The Traitors Paul’s secret TV past revealed as he starred in reality show before hit BBC series
THE Traitors star Paul Gorton is no stranger to being followed by a camera having appeared in two different TV shows prior to his stint on the BBC programme in his desperate bid for fame.
Paul is one of four Traitors currently attempting to win the grand prize of £120,000 on the show.
The 36 year old has been doing his best to remain undetected on the Claudia Winkleman-fronted programme.
However, it is not his first time he has been under the watchful glare of a TV camera.
Aged just 22, Paul was the subject of a four-part reality series focusing on his life and passion for BMX riding.
On the programme, titled Quest For The Backflip, cameras followed as Paul aimed to get back on his bike after some time away as well as his hunger to achieve the perfect backflip trick.
It originally aired on the Extreme Sports Channel across the globe in 2012.
A fresh-faced Paul can be seen talking about his love for biking as well as going out to pick up a brand new bike in one of the show’s four episodes.
Not only that, but the star also appeared on Channel 4 game show Deal or No Deal back in 2010.
Unemployed, he was keen to win big as he and his girlfriend were struggling to live with his mum in Warrington.
It seems that Paul has always had his eye on fame thanks to his two TV show appearances after confessing to then Deal or No Deal host Noel Edmonds that he hoped taking part in the game show would land him a big-money modelling contract.
He has also had dreams of being a comedian and has been performing in and around London as well as landing a gig at the popular The Comedy Store in 2022.
Fans of The Traitors have so far given Paul a lukewarm response to his ways of deception.
Many have taken to X – formerly Twitter – to share how they think that Paul is making it “too obvious”.
One said: “How can they not think Paul is not a traitor. It is so obvious. #thetraitors.”
“Paul thinks he’s smarter than he actually is… that will be his downfall,” another wrote.
As a third chimed in: “can’t believe no one picked up on it but paul did the MOST traitorous act by “doing the right thing” and fessing up that his group had the shield – if he hadn’t, all nine would have effectively had immunity which would have been rubbish for the traitors.”