James Acaster ‘scared’ to look at public reaction to Traitors exit

Telegraph reportersWed, November 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM UTC

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James Acaster revealed to his fellow contestants that he was a Traitor in a shocking semi-final round table discussion - Studio Lambert/BBC/Studio Lambert/BBC

James Acaster has said he is “too scared to Google myself” to find out how the public reacted to his Celebrity Traitors exit.

The 41-year-old comedian surprised his fellow contestants during the BBC reality game show by outing himself as a “Traitor” at the penultimate round table before votes were cast, leading to his banishment.

His decision divided viewers, but Acaster said he was determined not to worry about those who disagreed with him.

When asked about the public reaction, he told the Table Manners podcast: “I’m not on social media, and I genuinely don’t look at it.

“With a show as big as Traitors, I’m too scared to Google myself or look at the press. So, I genuinely haven’t seen any of it.”

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Referring to the round table that led to his banishment, Acaster said: “After it happened, you go: Well, that’s never happened on the show before, so there’s going to be every opinion under the sun about that.”

The comedian said he was ‘knackered’ by his experience on the show - BBC/Euan Cherry

Acaster said he felt in part as though his decision would make “good telly”, but he also wanted to “stand by it”, adding: “I don’t care. Because you obviously get to that point where you know that the public will have every opinion about it.

“You can’t worry about the people who don’t like, whatever it is that you’ve done.”

He also said he was “knackered” by the end of his experience on the show.

Acaster left The Celebrity Traitors during its semi-final, after struggling to defend himself during a heated discussion. After the episode aired, it was reported that filming was paused after he had become upset during his final scenes, with the comedian reportedly given a welfare check before the round table began.

A representative for Acaster declined to comment on the reports, while a BBC spokesman said in response that its “highest priority is always the safety and welfare of everyone taking part”.

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