An EastEnders legend has been tipped to join the Celebrity version of The Traitors after Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie pulled out from the show.
This Country stars Daisy and Charlie were due to take part in the mystery game show but a source close to Daisy recently told The Mirror how the This Country star and her sibling quit the show two weeks ago, saying they couldn’t be away from their young families.
But fans need not worry yet, as there’s still a chance iconic TV stars are joining the show. EastEnders star Danny Dyer has been tipped to try his hand at The Traitors. According to Gambling.com, Stephen Fry has 1/3 odds of joining the show while EastEnders icon Danny Dyer has 4/9 odds of taking part.
Other stars tipped to join include Clare Balding (4/6), Tom Daley (Evens), Ricky Gervais (11/10) and Jonathan Ross (11/8). Alan Carr, Jennifer Saunders and Paloma Faith are also names in the mix.
Comedian Bob Mortimer has said he’d love to star on the celebrity version of the show. The 65-year-old told how is a huge fan of the series and that producers should “definitely count him in”. “It’s the only show of its kind on TV that I would agree to get involved with… I’d love to do it,” he said. Presenter Claudia has admitted she’d find it tough if a pal happened to be on the show. “I haven’t vetoed anyone, but it would be hard if a great friend did it,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Daisy will no longer be taking part in the gameshow. Daisy welcomed her adorable baby Benji with partner Anthony Huggins, 45, in June last year. She also has Pip, six, and Jack, three, from a previous relationship. Meanwhile, her brother Charlie, 35, has two children with his wife Leighanne.
A source recently said: “It’s caused producers a real headache as it’s so close to filming. They’d banked on Daisy and Charlie being TV gold so it’s disappointing they won’t be a part of the first Celebrity Traitors. They’re hilarious and brilliant on telly together – plus being brother and sister would have brought a really interesting element to the series.”
Daisy, who is also known for Nevermind The Buzzcocks, is currently on telly with the second series of her BBC comedy Am I Being Unreasonable?, which also features Charlie.
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