Actor says he should have made a joke of his admission, he felt institutionalised there and he is not watching the series

Richard E Grant has said his early exit from The Celebrity Traitors was due to his failure to realise his fellow contestants would take him seriously.

The Withnail and I actor was voted off as a traitor after brazenly admitting his status to other contestants.

The game is in full swing, as we find out the first famous face to be banished. Plus: The Paper finale gets emosh. Here’s what to watch this evening

8pm, BBC One
We’ve had our first round table – and incredibly frustrating cliffhanger ending – so now it’s time to find out which celebrity is the first to be banished. After confessing he is a traitor minutes after being chosen, surely it will be Richard E Grant? But that’s what’s so delicious about this game: you just never know what twist will come next. Continues on Friday with another murder. Hollie Richardson