if this prediction had come to pass, Grant replied that he had been hypnotised and valued his knees, and didn't want BBC security to come and break them. This response suggests that Grant was trying to deflect the question and avoid giving away too much about his experience on the show. The conversation about Celebrity Traitors continued, with Grant's close friend Celia Imrie coming up again. Scott asked if Imrie had offered Grant any advice before he travelled to Inverness to film the show. Grant revealed that he had called Imrie for guidance on what to look out for.

The Celebrity Traitors Cast

The full cast of Celebrity Traitors season 2 includes Amol Rajan, Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, Myha'la, Professor Hannah Fry, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft, Sharon Rooney, and many more. With such a star-studded line-up, it's no wonder that Grant got grilled about his experience on the show. As he admitted on The One Show, he's said too much already, and it's clear that he's still trying to keep some things under wraps.

The Long and Short of It

Richard E Grant's recent interview on The One Show has left him cringing, and it's clear that he's still trying to navigate the complex world of Celebrity Traitors. With his close friend Celia Imrie offering him advice and his daughter Olivia Grant doubting his ability to keep up, Grant's experience on the show has been a wild ride. Here's the thing: only time will tell how the rest of the season plays out, but one thing is for sure, Grant's enthusiasm for the show has got him into a bit of a pickle.

With the cast keeping mum about what went down and Grant's promotional obligations for his new period drama, Savage House, it's clear that he's still trying to juggle multiple balls in the air. But one thing is for sure, Richard E Grant's recent interview on The One Show has left him cringing, and it's clear that he's still got a lot to learn about the world of Celebrity Traitors.