Daisy May Cooper and her brother Charlie have unexpectedly dropped out of Celebrity Traitors just weeks before filming was due to commence, leaving producers in a frenzy to find replacements.
A source close to the This Country stars revealed that the siblings pulled out two weeks ago, unable to commit to time away from their young families.
Daisy, a mother of three, had her youngest child, Benji, with partner Anthony Huggins in June, while also parenting Pip, six, and Jack, three, from a previous relationship.
Charlie, at 35, has two children with his wife Leighanne. , reports the Mirror. The source expressed frustration: "It's caused producers a real headache as it's so close to filming." They added, "They'd banked on Daisy and Charlie being TV gold so it's disappointing they won't be a part of the first Celebrity Traitors.
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