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‘The Traitors’ Host Alan Cumming On Why He Loves The Show & EP On Why Phaedra Parks Was So Successful – Contenders TV: The Nominees


'The Traitors' host Alan Cumming talks about his Emmy hopes and why he loves the Peacock competition series. Read his Contenders TV: The Nominees interview.

It’s such a fun thing to do,” Cumming said on the virtual panel for Deadline’s Contenders TV: The Nominees. Cumming — who is nominated as Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program, his fifth career Emmy nom — said “it felt really good to come back,” adding: “It’s great when you do something new, but you always worry you’re not going to get a chance to make it better and to improve upon it. Executive producer Toni Ireland said the “biggest benefit of having a whole celebrity cast is it’s a completely level playing field.”

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