BBC breaks silence on reports Celebrity Traitors filming was paused over James Acaster
BBC breaks silence on reports Celebrity Traitors filming was paused over James Acaster

The BBC has addressed reports that producers were forced to stop filming The Celebrity Traitors after James Acaster became distressed during filming of the penultimate episode.

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The 41-year-old comedian was voted out of the BBC competition on Thursday after revealing to his fellow contestants that he had been recruited as a Traitor.

According to The Sun, filming was paused so producers could intervene after Acaster became upset. The newspaper also reported that he had received a welfare check before the roundtable.