Bella Ramsey has claimed their experience as an actor could give them a leg-up on the new season of The Celebrity Traitors.
The Last Of Us star is one of 21 celebrities who’ve signed up to enter the castle in the long-awaited second run of Celebrity Traitors, which was filmed over the summer.
Prior to the game getting underway, Bella was asked by the BBC if they felt their acting skills might come in handy over the course of the series.
“I do think they can give you a bit of an edge,” they conceded. “For me, anyway, because again, if I was telling a lie, people would spot me instantly. Playing a character, it’s like that’s what I do!”
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Opening up about their gameplan, Bella said: “I will be keeping my opinions to myself until I feel it’s absolutely the right time to share them. I’m going to be very selective about when I make a claim, an observation, and how vehemently I stick to it. I will be very selective.
“I think when I do, and if I ever do really know something or feel like I have a bold thing to say that I feel very confident in, then I will say so in a way that I think I will be able to stand my ground.”
However, while Bella noted that their “biggest strength” will be their observational skills, they admitted there was one part of their personality that could lead to their undoing.
“My biggest weakness will be laughing,” Bella confessed. “I can get the giggles and whether I’m otherwise suspicious or not, that makes me look suspicious.”
As for whether they’d rather be a Traitor or part of the “Faithfuls”, they added: “I would love to be a Traitor, I really would, but I’m also okay with being a Faithful.
“I think being a Traitor can make things a bit more stressful, but in a way that’s exciting to me. I think that I will last longer in the game as a Traitor, you’ve only got one way to lose the game rather than two.”
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Bella rose to fame as a child actor when they were cast as Lyanna Mormont in Game Of Thrones.
Outside of The Last Of Us, you might also have seen them in action in the TV drama Time or the films Catherine Called Birdy and Sunny Dancer.
What time is The Celebrity Traitors on TV tonight?
The Celebrity Traitors returns for its second season at 8pm on Thursday evening on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Following this, new episodes will air every Thursday and Friday night.
Which stars are in the cast of The Celebrity Traitors season 2?
Check out the Celebrity Traitors line-up in full below:
- Amol Rajan
- Bella Ramsey
- Professor Hannah Fry
- James Acaster
- James Blunt
- Jerry Hall
- Joanne McNally
- Joe Lycett
- Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Kenny Oghenovo “King Kenny” Ojuederie
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock
- Maya Jama
- Michael Sheen
- Miranda Hart
- Myha’la
- Richard E Grant
- Rob Beckett
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Ross Kemp
- Sebastian Croft
- Sharon Rooney
