ACTRESS Amy Huberman is set to land another major role — as the new host of the RTE version of The Traitors. We understand the star, 45, has emerged as the frontrunner to present the show the State broadcaster hopes will take over our screens next year. Television bosses desperate to sell the Irish version of the murder mystery reality show internationally are understood to have plumped for Amy , who has a profile in the UK thanks to her work in Comedy Central sitcom Threesome.
A TV insider told The Irish Sun: “The host of The Traitors also needs to come from a theatrical background. Scottish actor Alan Cumming fronts the US show and Amy has the same acting skills to make grand gestures and arch pronouncements. “Amy’s on screen persona sometimes comes across sweet, but viewers are going to see something darker when they watch her hosting The Traitors.
” Producers Kite Entertainment have already worked with Amy on two previous TV shows. They made documentary series Big Year In Big School, and she also featured in Graham Norton’s LOL Last One Laughing, which the firm made for Amazon Prime. And Kite have mysteriously gone into overdrive promoting Amy lately, with the wife of Brian O’Driscoll chosen as the surprise guest narrator for the recent series finale of Virgin Media’s Gogglebox Ireland.
That prime job was usually handled by comedian Deirdre O’Kane. Dutch-created reality show The Traitors has been a global smash since it went on air, with versions airing i.
