Ross Kemp being so paranoid on Celebrity Traitors will blow up in his face

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video After Richard E Grant’s deranged antics, the second biggest laugh of the first Celebrity Traitors episode came from Ross Kemp. TV’s hardest man – who was once ambushed on screen by gun-toting guerrillas, only to grab the nearest barrel and shout down the suggestion he might be shot with it – was reduced to a nervous wreck by his castle compatriots. Only during the mission did we see the bruiser we’re used to from his various name-brand documentaries. Kemp and former military man James Blunt (the most unlikely of showbiz pairings) elected themselves leaders of the challenge, which involved Kemp’s favourite pastime: yelling in front of a camera. Less enjoyable for Kemp was what came after, when The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey celebrated their mission miracle by placing a sailor’s hat on Kemp’s head. In the car back to the castle, the EastEnders trooper decided it was the moment he had been murdered in plain sight. In fairness to Kemp, this second season was filmed mere months after the first Celebrity Traitors became the juggernaut it did, including two instances of Alan Carr knifing his mates in front of everyone else (RIP Celia Imrie and Paloma Faith). That wasn’t it for Kemp’s shoulder-watching. Next up was Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who proved Ardross Castle isn’t all cosy crime. The dastardly sailor’s hat in question (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry) Feeling a bit nippy (it’s probably a fortune to heat that place), she rubbed Kemp’s shoulder in passing and he decided he had once again been murdered in plain sight. Sign up to Switched On, Metro's new TV newsletter Hiya! I’m Sabrina Barr and I’m Metro’s TV editor. I have spent almost six years at Metro covering all corners of the TV world, and I’m now sharing all my expert insights in my brand new newsletter, Switched On. Join me for Metro's exclusive weekly guide of to what to watch From recommendations for your next binge-watch on Netflix to jaw-dropping exclusive interviews with the planet’s biggest stars, sign up to get plugged into the week’s biggest TV moments. Get the next edition below. Sign up now He said in a to-camera interview: ‘My guard is very much up. Anyone touching me, offering me a drink, talking to me in a slightly odd way, that could be me gone. So at the moment I’m feeling pretty paranoid.’ This is part of the joy of Celebrity Traitors: seeing Kemp, who will happily tell you he has stared down gangs with a smile, morph into Henry Hill during the last act of Goodfellas. We all contain multitudes. But as far as gameplay goes, the 62-year-old fared better in the Papua New Guinea jungle than he has so far in the Highlands. Next up was Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock, who made the mistake of feeling a chill (Picture: BBC) Ross Kemp is inevitably going to come under suspicion himself now (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry) Being a Faithful in the early days of the game is equivalent to being a sitting duck. Prof Hannah Fry can probably explain it better than me, but it’s a numbers game. The safest way to play is to fade into the ornate curtains and Art Deco accent chairs until the headcount is whittled down. Despite his apparent intention to be a Traitor Hunter like Joe Marler (albeit without the winning dungarees), Kemp pointing the finger at anyone who comes near his person is only going to get the finger pointed back at him. What do you think Ross Kemp's fate will be? Celebrity Traitors winnerCheck Traitors recruitmentCheck Want to get bespoke updates on the TV shows you love? Sign up to Metro's TV newsletters and tell us which ones you can't get enough of At this stage, when there is nothing to go on besides Grant’s unhinged admission that he is a Traitor, the Faithful will seize upon any old bit of loud-mouthed behaviour. Kemp’s manic distrust could easily read as a Traitor trying to dob anyone in it. If that is the way the game goes, his Hail Mary will be that ingenious ability to diffuse a tense situation and his biz rep as a proponent of justice. Jerry Hall’s blind defence of Grant’s Faithfulness simply because he’s her neighbour showed how the prior showbizzy connections can impinge upon their ability to play the game well. The first batch of Celebrity Traitors had an historically bad run of killing less-famous goodies before they finally sussed it was Jonathan Ross. 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