Comedian Alan Carr has revealed the genuine reason behind his emotional tears during the Celebrity Traitors finale, while also addressing the surprising backlash he faced after his victorious stint on the popular BBC show.
The Emotional Finale Revelation
During Friday's episode of This Morning, the 49-year-old funnyman appeared alongside 16-year-old actor Oliver Savell to discuss his upcoming series Changing Ends with hosts Rochelle Humes and Dermot O'Leary. However, conversation quickly turned to Carr's dramatic win on this year's series of Celebrity Traitors, where he was selected as a Traitor alongside Jonathan Ross and Cat Burns.
Carr managed to reach the final alongside Cat, Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed, and David Olusoga. His emotional breakdown came after discovering his victory, which he confessed was triggered by a particular moment with fellow contestant Nick Mohammed. 'That's what made me cry was Nick - around that roundtable, at the end, he looked at me, and he was like, "We've got this," and I was like, "No, I've got this."' Carr explained, revealing how the competitive spirit and deception took over him. 'But what came over me? I started getting a blood lust... I wanted a murder.'
Backlash from Viewers
The comedian also opened up about the unexpected criticism he received from fans, particularly from the LGBTQ+ community, after his decision to murder Tom Daley. 'I murdered Paloma. I felt awful. And then the next week, when I murdered Tom Daley, I was getting abuse from the gays.' Carr shared, imitating the complaints: '"Oh, you've killed the only eye candy in the castle, Alan!" Like, "Hello!"' He then added that he subsequently had to kill Celia Imrie, completing his treacherous path to victory.
The Saddest Moment of the Series
In a separate appearance on The One Show earlier this week, Carr identified what he considered the genuinely saddest moment of the entire series. Surprisingly, it wasn't the murder of his friend Paloma Faith that affected him most, but rather the elimination of Olympic diver Tom Daley.
'The saddest thing was when I murdered Tom Daley,' Carr told hosts Roman Kemp and Alex Jones. 'Because you go in in the morning and he was knitting and then he was murdered and there was just a bag of wool left. He had been murdered mid stitch, that's why I was a bag of nerves no wonder I was sobbing.'
Despite initial tensions, Carr and Paloma Faith have since reconciled their differences. In behind-the-scenes footage from spin-off show Uncloaked, the pair shared an embrace with Carr insisting 'Stop worrying. See? We are friends!' and Paloma confirming 'It's all fine.' During his Uncloaked appearance, Carr expressed significant guilt about deceiving his friends, particularly regarding Paloma's elimination, describing how he felt 'sick inside' after the cruel twist that required him to touch her face with faux poisoned lily pollen.
Paloma ultimately showed forgiveness, telling Carr: 'I love you so much and I'm so happy that you won because it was bloody worth it then.' She suggested that his lovable personality made it difficult for people to vote against him, ultimately contributing to his victory in the nation's favourite BBC series.
