US Traitors' Alan Cumming hailed as 'fabulous' by viewers who defend the Scottish host

Alan Cumming will once again be at the helm for the latest series of The Traitors US
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The US version of The Traitors has returned to screens once more for series three, and fans are already divided on their opinion of show host Alan Cummings.

The Scottish acting star and presenter has been defended by viewers after a minority lashed out at his hosting style, labelling him as "irritating".

Taking to Reddit, one viewer complained: "I find Alan overly dramatic and his voice is so irritating!," before adding, "The contestants, who are celebrities, lack critical thinking, strategy, and smartness. They just try to pretend and create fake drama."

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However fans soon jumped on the thread, lamenting: "Don’t ever slander Alan Cumming again. He’s brilliant," as another backed up the sentiment and added, "You're straight trippin'. Alan is a hoot. I love him, he's the ultimate femme villain."

Someone else wrote: "Alan is brilliant for the US version especially given that all/most contestants in the US have main character energy (with their reality TV show background) and Alan matches that."

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The Traitors US has divided fans. -Credit:Peacock

They continued: "He's hilarious, and matches the energy of the type of contestants on this version. I also love that they have someone from Scotland, accent and all in a Scotland based show made for US and international audiences."

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Another added: "I literally just stumbled on it while browsing Peacock, had never heard of it before. Saw Alan Cumming's saucy hosting and wanted to keep coming back despite not knowing who any of the contestants are."

"His co host is his dog in matching outfits . I cannot imagine anyone else hosting this," commented another as one fan noted, "I absolutely love Alan's get ups. He had a really terrible childhood so I'm very happy for him to flaunt himself, especially in Scotland."

Elsewhere on the US show, last weeks roundtable saw Rob ‘Boston Rob’ Mariano turn the tables and get fellow Traitor Bob The Drag Queen banished.

Big Brother star Danielle Reyes, who was made a Traitor from the start, was left reeling over how things played out and vowed to avenge her pal, she has a plan in motion to get final Traitor Carolyn Wiger and the other Faithfuls on side.

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The first five episodes of the new US Traitors is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

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