Celebrity Traitors star James Acaster reveals he's turned into an 'accidental sex symbol' after finding fans' hilarious edits of his castle stint

He's already earned a new army of fans with his stint in the castle, but Celebrity Traitors star James Acaster has revealed he's now become the show's 'accidental sex symbol'.

The comedian, 41, was recruited by Maya Jama and Richard E Grant to don one of the famous cloaks, and in an interview on Friday, he shared he's become the subject of hilarious fan edits. 

James is yet to rouse suspicion among the Faithfuls as a Traitor, with the funnyman confessing that originally he didn't want to be recruited.

The star has shared that he first learned of his heart-throb status when co-star Sebastian Croft began sending him screenshots of edits fans had made for him.

Friday's Celebrity Traitors ended on a dramatic cliffhanger, with James, Maya and new recruit King Kenny tasked with committing a murder in plain sight, with it yet to be revealed which of the Faithfuls would be their victim.

It is between Jerry Hall and Ross Kemp, who, ironically, has been paranoid about being murdered in plain sight.

James was a guest on Ireland's The Late Late Show on Friday, with host Patrick Kielty sharing that he'd turned into an 'accidental sex symbol'.

The star said: 'So I'm not on social media but Bash, who is also on Traitors, started texting me screengrabs, he's very giddy about everything, and he was like ''look at this, teenagers fancy you'.' 

'And I was going ''that's not exciting Bash!''

Viewers were then shown one of the 'thirst trap' edits of James in the famous turret, and he joked: 'I'd rather that's how they edited Traitors, that's much better!'

Friday's Celebrity Traitors saw Joe Lycett banished from the castle, after his attempts to be recruited turned him into a prime suspect.

When the contestants gathered for breakfast, they knew a recruitment had taken place, with Lycett declaring: 'It wasn't me!'

However, the previous night, the comedian had made no secret of his desire to switch sides.

And at the roundtable, Joe received the majority of votes after an epic slip-up.

He said: 'Let's say they were down to two last night and they recruited, there's so much heat on me for what I was doing last night that there's a good chance that I'll go tonight, which means that they will then have to recruit again tonight, denying them of murder.' 

James Blunt said: 'I thought you said, if they banish me tonight, they will have to recruit another person tomorrow, which would imply...'

Joe's slip-up sent confusion around the table and ultimately sealed his fate however, his loyal new pal Miranda Hart refused to vote for him.

'Forgive me for doing the cardinal rule of letting emotion get to me; I've put Ross,' Hart said, as everyone burst out laughing, while Ross Kemp looked concerned.

She then said directly to Joe: 'I physically couldn't write your name down.'

Standing before the group at the roundtable, Joe, 38, said: 'Absolutely loved it. Like a total dream.'

'I do sort of feel like we are all a family now and, as such, expect to be in all of your wills. Very sad to be going, but what a wonderful group of people.

'I always wanted to start as a Faithful and end as a Traitor. I started as a Faithful, and I did not get my wish. I am a Faithful.'