Celebrity Traitors star says 'I felt incredibly uncomfortable' in major BBC show admission
One Celebrity Traitors star revealed he "felt incredible uncomfortable" explaining to his fellow celebrities who he is as he described going on the show "one of the best experiences of my life"
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.
Looking back to the reception he got when he first started 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 added: "And I go: 'I used to play rugby,' and they're like: 'oh right, League or Union or what sort of thing?'"
The show reportedly having finished filming in May with the final episode set to air on Thursday, November 6.
Marler explained his delight at having an opportunity to go on the programme. He said: "It was one of the best experiences of my life. For a fan of the show, to watch it and then when I got the opportunity to go on it, I was like f*** yeah, like please do. And it didn't disappoint."
With the fifth episode of the new series set to air this evening, the competition is continuing to heat up. Joe, along with his fellow cast mates, remains tight lipped on how the remainder of the show will pan out, with the stars reportedly under strict instructions not to give anything away before the public have seen it reach its conclusion.
Joe made 95 appearances for England in his career, which included an appearance in the 2019 World Cup final. The rugby player spent his entire club career at Harlequins, making over 280 appearances and winning two Premiership titles.
Away from the rugby pitch, he's gone on to release his autobiography Loose Head, Confessions of an (un)professional rugby player as well as hosting his own podcast, Joe Marler's Things People Do.
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.
The Traitors is set to return this evening (Wednesday, October 22) 9 pm. on BBC One.