James Nesbitt has revealed he’s been invited onto The Celebrity Traitors, but has firmly said no.
The 60-year-old actor, who is starring in Netflix’s Run Away, admitted the BBC asked him to join the second series of the hit show.
The offer came after the huge success of the first run, which was won by Alan Carr.
James Nesbitt, pictured with Run Away co-star Minnie Driver, has refused to be in The Celebrity Traitors (Credit: Netflix)
At its height, The Celebrity Traitors attracted an impressive 13 million viewers per episode.
But despite the numbers, James decided to swerve the new series, due later this year.
James Nesbitt on Celebrity Traitors
James opened up about rejecting The Celebrity Traitors on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
The actor, who plays troubled dad James Greene in Netflix’s Run Away, admitted the show unnerved him.
Speaking on air, James explained: “When I was asked, because I was in at the BBC, I went, ‘Oh, sounds amazing’. Then I spoke to my agent and he said no.”
He continued: “I just thought, ‘How do I follow that?’ It was so brilliant.”
James also told Chris Evans he worried his acting background could work against him.
“That unquestionably crossed my mind,” he said. “The first thing I thought was, ‘That could finish my career. He’s rubbish’.”
Alan Carr won series 1 (Credit: BBC)
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