{"id":85737,"date":"2023-09-21T21:47:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85737"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:47:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:47:22","slug":"doing-a-hancock-ex-speaker-john-bercow-will-appear-on-the-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/doing-a-hancock-ex-speaker-john-bercow-will-appear-on-the-traitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Doing a Hancock? Ex-Speaker John Bercow will appear on The Traitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Doing a Hancock? Ex-Speaker John Bercow will appear on reality show The Traitors &#8211; along with stars of Love Island, Big Brother and Real Housewives<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Former House of Commons Speaker will appear alongside Love Island&#8217;s Ekin-Su<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follows in the steps of Matt Hancock by making leap from politics to reality TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, who was labelled a &#8216;serial bully&#8217; by an independent inquiry, has been picked up as a contestant on series two of the US version of The Traitors.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old ex-MP follows in the steps of Matt Hancock by making the leap from politics to reality TV as a contestant on the show, which is hosted by Alan Cumming.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hancock, who is still MP for West Suffolk, appeared on I&#8217;m A Celebrity&#8230;Get Me Out Of Here in 2022 and is shortly set to appear in the celebrity version of SAS: Who Dares Wins on Channel 4.<\/p>\n<p>But the appearance could be awkward for former\u00a0Buckingham MP Mr Bercow, who was banned from holding a parliamentary pass after an investigation found that he &#8216;repeatedly and extensively&#8217; bullied staff in the Commons.<\/p>\n<p>He is set to appear alongside a variety of other UK and US celebrities in a line-up that also features Ekin-Su Culculoglu, from Love Island, Ru Paul&#8217;s Drag Race drag queen Peppermint and American Big Brother contestant Dan Gheesling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75701109-12546043-image-a-19_1695326549612.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>60-year-old former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow follows in the steps of Matt Hancock by making the leap from politics to reality TV as a contestant on the show<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75702183-12546043-image-m-31_1695326830500.jpg\" height=\"389\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75702195-12546043-image-m-24_1695326707684.jpg\" height=\"389\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>He is set to appear alongside a variety of other UK and US celebrities in a line-up that also features Ekin-Su Culculoglu, from Love Island and\u00a0boxer Deontay Wilder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75701193-12546043-image-a-20_1695326692072.jpg\" height=\"395\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Just like the UK version the American show is filmed at Ardross Castle north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75701269-12546043-image-a-28_1695326751581.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alan Cumming returns as the host for the second series of the American show where they compete\u00a0for a fund of up to $250,000<\/p>\n<p>The US version of the show is different from the UK&#8217;s in that it features an all-star cast. Its first series saw a number of reality TV stars and ordinary people competing for a huge cash prize &#8211; $250,000 as of series two.<\/p>\n<p>But just like the UK version the American show is filmed at\u00a0Ardross Castle north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands.<\/p>\n<p>The British edition is hosted by Claudia Winkleman and has also been renewed for a second series.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Cumming returns as the host for the second series, and this time will be joined by his dog Lala as a presenting sidekick.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 58, adopted the Costa Rican pup in New York more than seven years ago after a vet took her off the street because she was pregnant. He also has a rat terrier chihuahua cross called Jerry.<\/p>\n<p>The show will feature 21 celebrity contestants &#8211; including boxer Deontay Wilder and stars from shows including Real Housewives and Dancing With the Stars.<\/p>\n<p>They will be competing for a fund of up to $250,000 &#8211; which the Faithfuls and Traitors will have to build up through a series of challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Hancock made headlines last year when he went into the jungle to star in I&#8217;m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75702173-12546043-image-a-30_1695326761192.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This time Cummings will be joined by his dog Lala as a presenting sidekick.\u00a0The actor, 58, adopted the Costa Rican pup in New York more than seven years ago after a vet took her off the street because she was pregnant<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75701197-12546043-image-a-27_1695326747744.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matt Hancock made headlines last year when he went into the jungle to star in I&#8217;m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/21\/21\/75701175-12546043-image-a-29_1695326755049.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>During his jungle stint, he served as Camp Leader and was voted to do six consecutive trials by the public, including a gruesome eating trial alongside Boy George<\/p>\n<p>The former health secretary was beaten only by Jill Scott and Owen Warner to first and second place respectively, with the Lioness being crowned as the Queen of the Jungle.<\/p>\n<p>During his jungle stint, he served as Camp Leader and was voted to do six consecutive trials by the public, including a gruesome eating trial alongside Boy George.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The news of his role in the show drew a rapid rebuke from Number 10, with Rishi Sunak&#8217;s spokesman saying the Prime Minister believes MPs should be &#8216;working hard for their constituents&#8217; at a &#8216;challenging time for the country&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chief Whip Simon Hart announced he had removed the whip from Mr Hancock &#8211; the same fate that befell fellow Tory MP Nadine Dorries when she went on the ITV show in 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12546043\/Ex-Speaker-John-Bercow-appear-reality-Traitors.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing a Hancock? 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