‘I was approached by BBC for Celebrity Traitors – but turned it down’
‘I was approached by BBC for Celebrity Traitors – but turned it down’
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As the dust settles on the dramatic conclusion of The Traitors, viewers are now turning their attention to the UK’s first celebrity spin-off due to air on the BBC later this year. The rumoured names are impressive; with everyone from Stephen Fry to Friends legend Courteney Cox said to be heading to the Scottish castle for the ultimate game of deception overseen by the inimitable Claudia Winkleman.
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But there is one celebrity who definitely will not be insisting they’re ‘100% Faithful’ at the roundtable. And that’s not for lack of trying on the BBC’s part. ‘I was asked and the answer was no,’ The Apprentice star Baroness Karren Brady, 55, reveals to Metro in a meeting room at the show’s production company Fremantle’s offices in central London.
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It’s not hard to see why Baroness Brady was approached. Known as the first woman in football, the West Ham vice-chairman’s business acumen and inner steel would have made her an unflappable player. Why did she turn it down? ‘One, I’ve never seen it. Two, I don’t have the time. I mean, I have a full-time job and The Apprentice is filmed just in my sweet spot in the summer when the football season is over, so I can just about fit in. But that’s it.’.
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Baroness Brady is – and always will be – Faithful to The Apprentice and its main star Lord Alan Sugar. She has no interest in taking her TV talents elsewhere. Other shows she has rejected include Dragons’ Den and Strictly. Want to get all the latest news and predictions for the best and most dramatic show this new year? Join our The Traitors WhatsApp channel for live episode coverage, behind-the-scenes gossip and a place to recover from all the cliffhangers.
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