'My strongest memory of the Traitors was laughter'

David Olusoga played The Celebrity Traitors as a faithful

Historian and filmmaker David Olusoga said his strongest memory from his time in The Celebrity Traitors castle was "laughter".

Olusoga, who lives in Bristol but grew up in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, made it to the finale alongside fellow faithfuls former England rugby player Joe Marler and actor and comedian Nick Mohammed.

The trio played against the two remaining traitors, singer-songwriter Cat Burns and comedian Alan Carr, in a bid to win a share of £87,500 for a charity of their choice.

Olusoga said: "We all were fans of the show and that's why we wanted to take part. We thought it'd be an incredible experience and it really was."

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At the start of the series, Olusoga told host Claudia Winkleman he did not want to be chosen as a traitor.

"I think it's very, very hard... to be in an experience that intense and then to have to have that extra burden of not being able to tell the truth... I think it's really tough," he said.

Cat Burns, Alan Carr, Nick Mohammed, David Olusoga and Joe Marler made it to The Celebrity Traitors final

The 16 faithful contestants struggled to find and banish the three traitors from the castle throughout the series.

In the final, Carr succeeded to win the prize pot for his chosen charity Neuroblastoma UK, despite him often laughing and smiling in intense moments.

Many viewers said on social media that his behaviour was an obvious giveaway of his true identity in the game, but the faithfuls failed to pick up on the signs.

Alan Carr's winnings will be donated to Neuroblastoma UK

"What is broadcast is a fraction of 1% of what was filmed and the experience of being there, so obviously looking at something that's been edited, something can seem obvious because it's been edited to seem obvious," Olusoga said.

"We all loved Alan so much and he just seemed to be the nicest person that you could imagine, but also he was so bad… I guess he sort of double bluffed us because he wasn't trying to pretend that he was a faithful when he was really a traitor.

"The fact that he was so emotional at the end I think shows that it was really, really difficult for him," he added.

Olusoga said the 19 contestants spent the morning texting to reflect on Alan's "wonderful" victory.