Is Bob Mortimer on BBC Celebrity Traitors? The cast list

By Emilia Kettle Senior Trending News Reporter

Viewers of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors want to know why comedian Bob Mortimer is not in the new series. (Image: PA)

The BBC’s Celebrity Traitors has offically kicked off.

The series sees faithfuls attempting to root out a small group of Traitors to secure for themselves the cash prize.

But the main difference of Celebrity Traitors will see the stars play for their chosen charities.

In the series' first episode, many viewers were left asking why one celebrity was left off the cast list.

Is Bob Mortimer on BBC Celebrity Traitors?

Ahead of the series announcing its cast list, many fans of The Traitors wanted to see comedian Bob Mortimer join the show.

However, it was confirmed that Bob would not be taking part in the first series of the BBC show following the announcement of the full cast list.

Recently, Bob appeared on Amazon Prime’s Last One Laughing and became very popular.

Now, executive producer of Celebrity Traitors, Sarah Fay has discussed whether Bob Moritmer could be in a future series.

Speaking to the Metro: "If Bob wanted to do it next year, we would absolutely love it."

Adding: "It’s not just a case of we want them to do it, there’s other things involved."

Fellow executive producer, Mike Cotton explained why the comedian was missing: "‘A lot of people wanted to do it but they have other commitments."

Here are all the celebrities taking part in Celebrity Traitors, excluding host Claudia Winkleman.

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The contestants for the celeb version of the show will be able to win up to £100,000 for their chosen charities.