The explosive finale of Celebrity Traitors may have crowned Alan Carr as champion, but it's a far more unexpected moment that has truly captured the nation's attention and refuses to fade away.
The Moment That Broke the Internet
After nine gripping episodes, the BBC's Celebrity Traitors concluded with comedian Alan Carr winning the £87,500 prize for Neuroblastoma UK. The series, which wrapped up in early November 2025, provided countless revelations about its famous contestants, from Stephen Fry's surprising gaps in Shakespearean knowledge to the underestimated strategic prowess of Cat Burns.
However, the moment that truly broke the internet belonged to 73-year-old national treasure Celia Imrie. During a tense team challenge that saw celebrities locked in a cabin, the Thursday Murder Club star accidentally passed gas, causing normally stoic host Claudia Winkleman to break character completely.
'What just happened?' Winkleman asked, to which the veteran actor famously replied: 'I just farted, Claudia. I'm so sorry. It's nerves, but I always own up.'
Not Just a One-Time Occurrence
While viewers celebrated what many called the 'TV moment of the year', it has now emerged that this wasn't the only time Celia suffered from nervous flatulence during filming. According to Clare Balding, who spoke to The Sun, the trouser trumpet incident in the cabin had an earlier counterpart.
'Celia had already done it in the car as well,' Balding revealed. 'I was with her. She said, "I'm sorry, darling. Have I farted?" I said, "Yes, you did. Yeah." She said, "I just do it when I'm nervous!"'
While television editors spared Celia further embarrassment by not including the car incident, they might have missed a trick given how enthusiastically fans received the broadcast moment. On social media platform X, commentator Scott Bryan declared the moment 'deserves a Bafta', while viewer Ruthie Nugent called it 'the most revolutionary and taboo-breaking moment in TV history.'
More Behind-the-Scenes Revelations
Balding's gaseous gossip wasn't the only secret she shared about her time in the Scottish castle. The sports presenter and broadcaster also suggested that she and fellow contestant Tom Daley weren't given a fair chance in the game due to perceived status differences.
'A lot of my friends are PE teachers, and they find that they don't get listened to, whereas the history teacher or the English teacher or the head of science has a status,' Balding explained. 'I think those round table situations where certain voices — and there are lots of factors one can put into this, why they have a higher status — but they carry with them a lot of votes.'
This theory faced some scrutiny given that rugby player Joe Marler managed to reach the final, suggesting that sporting backgrounds didn't automatically disqualify contestants from success in the psychological game.
The entire series of Celebrity Traitors remains available for viewers to stream on BBC iPlayer, ensuring that Celia Imrie's unforgettable moment—and its newly revealed predecessor—will continue to entertain audiences for the foreseeable future.
