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Celia Imrie reveals advice she gave Richard E Grant before Traitors blunder

Celia Imrie reveals advice she gave Richard E Grant before Traitors blunder

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Celebrity Traitors alum Celia Imrie has revealed that she warned 2026 contestant Richard E Grant that it would be hard to keep his “brain working” at all hours while filming the deceptive game show. Grant, 69, stumbled at the first hurdle and threw the celebrity edition of the much-loved BBC show into disarray during it’s first episode by revealing his secret identity as a traitor to his fellow contestants. Imrie, who placed seventh in the inaugural A-list version of the series told the Saltburn star ahead of his time in the show’s Scottish castle that the game is “very strict” and “it’s hard always being on”. A fact he soon forgot. “[He] rang me up and …

Celia Imrie opens up on treatment for anorexia as a teenager: ‘It was a horrible time’

Celia Imrie opens up on treatment for anorexia as a teenager: ‘It was a horrible time’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Celebrity Traitors star Celia Imrie has opened up on receiving treatment for an eating disorder in her early teens, describing it as a “horrible time”. The 74-year-old developed anorexia after she failed to get accepted at the Royal Ballet School. She was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in Lambeth, where she received treatment from William Sargant. The psychiatrist was the subject of the book The Sleep Room: A Very British Medical Scandal by Jon Stock, which detailed his use of electroconvulsive therapy on patients, along with antipsychotic and sedative drugs. Remembering her treatment, Imrie told Saga magazine: “I don’t know to this day whether I had a spell in The Sleep Room or not, but I was in that ward and I remember the smell of the room. “The smell of sleep. I can’t describe it. I mean, it was a …

Joan Collins and Celia Imrie could be sisters as they twin in white outfits for glam event

Joan Collins and Celia Imrie could be sisters as they twin in white outfits for glam event

Published by Daniella Wilson

Both Joan Collins and Celia Imrie were in attendance at the Casting Directors Luncheon on Friday, and the glam actresses could have been mistaken for sisters during the event. The pair showed up at the event wearing white outfits, with Joan, 93, opting for a polka-dot blouse alongside a wide-brimmed hat and black dress, while Celia, 73, dressed in a striped white suit for the glam event. Joan and Celia were seen interacting during the event as they shared a laugh and posed together. Joan was also seen posing with her husband, Percy Gibson, and fellow thespians, including Charles Dance and Marisa Berenson. © Dave Benett/Getty Images for JimCelia and Joan could have been sisters! Joan’s age-defying looks Joan, 93, looked like she could easily have been Celia’s twin, despite their 20-year age gap, and the Hollywood starlet has long been famed for being able to hold the years back. “I just believe in healthy living,” she previously told The Telegraph when asked about how she manages to stay looking so young. “I don’t eat …

Celia Imrie breaking wind was most joked-about moment at TV Baftas. Even a bemused Seth Rogen weighed in

Celia Imrie breaking wind was most joked-about moment at TV Baftas. Even a bemused Seth Rogen weighed in

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Celia Imrie’s infamous Celebrity Traitors moment became the surprise talking point of Sunday’s TV Baftas, with the incident being mentioned by host Greg Davies, comedian Alan Carr and even a bemused Seth Rogen. The mega-hit BBC show was up for three awards at the annual bash, but as Inbetweeners star Davies lightheartedly noted, Imrie’s hilarious moment, when she broke wind during one of the challenges, was not up for an award. “I was a little surprised there’s one thing that wasn’t nominated for TV moment of the year,” the comic joked. “And Celia, you can relax. I’m not talking about you. Relax. I mean, I say relax, but not too much obviously.” The cameras then cut to Imrie, who was cracking up in the crowd. Celia Imrie’s ‘The Traitors’ moment will go down in TV history (BBC) The moment Davies had …