He came so close to a perfect run and was within touching distance of the charity prize money on The Celebrity Traitors’ first series, but don’t expect to see Joe Marler back on reality TV anytime soon.

The former rugby union player, 35, entered the Scottish Highlands castle earlier this year to play the game of a lifetime as Claudia Winkleman’s hit BBC series launched a showbiz edition.

But unfortunately for Joe and his fellow loyal Faithfuls, Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga, it was unsuspecting Traitor Alan Carr who triumphed, coming clean with his guilt to secure an £87,500 win.

Speaking exclusively to Metro amid the comedown from a whirlwind few weeks as millions tuned in for the backstabbing and betrayal, Joe gave us a hint of whether he now has the TV game show bug.

Spoiler: he d

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