Celebrity Traitors UK: who is David Olusoga and what is he famous for? Explained
David Olusoga is part of the cast of Celebrity Traitors 📺👀
- David Olusoga is one of the stars on Celebrity Traitors.
- The Historian and TV presenter is in the spin-off’s cast.
- But what is he best known for?
A leading historian is part of the cast of the very first season of Celebrity Traitors. David Olusoga is one of the 19 stars who have signed up for the BBC spin-off.
Beyond the world of academics, he is no stranger to the TV screen. He joins the illustrious line-up for the new programme which also includes an Olympic icon, a film legend, and more.
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Who is David Olusoga on Celebrity Traitors?
Professor David Olusoga will be bringing some real brain power to the Traitors Castle in this brand new series. He is a lecturer at the University of Manchester but has had plenty of TV experience.
He presented 2016 BBC series Black and British: A Forgotten History. He has also been on A House Through Time.
In his academic career he has won awards such as the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He has also become an ambassador for the National Trust.
Is David Olusoga still on Celebrity Traitors?
One of the faithfuls in this year’s edition of Celebrity Traitors, David has not caught the ire of the traitors just yet. He also avoided suspicion at the first roundtable and is still part of the cast.
What has he said about Celebrity Traitors?
Speaking before the show, David said: “This show is not like anything else I've been asked to do. So many people I know love this show. People who wouldn't normally watch anything else like this love The Traitors. So, there's something special about it.”
On whether he wants to don a Traitors cloak, David added: “I would like to be a Faithful for the simple reason, I think I'd be a terrible Traitor. That’s mainly because of my memory; my mind is always wandering off. I think there's a terrible risk that I'd forget that I was in deep cover.
“That's the reason why I'm not a spy. It would be an impossible task remembering that you're not who you're saying you are.”
He continued: “I have no strategy at all. So much of this is guesswork, I don't think it's ever been the case that in the first few rounds people have ever had a strong strategy from the start they’ve been able to stick to.”
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