Paul Gorton

Paul Gorton
Gorton at the 2026 British Academy Television Awards
Notable workQuest for the Backflip
The Traitors
Do You Know Your Place?
SpouseKate Waldron

Paul Gorton (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is an English television presenter. He has appeared on the second series of the The Traitors and co-presented Do You Know Your Place?

Gorton was originally from Sutton, St Helens[2] but was living with his mother in Warrington in 2010, when he won 10p as an unemployed 22-year-old contestant on Deal or No Deal.[3][4] He then presented the four-part Extreme Sports Channel series Quest for the Backflip in 2012, a show about BMX,[5] a sport he had resumed after seven years working as a development manager for Three UK.[6] He recounted his Deal or No Deal experience on Joe Wilkinson and David Earl's Chatabix podcast several times from August 2022,[4] which gave him the idea to apply for The Traitors. He subsequently appeared on that series' second season in 2024,[2] having narrowly avoided dropping out after suffering a collapsed lung from a football injury several weeks earlier;[1] he played that series' villain[1] and was banished on day eight.[7] He also appeared on Celebrity Mastermind and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip that year.[2]

By January 2025, he had moved to Hale, Greater Manchester,[2] having moved with his wife to be closer to family, and having lived in London for seven years.[8] His wife is content creator Kate Waldron, who is known online as Forgoodnesskate.[5] In September and October that year, Gorton filmed inserts in multiple UK locations including Cardiff, Dudley, Bolton, Wrexham, Bristol, Taunton, and Falkirk; these were broadcast from February 2026 as part of the BBC Two quiz show Do You Know Your Place?[9][10] He had previously been booked as a contestant for the pilot programme – his first – but had been promoted to host after an unidentified scheduled co-host withdrew.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rodger, James (20 January 2024). "BBC The Traitors' Paul says 'I didn't want to be a sob story' and left 'crying in hospital'". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hilsum, James (17 January 2025). "The Traitors: Paul Gorton reflects on his 'insane' journey since show". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Welsh, Daniel (5 January 2024). "The Traitors' Star Paul's First Time On A TV Game Show Wasn't Exactly A Successful One". HuffPost. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 Payne, Millie (12 January 2024). "Viewers Are Conflicted About Paul From The Traitors". Grazia. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 McCann, Sarah (8 January 2024). "The Traitors season 2: meet Paul's influencer wife, Kate Waldron". National World. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Flippin' heck...Paul's in a spin". St Helens Star. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Iqbal, Hamaiz (21 January 2025). "BBC The Traitors' Paul Gorton wants 'revenge' on co-star". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Fenton, Rosaleen; Port, Samuel (15 January 2024). "The Traitors star Paul Gorton's real life from model wife to reality TV". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Mockridge, Harry (9 March 2026). "Taunton to feature on new BBC quiz show with Vernon Kay". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Dobie, Fiona (27 February 2026). "Falkirk to feature on TV quiz show hosted by Vernon Kay and Traitors' Paul Gorton". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Seddon, Aimee (2 January 2026). "Paul from the Traitors spills all on the new series inc Lancastrian Maz's chances". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  12. ↑ Wheeler, Olivia (23 February 2026). "Do You Know Your Place host pulled out at last minute with Traitors star landing role". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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