Alan Carr says he will be doing ‘no comedy’ in bid to win The Celebrity Traitors

Comedian Alan Carr has said he will be doing “no comedy” as part of his plan to win The Celebrity Traitors.

The 49-year-old will appear as part of a cast of 19 famous faces, including Thursday Murder Club star Celia Imrie, retired Olympic diver Tom Daley and actor Sir Stephen Fry, when the show launches on October 8.

Asked whether he had a strategy for the game, the Chatty Man star said: “There will be a different side to me. I’ll have to adapt; no comedy, it’s one of those shows where you have to shape-shift.

“You have to chat to people you wouldn’t normally chat with just to see if they are hiding anything. I don’t think it’s a case of how good you are at being a traitor or a faithful.

“It’s how you adapt and how you draw on your social skills. I’ve worked in a call centre where I had to deal with one thing after another, so I think my call-centre skills are going to come in handy.”

The show will see the celebrities gather in the Highlands for the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

Fellow contestant TV chat show presenter Jonathan Ross said his lack of trust for celebrities would help him on the show.

He explained: “I’ve watched all the versions around the world and I love playing games.

“I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be in the castle. It’s one of those experiences that money can’t buy to actually be in The Traitors after you’ve watched it so many times.

“Because, of course, we all watch it at home and love it at home, and I’m really fascinated to find out how it feels to be right in the middle of the action.

“Also, because I don’t trust any celebrities, I think I’m going to immediately assume they’re all traitors.”

The show, presented by Claudia Winkleman, sees contestants try to detect the traitors in the group while completing a series of challenges to win funds to contribute towards the prize pot.

If at the end of the series a traitor is left among the finalists, the faithfuls, those who are not traitors, lose out on the money and the traitor wins the full prize.

The Celebrity Traitors launches on Wednesday October 8 at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer. From then on there will be two episodes per week on Wednesdays and Thursdays.