Paloma Faith has admitted that the deception required in Celebrity Traitors 'goes against' her morals, but insists it is 'all fair in the game'. The singer is one of 19 famous faces taking part in the star-studded version of the acclaimed BBC programme, set in the Scottish Highlands.
Speaking about her decision to join the show, Faith said she had never done anything like it before and considered being honest as her strategy. 'My main concern is that when I've watched the show, I feel that the people who tend to get through to the end are the ones who have maybe been a little bit under the radar,' she said. 'I'm in favour of having a voice of any kind, rather than sitting on the fence. I'd get rid of the boring ones!'
The 44-year-old, who played a murderer in the TV series Pennyworth, acknowledged she could lie on the show thanks to her acting experience. 'I've sort of lied though, pretended if you like, because I've acted... I can just take myself to that place and believe my own lie wholeheartedly. I could do it, I just don't do that in real life, because I think morally it goes against what I'm like. This is a game and it's all fair in the game.'
The Celebrity Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, also features Alan Carr, Charlotte Church, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Tom Daley, among others. The series launches on Wednesday, October 8, at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer, with two episodes per week.
