The Celebrity Traitors stars "turned to show's psychotherapist for support" during filming

The Traitors is stressful by design, with the paranoia about who is secretly plotting to get you out a key component of the game, and apparently the cast of the Celebrity Traitors season 2 are also feeling the pressure.

The show, created by Studio Lambert, provides a psychotherapist to support the contestants during the show's filming.

And a new report from The Sun claims that 15 of The Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast did so. That's all bar one of the line-up, with Joanne McNally reportedly being the only one who didn't.

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The publication cites an unnamed source that states that the pressure of the game has seen some of the celebrities struggling to sleep, with some allegedly worried about how their behaviour on the show might impact their careers, which isn't as much of an issue on the civilian seasons.

A source close to the show told Digital Spy: "Our priority is and will continue to be supporting the wellbeing of our cast and this is the case before, during and after filming."

Previously it was reported that James Acaster got so overwhelmed on the show that filming had to be paused.

As we've seen on the show, Acaster really wanted to be a Faithful and was initially chosen by Claudia Winkleman to be one, but then the Traitors secretly recruited him, much to his frustration.

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They did the same thing to Professor Hannah Fry, and the latest episodes have shown that she is under a lot of suspicion. After the Faithfuls have already caught Richard E Grant, will she be next?

Following their murder on the show, Game of Thrones and The Last of Us actor Bella Ramsey has said that they are "now rooting solely for James Acaster. I really, really really want him to win".

The Celebrity Traitors season 2 is airing on Thursday and Friday nights on BBC One and iPlayer.

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