Alan Cumming Shares Secrets From ‘The Traitors’ and Beyond in Parade’s Exclusive Cover Story
Alan Cumming, Emmy winner for 'The Traitors', shares exclusive insights in Parade's latest cover story. The interview reveals his post-Emmy celebration at a vegan diner and his thoughts on turning 60, which he embraces with enthusiasm. The Traitors, which became the No. 1 unscripted TV series in the U.S., is discussed in detail, including potential future contestants like the Spice Girls and Martha Stewart.
Cumming addresses diversity and representation on the show, particularly noting concerns about the early exit of a trans contestant in Season 2. He also discusses his stance on never returning to Cabaret despite its impact on his career, and shares his perspective on a potential Romy and Michele sequel, attributing its delay to Hollywood misogyny.
Alan Cumming, vincitore di un Emmy per 'The Traitors', condivide approfondimenti esclusivi nell'ultimo articolo di copertura di Parade. L'intervista rivela la sua celebrazione post-Emmy in un diner vegano e i suoi pensieri sul compiere 60 anni, che abbraccia con entusiasmo. Si discute in dettaglio The Traitors, che è diventato la serie TV non scriptata numero 1 negli Stati Uniti, inclusi potenziali futuri concorrenti come le Spice Girls e Martha Stewart.
Cumming affronta la diversità e la rappresentazione nello show, notando in particolare le preoccupazioni riguardo all'uscita anticipata di un concorrente transgender nella seconda stagione. Discute anche la sua posizione sul non tornare mai a Cabaret, nonostante il suo impatto sulla sua carriera, e condivide la sua prospettiva su un possibile sequel di Romy e Michele, attribuendo il suo ritardo alla misoginia di Hollywood.
Alan Cumming, ganador del Emmy por 'The Traitors', comparte información exclusiva en la última historia de portada de Parade. La entrevista revela su celebración posterior al Emmy en un diner vegano y sus pensamientos sobre cumplir 60 años, los cuales abraza con entusiasmo. Se discute en detalle The Traitors, que se convirtió en la serie de televisión no guionada número 1 en EE.UU., incluyendo posibles futuros concursantes como las Spice Girls y Martha Stewart.
Cumming aborda la diversidad y la representación en el programa, señalando especialmente las preocupaciones sobre la salida temprana de un concursante trans en la segunda temporada. También discute su postura sobre no regresar a Cabaret a pesar de su impacto en su carrera, y comparte su perspectiva sobre una posible secuela de Romy y Michele, atribuyendo su retraso a la misoginia en Hollywood.
알란 커밍은 'The Traitors'로 에미상을 수상한 후 Parade의 최신 커버 스토리에서 독점적인 통찰력을 공유합니다. 인터뷰에서는 에미 시상식 이후 비건 다이너에서의 축하와 60세가 되는 것에 대한 그의 생각이 드러나며, 그는 이를 열정적으로 받아들입니다. The Traitors는 미국에서 1위 비극본 TV 시리즈가 된 것을 포함하여, 스파이스 걸스와 마사 스튜어트와 같은 잠재적인 미래 참가자들에 대해 자세히 논의됩니다.
커밍은 시즌 2에서 트랜스 참가자의 조기 퇴장에 대한 우려를 특히 언급하며 프로그램에서의 다양성과 대표성에 대해 이야기합니다. 그는 또한 자신의 경력에 미친 영향에도 불구하고 Cabaret로 돌아가지 않겠다는 입장을 밝히고, 로미와 미셸의 속편에 대한 자신의 관점을 공유하며 지연의 원인을 할리우드의 여성혐오로 설명합니다.
Alan Cumming, lauréat d'un Emmy pour 'The Traitors', partage des informations exclusives dans le dernier article de couverture de Parade. L'interview révèle sa célébration post-Emmy dans un diner vegan et ses réflexions sur ses 60 ans, qu'il accueille avec enthousiasme. The Traitors, qui est devenu la série télévisée non scénarisée numéro 1 aux États-Unis, est discuté en détail, y compris les futurs candidats potentiels comme les Spice Girls et Martha Stewart.
Cumming aborde la diversité et la représentation dans l'émission, notant particulièrement les préoccupations concernant le départ précoce d'un candidat trans dans la saison 2. Il discute également de sa position sur le fait de ne jamais revenir à Cabaret malgré son impact sur sa carrière, et partage son point de vue sur une éventuelle suite de Romy et Michele, attribuant son retard à la misogynie d'Hollywood.
Alan Cumming, Emmy-Gewinner für 'The Traitors', teilt exklusive Einblicke in der neuesten Titelgeschichte von Parade. Im Interview wird seine Feier nach den Emmys in einem veganen Diner und seine Gedanken zum 60. Geburtstag, den er mit Begeisterung annimmt, enthüllt. The Traitors, das zur Nr. 1 der ungescripteten TV-Serien in den USA wurde, wird ausführlich besprochen, einschließlich potenzieller zukünftiger Teilnehmer wie die Spice Girls und Martha Stewart.
Cumming spricht über Vielfalt und Repräsentation in der Show und weist insbesondere auf Bedenken hinsichtlich des frühen Ausscheidens eines trans Teilnehmers in Staffel 2 hin. Er diskutiert auch seine Haltung, nie zu Cabaret zurückzukehren, trotz dessen Einfluss auf seine Karriere, und teilt seine Perspektive zu einer möglichen Fortsetzung von Romy und Michele, wobei er die Verzögerung der Hollywood-Misogynie zuschreibt.
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The Traitors Emmy winner reveals how he celebrated his big win, what changes are ahead for Season 4 and why he’s not slowing down at 60.
Alan Cumming Shares Secrets From ‘The Traitors’ and Beyond in Parade’s Exclusive Cover Story (Photo: Business Wire)
Read the full interview here. Video link here. Notable quotes are below.
On his Emmy win (for The Traitors): “It’s very affirming about just going with your gut, you know? I loved the show from the start, and it's very reassuring when something you really like and nobody else can understand why you're doing it, all of a sudden becomes this huge juggernaut of a success.”
After his Emmy win, he says, “I just went to a little vegan diner that I love called Vegan Glory. It's just in a little strip mall. I went there with my husband while the Emmys were still on. I got all my glam clothes off. I got changed in the car into my sweatpants. Then the next day I was back in
On being 60: "I like being this age. It's very exciting. In the same way that I subvert the form of a competition reality show host on The Traitors, I hope I'm also subverting the expectations of what you're supposed to be like when you turn 60. In terms of myself and my body, everything's still working. I sort of joke that I keep waiting for something to fall off like an old car or to stop feeling horny or to stop being curious. I think that's the thing. I'm just curious about life, and so it doesn't feel like I've changed much.”
On possible future Traitors contestants: “I bet some of the [Spice Girls] would go on. I think it’d be hilarious actually. [Martha Stewart is] very resourceful, very wily. She’s got all the qualities. I think she’d be a hoot. I would have liked Snoop Dogg, but I don’t want him now,” he says, referencing the rapper’s performance at Trump’s inauguration. “What the hell, Snoop Dogg?”
On a Romy and Michele sequel: "I think it's happening. I think it has to do with misogyny in
On never doing Cabaret again: “I could die happy never being in Cabaret again. People always want me to sing songs from Cabaret. The number of times I'm hosting these awards, and people say, ‘Wouldn't it be a great idea if you sang “Willkommen”?’ I was like, ‘Nope. No. Never.’ Cabaret has been so good to me and changed my life really, but I think I'm a moving-on kind of person. I feel a bit embarrassed by resting on my laurels.”
On queerness and politics on TV: "It wasn't a good look at all for a trans woman of color to be the first person put off [of The Traitors Season 2]," Cumming says about the unconscious biases that led to Peppermint's exit. "That happened, and it wasn't through any sort of blatant malice, but nonetheless, it just hurt. I was hurt by that. It hurt my sense of the way the world should be. But prior to that, I had said, there are not enough queer people on this show. That's why we've got so many queer people on this season, just giving more visibility to queer people. Especially now with what's happening with [Donald] Trump's America. If people are scared of something because they don't feel comfortable with it, or they don't know people who are trans, I think seeing them on television, hopefully, will make you think that they're not so scary, and why are you being asked to hate them so much?”
"I would say I understand how you have got to the place you are," Cumming says, directing a message to the show's more conservative viewers. "I think a lot of people are angry and didn't know where to put their anger and along came this person who offered you places and people to place your anger. But I would ask that if you love The Traitors, and you love the contestants and you love the theatricality, and frankly the queerness, of the show then maybe you should connect that to how you vote. Your government is persecuting some of the people that you love on this program.”
On spilling secrets: "I'm the worst person at keeping a secret," he says. After returning to
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