Alan Cumming has one name at the top of his dream cast list for The Traitors, and it’s not who you’d expect.
The Scottish actor, who hosts the hit Peacock competition series The Traitors US, recently revealed that he’d love to see lifestyle legend Martha Stewart join a future season.
“Martha Stewart, she would be hilarious,” Cumming said in a new interview while promoting his upcoming LGBTQ+ arts festival, Out in the Hills. “She’s been around the block, she makes snacks for everyone, and she’d be very good in missions. It’s really important and fun to see people out of their element.”
Cumming couldn’t resist adding a mischievous twist: “My favorite thing is watching the housewives get wet, falling in the loch. So watching Martha falling in the loch would be prime TV.”
The Emmy-nominated star has become the heart and soul of The Traitors US, known for his sharp wit, theatrical flair, and campy couture that have made him a queer icon in the reality TV space. The show, filmed at a Scottish castle, pits celebrities and civilians against each other in a deadly game of deceit and loyalty, all under Cumming’s knowing gaze.
While he’s busy scheming on-screen, Cumming’s off-screen focus remains rooted in community. The 60-year-old performer recently announced Out in the Hills, a new LGBTQ+ festival launching at Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre in January 2026. The event will celebrate queer and trans artistry through theater, film, photography, and conversation, including appearances from icons like Graham Norton and Ian McKellen.
Cumming told PinkNews, “this festival is needed right now, at a time when all queer people, especially trans people, are marginalized and trans people specifically legislated against to the point that they don’t exist.”
Cumming, who also co-owns the celebrated queer bar Club Cumming in New York City, says community-building is central to everything he does. “My whole thing at Club Cumming is all ages, all genders, all colours, all sexualities, and kindness is all. That’s a good ethos for life. I’m looking forward to the docu-series because for so many people in the club, it’s been such a great thing for them right now, especially that they get a chance to tell their stories and to speak their truth. That’s what the festival in Pitlochry is about, too.”
Between curating queer art festivals and dreaming of Martha Stewart diving into a Scottish loch, Cumming continues to blur the line between performer and provocateur.
