James Blunt says Romesh Ranganathan donated to his charity of choice

Singer James Blunt has revealed that comedian Romesh Ranganathan has donated to his charity of choice after The Celebrity Traitors finale banishment.

He also put rumours that the pair were “feuding” to bed and said they get on “very well”, describing the comedian as a “very sweet human being”.

Blunt, 52, appeared in the latest series of the BBC spin-off show and made it all the way to the final until he was banished during the very last roundtable by fellow faithfuls, Ranganathan and Sebastian “Bash” Croft.

The winning pair split the £83,000 prize money between their two charities, Choose Love and the Refugee Council.

Blunt said that Ranganathan, 48, has since also donated money to his charity of choice, a marine conservation organisation called Blue Marine Foundation.

Speaking on Hits Radio, Blunt said: “Romesh is a very very sweet human being, and I promise he and I get on very very well.”

When asked if he donated some of the winning prize money to his charity of choice, Blunt said: “He has done.

“I was going to save that for a conversation I was having with him, but you know, if you’re going to mention it, he absolutely has.

“It’s called the Blue Marine Foundation.”

Romesh Ranganathan was one of the winners (Ian West/PA)

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The Celebrity Traitors finale attracted its highest average overnight audience yet, with 11.2 million viewers tuning in for Friday’s dramatic conclusion.

The episode also recorded a peak audience of 11.6 million on BBC One, which is the highest of the series, alongside a 62.9% audience share, according to the BBC.

Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the show sees 21 celebrity contestants try to seek out the traitors among them who “kill off” players in the middle of the night.