‘Maya Jama is a revelation on Celebrity Traitors after her genius stunt’ – Amol Rajan

Maya Jama has been a revelation on Celebrity Traitors, Amol Rajan writes (Picture: BBC/Studio Lambert/Euan Cherry)

My daughters, who are seven, five and three, keep asking me the same two questions about this series. Who’s winning, Daddy? And why isn’t it you? 

The second question is harder than the first. I have to lie. I can’t say, ‘Well girls, the trouble for your old man is that he crossed paths, and swords, with an icon called Richard E Grant, but made the mistake of referring to him as Withnail, so Withnail sent him to an early grave. But hey, maybe they’ll do a “Back From the Dead” series, so it ain’t over until it’s over.’

The first question is easy. So far, it’s my mate Maya J...