James Blunt reveals the hilarious way he was roped into appearing on Celebrity Traitors

James Blunt has revealed he almost didn’t make it onto Celebrity Traitors, because his own management team turned down the offer without even asking him first.

Luckily, his wife had other ideas. And, as it turns out, she was the one who secretly signed him up for the BBC show.

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The singer appeared on Good Morning Britain yesterday, where he spilled the rather unexpected story behind his appearance on the hit reality series.

Explaining how he ended up in the castle, James said: “My manager actually said, he didn’t bring it to me. He said no to the Traitors’ team and my wife signed me up without telling me. Just one day said hey James, Claudia Winkleman has been in touch and I’ve signed you up for Celebrity Traitors.”

Susanna Reid was understandably taken aback by the revelation, asking: “What? Your wife signed you up? Had you watched it?”

James admitted he hadn’t done his homework before arriving at the castle, replying: “I hadn’t watched it no, I didn’t no anything about it no, and I think you can tell that while I’m playing the same, I didn’t know.”

Honestly, that does explain a few things.

James also joked about the timing with his album release, saying: “I’d written and recorded the album and then the offer from the Traitors came.”

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The singer is currently busy promoting his new album, Airplane Mode, with self-deprecating humour and airport-themed stunts.

Despite having very little idea what he’d signed up for, James managed to make it surprisingly far in the competition. Reflecting on his time in the castle, he admitted he got through it by “blundering through and apologising profusely”.

He added: “Realistically, it’s not a detective game, it’s a survival game and in many ways it’s a guessing game as well, but privileged to be part of.”

While James might have kept his involvement in the show under wraps, his wife clearly had some rather high expectations for how things would end.

Revealing what happened when they watched the final episode together, he said: “I was very good at not telling a single person, and as we watched the final episode, my wife turned to me and she said I thought you’d won. She was so disappointed, not just in what had happened but in me.”

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