"The format is just the most ingenious thing, isn't it?"
Tom Hiddleston has said he’d be open to a making an appearance on the next season of The Celebrity Traitors – while revealing whether he’d like to be a Traitor or a Faithful.
The UK's first VIP edition of the reality game launched back in October and became a huge success, with viewing figures quickly surpassing all previous iterations of the series.
Speaking about the popular show during an appearance on BBC Radio 2 with Richie Anderson, Hiddleston said: "I mean the celebrity one would be amazing. I think the whole show, the format is just the most ingenious thing, isn't it? It's completely compulsive. Maybe the best television I've ever seen."
The actor, who's currently on our screens in The Night Manager season 2, went on to reveal that he’d "like to be a Faithful because then you can play detective", adding: "And you know that your conscience is clean and your heart is pure, and you're just watching and trying to figure people out".
He continued: "If you're a Traitor it's more of an acting exercise, right? It's a game, you have to keep deceiving and cloaking and dissembling and basically lying to people.
"It would be interesting though. I don't know, I think being a Faithful would be more of a curiosity scratcher somehow."
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The civilian version of The Traitors returned to our screens earlier this month with season 4, and the addition of a new shocking twist has certainly got the nation talking.
The new instalment saw the arrival of a red-cloaked Secret Traitor, whose identity is unknown to viewers and also to the three regular Traitors, prompting much speculation among fans.
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The Traitors season 4 continues on Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Seasons 1-3 are available to watch on iPlayer.
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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.
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