He deserves to go down in history! How Alan Carr pulled off that gobsmacking Celebrity Traitors victory
The heartstopping finale was so brazen it almost felt like performance art – but it certainly showed the charm and chutzpah of a true championLooking back, there was only ever...
By Stuart Heritage · The Guardian Culture
The heartstopping finale was so brazen it almost felt like performance art – but it certainly showed the charm and chutzpah of a true champion Looking back, there was only ever really going to be one winner of The Celebrity Traitors. True, Jonathan Ross might have had all the showbiz pizazz, and Joe Marler the aggression of an unfed labrador – but when you look at the series as a whole, you have to admit that Alan Carr was the only deserving victor. This much was evident at the heart-stopping climax of Thursday’s finale, when Carr managed to pull off a feat so brazen that it almost came off as performance art. This was a man who had spent the previous eight episodes slashing away at the contestants – gleefully murdering them behind their backs or, in two cases, as he looked them straight in the eye – and not only did he evade defeat, but he also convinced his fallen enemies to comfort him. That’s a level of skill only a true champion can achieve. Continue reading...