Traitors US star Alan Cumming gets tartan glow up from Black Isle designer Siobhan Mackenzie ahead of Ardross Castle TV showdown
A TRAILBLAZING designer raised on the Black Isle has spoken of her pride in producing a new signature style for the star of a reality TV show watched by millions.
With the Easter Ross-based UK version of hit reality TV show, The Traitors, set to reach its climax on Friday, hooked viewers will then immediately get the chance to catch the third series of the US version, filmed at the same location, Ardross Castle.
Fronting the show in his unique, over-the-top scene-stealing style will be actor Alan Cumming whose wardrobe has been given a tartan twist courtesy of Fortrose-raised Siobhan Mackenzie.
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Siobhan said: “I worked with Alan Cumming’s stylist Sam Spector who is based in New York to create Alan’s look for the Traitors US season three.
“The challenge Alan was going to be wearing the look for involved cages therefore Sam was keen to incorporate this.
“With that in mind the design I came up with included a crystal embellished kilt in the Macleod of Lewis tartan, a steel-boned corset using the same tartan, couture tulle and finished with a blend of gold kilt jacket braid and black ostrich feather.
“Worn over the kilt and corset was a cage adorned with black crystals and a couture tulle overskirt hand-finished with the same feather and braid blend as the corset.
“The final touches to the look included a pointed collar black silk blend shirt and a tartan sporran.
“I absolutely adore Alan’s style so it was an incredibly exciting opportunity to work on and one I got to explore my creative freedom with.”
Cumming recently shared some of his insights into to filming at Ardross Castle at the launch of a local cinema initiative in the community.
BBC says the third season of Traitors US will be available to stream on iPlayer from Friday.
It says that on Friday, a bumper five episodes will be available to stream “when Alan Cumming returns to host the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery as an all-star cast descends on the Scottish Highlands for the chance to win up to US$250,000”.
The American version has slight twist in that all of the participants are “celebrities”.
According to the BBC, the players this year will be:
Wells Adams of The Bachelorette
Chanel Ayan of The Real Housewives of Dubai
Sam Asghari, a model/actor and Britney Spears' ex-husband
Wes Bergmann of The Real World: Austin
Bob the Drag Queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race
Dolores Catania of The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Jeremy Collins of Survivor: San Juan del Sur
Robyn Dixon of The Real Housewives of Potomac
Dylan Efron of Down to Earth with Zac Efron
Nikki Garcia, a WWE wrestler
Bob Harper, a Personal Trainer and host of The Biggest Loser
Britney Haynes of Big Brother
Derrick Levasseur of Big Brother
Rob Mariano of Survivor: Marquesas
Dorinda Medley of The Real Housewives of New York City
Ciara Miller of Summer House
Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a British aristocrat
Danielle Reyes of Big Brother
Tom Sandoval of Vanderpump Rules and Floridian Ariana Madix's ex-boyfriend
Chrishell Stause of Selling Sunset
Carolyn Wiger of Survivor
Gabby Windey of The Bachelorette
Tony Vlachos of Survivor: Cagayan
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