Celebrity Traitors stars reveal the unaired moments that changed the course of the game from medical emergencies to tense confrontations

Celebrity Traitors concluded with an epic finale last week in which Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft triumphed over Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. The road to their win was paved by an extraordinary twist in which James Acaster buckled under the pressure and admitted he was a Traitor in the penultimate Round Table. James is said to have been so distraught in the moment that filming was temporarily paused and the welfare team called in to check on him. While this was not addressed on the show, eagle-eyed viewers spotted an editing blunder that suggested the scenes had been re-filmed. As the camera cut to James' co-stars to capture their shocked reaction to his speech, Romesh's voting chalkboard was already in front of him, with the top of a letter 'J' on the slate, despite the fact that the vote did not take place until after James dropped his bombshell.'Editors watching that clip back and realising the timeline doesn't even pretend to make sense anymore,' commented one fan on X.Yet since the series ended, many of the contestants have revealed there were even more moments that didn't make it to air. Now the Daily Mail reveals what you didn't get to see inside the castle... The Celebrity Traitors stars have revealed the unaired moments that changed the course of the game - from medical emergencies to tense confrontations James Acaster was so distraught in the penultimate Round Table that filming was temporarily paused and the welfare team called in to check on him before he admitted to being a TraitorJames Acaster's wobbles While James' Round Table admission was dubbed the most 'unprecedented twist in TV history' by fans, show insiders told the Daily Mail that precautions were taken to protect James' welfare. The insider explained that filming was paused after Michael Sheen accused James of being a Traitor, allowing him time to calm down before talking to the group.They said: 'The pressure got to him, and it was clear he was finding it difficult. Everyone agreed filming should be stopped before things got too heated.'Everyone was aware of the pressure getting to James throughout the series; it was difficult to watch him struggling.'In the early days of the production, insiders revealed that James had become so stressed while filming at Ardross Castle that his co-stars flagged their concerns about him to producers.A source said at the time: 'The show is incredibly intense and during one particular scene at the castle, James became very anxious and panicked.'Some of the other celebrities on the show spoke up and said cameras should stop rolling so he could calm down, and production were in agreement as well.'Everyone looks out for each other and there is a proper sense of camaraderie. It was good for James to have a breather, as everyone felt it was for the best.'James later shared that he had considered quitting the castle even earlier in the series, when he and the other players took part in a mission that forced them to be buried alive in coffins.He explained that he was 'really scared' during the coffin mission, with Jerry Hall even refusing to continue in the challenge.James told Far Out Magazine: 'I was lying there thinking, actually, I think I'm really scared of this. As soon as the soil was heaped on top, Bella [Ramsey] did say, "Imagine if they can't get us out".'Referencing Jerry Hall's decision to quit the mission, he added: 'She didn't like it. She didn't like, well, none of us liked it.'I respect Jerry the most because Jerry just went, 'I'm not doing this.' Like, are you kidding me? And the rest of us were just like, "We want to win Traitors in our coffins, idiots".'We should have just done what - as soon as I heard Jerry got out, I should have said to Bella, "I'm getting out, forget it. If it's a free-for-all now, we should all get out. They can't stop us all. We could all do it".'James has been open about his mental health struggles in the past, bravely sharing his experiences with anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts in an interview with the BBC in 2020.He has also previously referenced his autism diagnosis in his stand-up shows, discussing how neurodivergence shapes his perspective and creative process. Sebastian Croft fainted Celebrity Traitors winner Sebastian Croft revealed he fainted and was assisted by medics in an 'embarrassing' moment cut from the show after the gruelling grave digging challenge James A also revealed that he was 'really scared' during the coffin mission, with Jerry Hall (pictured with Hannah Fry) even refusing to continue in the challengeJerry and James A weren't the only ones who struggled with the grave digging task, with Celebrity Traitors winner Sebastian 'Bash' Croft revealing he fainted during the gruelling challenge. The actor, 24, said he was rushed to medics after collapsing in the unaired scene as he explained he was pushed to his limits in a grave-digging task.On the latest episode of his The Sunday Scaries with Bash Croft podcast, he revealed: 'Every time I was, like, exhausted it was like, "Right, get into this!"'Ross [Kemp] was locked in, being a superstar and really carrying the mission. Anyway got to the end and felt really lightheaded and fainted.'Then I was sat there, and there was the medic, giving me water, and I was eating chocolate to get my blood sugar up'And I look up, and there's like Jerry and Richard [E Grant] looking at me like, you're pathetic. This is so embarrassing.'The Heartstopper star said that the producers did him a 'favour' by not airing the moment he fainted because it was a medical situation. Jerry Hall confronted James A James A revealed he had an extraordinary face-to-face confrontation with Jerry Hall that BBC bosses cut from the show after she accused him of being a Traitor While James' Round Table wobble was edited out of the show, he has since revealed that it wasn't the first time he was accused of being a Traitor on the show. In fact, a few episodes prior, the comedian, 41, had an extraordinary face-to-face confrontation with Jerry that BBC bosses cut from the show.James said the former supermodel, 70, cornered him over his secret identity as a Traitor – only for him to practically admit she was right.The Mock the Week star, who was recruited as a Traitor part-way through the series, said Jerry had correctly worked out he was deceiving his fellow contestants.Speaking on Alan Carr's Life's a Beach podcast on Monday, he recalled: 'Jerry Hall went right up to me face to face, this close, accused me of being a traitor.'He said she declared: 'I think it's James!'But rather than deny the accusation, James told her: 'I think it might be me as well, Jerry.'He continued: 'She went, "You're very sneaky". I was like, "I am sneaky, and it could be me". And then she was like, "Mmm", and then went away.'James admitted he had expected the extraordinary exchange to feature in the programme.'I was like, well, that's surely that's going in the edit,' he recalled.But the confrontation was left on the cutting-room floor, with viewers never seeing how close Jerry came to exposing him.The ex-wife of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was eventually banished from the castle as a Faithful, while James survived until the penultimate episode, when he unexpectedly unmasked himself as a Traitor.James also revealed that viewers were shown only a fraction of what he said during the show's tense discussions.He explained: 'I said a lot more around that Round Table than the [producers'] edit would suggest.'The comedian said producers frequently removed his contributions to prevent viewers from guessing which contestant he was about to vote against.He said: 'Most of the time, they want to keep how the Traitors vote as a surprise. They don't want to be like there's hints that I might go one way or the other.'So a lot of the time what I said at the Round Table is cut out.'The cast were 'at one another's throats' Insiders revealed that unlike last year's celebrity version of the programme, when the line up had fun and enjoyed it, this time it became extremely stressful behind the scenesIt wasn't just James A feeling the heat in the castle, with show sources revealing they were shocked at how stressed the celebrities got. Insiders revealed that unlike last year's celebrity version of the programme, when the line up had fun and enjoyed it, this time it became extremely stressful behind the scenes.A source told The Mail on Sunday: 'The tension is coming across on screen, but it was just as bad if not worse when the cameras stopped rolling.'It is a tense environment, and they are cut off from the outside world; it is hard for them to switch off even when they head back to their individual lodgings.'They were constantly thinking about the game.'Even funnyman Rob Beckett surprised his co-stars, with high energy behaviour which was at times hard for the others to deal with while filming in Scotland early in the summer.The source added: 'They were all making each other more stressed out. A lot of them just couldn't hack it, I'm not sure what they thought they were signing up to.'One contestant really lost their nerve at one point and their co-stars were absolutely stunned.'And Rob, who is usually so funny, really struggled at points and surprised the others with his behaviour. They put it down to the fact that things were so tense.'Another source said that some on the show struggled to remember it was just a game.BBC bosses later stressed that the welfare of contestants was a priority.Sharon Rooney needed time out Actress Sharon revealed that when she was on the show she would have to isolate herself at times and go on walks around the castle grounds to 'decompress'Actress Sharon revealed that when she was on the show she would have to isolate herself at times and go on walks around the castle grounds to 'decompress'. The Faithful, 38, was murdered in the penultimate episode but beforehand she would take herself off to calm herself down and think about theories. She told the BBC: 'I would go on my daily walks around the castle on my own to just decompress a little and have a wee look in little secret hidey holes. I enjoyed every single minute of those quiet times!'I would speak into my mic and say ‘I will be going on a walk later, and I hope you’ve left something in my hidey hole’ but they never ever did.'I always thought I’d find a wee secret shield or something and I’m still a bit annoyed that I didn’t.' Sharon concluded: 'I would go and make myself a squash then go on a wander. Things happened on those wanders and I cannot wait to find out if I was right about them.'Sebastian's secret comments Bash has revealed he told Michael that he suspected there was a murder in plain sight foing on while they watched Miranda Hart and Leigh-Anne Pinnock danceWhile some were surprised that Bash managed to make it all the way to the end, he has since revealed that he cemented his Faithful status during an unaired scene. Speaking on his podcast, he explained that he made a remark to Michael while they watched Miranda Hart and Leigh-Anne Pinnock dance and the Traitors were murdering Ross in the other room. He explained: 'That evening was a crazy one. Firstly, you don't often have that much time post-Round Table. Like, you have a few drinks and then it's time. The bongs start happening, and then everyone goes.'Sharing that he was upset by Joe Lycett's banishment, he continued: 'I was feeling really low and so I was really counting the clock. 'I was like, "I just need to go and probably cry and have my little moment…" And I'm like, "This has really been going on for a while".'And then I go, "I think there's been an in plain sight murder", to Michael. And that was because it was taking way longer than it normally does. And then almost immediately, it was time to go.'And that was actually a piece of information which I think is why I didn't get a lot of heat towards the end.'I don't think he really interrogated me, because he was like, "No Traitor would point out that they thought an in plain sight murder was happening".'Extra booze and toilet chats After each Round Table, the celebrities are allowed to unwind with a goblet of booze in the castle bar, but Maya Jama has revealed she and Joanne McNally indulged in more than one Maya also shared that she and Joanne shared much more screentime than was shown to viewers, and they would sneak off to the toilets for private chatsAfter each Round Table, the celebrities are allowed to unwind with a goblet of booze in the castle bar, but Maya Jama has now revealed that the drinks weren't as evenly distributed as bosses first thought.In a post on Instagram Stories, she shared that she and Joanne McNally helped themselves to more than one drink most nights, after the other stars stopped having them.Posting a TikTok of herself and the comedian on the show, she captioned the post: 'Fun fact, about halfway through everyone stopped having their one drink a night so they could focus, and we sneakily drank theirs cling cling @joannemcnally.'Maya also shared that she and Joanne shared much more screentime than was shown to viewers, and they would sneak off to the toilets for private chats.She added: 'Most of our time together wasn't included because we spoke about everything other than the game, and hid in the toilets telling secrets.'