One Celebrity Traitors star described appearing on the show as “one of the best experiences of my life” and said he “felt extremely uncomfortable” explaining who he was to his fellow celebrities.
Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler has shared a glimpse into life on the hit BBC show as he admitted one thing made him “incredibly uncomfortable”.
Former England rugby union international Marler swapped his boots for a Scottish castle as he joined other celebrities including Kate Garraway, Jonathan Ross and Clare Balding.
Despite representing his country almost 100 times during his long career, he revealed he felt “uncomfortable” explaining to his fellow Celebrity Traitors cast mates who he was.
He told Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast: “I felt incredibly uncomfortable doing it.”
Revealing what had caused his discomfort, he explained how his career spent in the rugby world had led him to think that “rugby’s massive” and “everyone knows about rugby”, but revealed that the reality was somewhat different when he first entered the BBC show.
When he first began on the show, he said, “You go into a normal world and then they go, Oh, who are you then?” What do you do?
He continued, “I used to play rugby,” and people said, “Oh, right, League or Union or what kind of thing?”
The final episode of the series is scheduled to air on Thursday, November 6, with the show reportedly wrapping up filming in May.
Marler expressed his satisfaction at being able to participate in the program. He remarked, “One of the best experiences of my life.” When I had the chance to go on it, I was like, f*** yeah, like please do, for a fan of the show to watch it. And it was unapologetically good.
The competition is getting hotter every night as the fifth episode of the new series airs tonight. Joe and his fellow cast members are reportedly given strict instructions not to reveal anything until the show’s conclusion, but Joe and his other cast members are still keeping a close eye on how it will turn out.
In addition to making 95 appearances for England during his career, Joe also made the 2019 World Cup final. The rugby player won two Premiership titles and spent the entirety of his professional career at Harlequins. He made over 280 appearances for the Harlequins.
He has since written his autobiography Loose Head, Confessions of an (un)professional rugby player, and hosted Joe Marler’s Things People Do, his own podcast.
He has also been a panellist on the BBC One game show, The Wheel, in 2021 as well as featuring in the Christmas special of the show.
