Greg Davies roasted The Celebrity Traitors star Celia Imrie in his opening monologue at Sunday’s TV Baftas – with cameras then cutting to the actor as she laughed off the gag in the audience.
The mega-hit BBC show was up for three awards at the annual bash, but as comedian Davies lightheartedly noted, Imrie’s infamous moment, when she broke wind during one of the challenges, had not been recognised.
“I was a little surprised there’s one thing that wasn’t nominated for TV moment of the year,” the Inbetweeners star joked. “And Celia, you can relax. I’m not talking about you. Relax. I mean, I say relax, but not too much obviously.”
The moment Davies had wanted to see recognition for was Mark “The Beast” Labbett’s appearance on Celebs Go Dating.
“The man tried to drink a candle, you understand?” Davies said. “Why aren’t we celebrating that?”
Imrie later appeared on stage to present an award alongside her Traitors co-star Nick Mohammed, making her own joke about flatulence.
“Just before The Celebrity Traitors was aired, I received a present in the shape of a brown paper parcel,” she said. “Inside was a lovely red satin box tied up with a velvet ribbon. It was the shape of a can and it had a turquoise label and black writing.
“I didn’t understand the relevance, then I looked again and it was a tin of baked beans.”
The legendary actor managed to outlast most of her fellow Traitors contestants in the inaugural celebrity series, before being brutally murdered by the two remaining Traitors – Cat Burns and eventual winner Alan Carr – in the penultimate episode.
It was in the third episode that Imrie really cemented her national treasure status, though, by stealing the show when she farted during the tense build-up to one of the challenges.
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“What just happened?” presenter Winkleman said. “I just farted, Claudia. It’s nerves, but I always own up,” Imrie replied, sparking belly laughs from her fellow players. “I always own up too,” added a delighted Winkleman.
The Celebrity Traitors won two accolades at Sunday’s ceremony: best reality and most memorable TV moment for Alan Carr’s shock win.
