Richard E Grant admits Traitors mistakes: ‘I never thought they would take me seriously’
The Guardian World reports: Actor says he should have made a joke of his admission, he felt institutionalised there and he is not watching the series Richard E Grant has said his early exit from The Celebrity Traitors was due to his failure to realise his fellow contestants would take him seriously. The Withnail and I actor was voted off as a traitor after brazenly admitting his status to other contestants. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, Grant said revealing his true identity so early was a mistake. “I never thought they would take me seriously,” he said. “It was a completely catastrophically idiotic thing to do.