LEIGH-ANNE PINNOCK HID PREGNANCY DURING CELEBRITY TRAITORS FILMING

Leigh-Anne Pinnock, known for her time in the group Little Mix, has said she was three months pregnant while filming scenes for Celebrity Traitors, the BBC's celebrity version of its competition show The Traitors. She described the filming schedule for the series as gruelling. Pinnock said she did not disclose her pregnancy to the production team or her fellow contestants while shooting took place, keeping the news private throughout. The disclosure has emerged as the series returns to screens, according to reports covering the show.

The Traitors format sees a group of contestants take part together while a smaller number are secretly designated "traitors", who attempt to eliminate other players without being identified. The celebrity edition applies the same format to well-known figures, with Pinnock among those taking part in the physically demanding tasks the format requires. Her pregnancy was not known publicly at the time filming took place. The BBC series has been described as a hit programme, with its return to screens prompting renewed coverage of the contestants involved.

Reports covering the story have not specified further details of Pinnock's pregnancy, including when she gave birth or the current status of her child. The focus of coverage has centred on the fact that she concealed her condition throughout a demanding filming process. Celebrity Traitors continues to air on the BBC as part of its current run, according to coverage of the series' return.