James Acaster has revealed he is enjoying being fancied since appearing on The Celebrity Traitors , saying it is “quite nice”.

The 41-year-old comedian is one of the traitors on the hit BBC game show, taking up the role alongside TV presenter Maya Jama and content creator King Kenny.

Fans have been making compilation videos of Acaster since the series began, and Patrick Kielty , presenter of The Late Late Show , has described him as becoming an “accidental sex symbol”.

Acaster was recruited to join the murderous bunch in the turret, but described himself as a reluctant traitor. He has continued to play as if he were a faithful, in the hopes of flying under the radar and avoiding suspicion.

He said: “I think what I proved is that you don’t have to be anything in particular to be a traitor.…