Previous contestants from the hit TV show The Traitors have been sharing their thoughts on the new celebrity line-up.

Joe Scott and Charlotte Berman, from Hampshire, starred on series three of the reality competition and have praised the new series’ choice of traitors while speaking to BBC Radio Solent.

Mr Scott, a teacher from Southampton, said he thought that Alan Carr helped provide “comedy value” to the programme, while Ms Berman said she loved Cat Burns playing the role.

Among others appearing on the show are Olympic diver Tom Daley, broadcaster Clare Balding and comedian Sir Stephen Fry.

The Celebrity Traitors continues on BBC One at 21:00 BST on Wednesday.

The programme fronted by a cape-wearing Claudia Winkleman sees contestants play the role of either “traitors”, who “murder” other players, or “faithfuls”, who try to identify the traitors – while both groups complete tasks and compete for a cash prize.

The series currently airing is the fourth and for the first time the contestants are celebrities, all competing for prize money for charity.

“It’s going to be completely different, but that’s what makes it more fun”, said Mr Scott, who played a faithful in series three.

“They’re going to have to up the deceit even more because people know who they are,” he said.

Speaking about the choice to make Jonathan Ross and Alan Carr two of the new traitors, he said: “I think the viewers like a good traitor, but they also like someone that’s a bit like ‘oh, I don’t know if I should have signed up to this job,’ that’s the comedy value.”

So far, three celebrity contestants have been secretly assigned as traitors – comedians Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross, as well as singer-songwriter Cat Burns.

Ms Berman, who lives near Basingstoke, who was as a faithful in series three until being recruited as a traitor, was known for faking a Welsh accent during her time on the programme.

“You can see why the celebrity calibre is so high, because there’s such a desire to play this game, it’s like a giant parlour game,” she said.

“Jonathan Ross is really enjoying his role as traitor, but Cat, she’s clever, she’s got the brains.

“I don’t know if Alan will make it to the end, but he’s certainly very entertaining.”