Tom Daley has revealed what pushed Celebrity Traitors bosses to break their own rules on the set after stars were left 'disconnected' by 'really intense' lockdown. 

The retired diver, 31, who was 'murdered' on the hit BBC show two weeks ago, discussed his experience while starring on This Morning on Wednesday. 

Tom admitted that while he was hoping to be 'resurrected' he did find filming the show difficult at times. 

Joining hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on the sofa, he said: 'I was gutted. 

'You think you're going to go for breakfast and it's like, no! You're doing interviews all the time and being pulled around.

'I was hoping for a resurrection twist where I came back from the dead.'

Discussing the filming, he continued: 'It's really intense. You're disconnected from everything. No phone, you're just in the game. 

'You don't get to see everyone's reaction and faces it's only when you watch it back at home you spot the clues.

However, Tom did explained that some rules were broken on occasion: 'They made some exceptions for people with kids but usually, no,' he explained. 

Revealing that he would have rater been a Traitor, Tom added: 'In an ideal world I wanted to be a Traitor with Charlotte and Celia.

'When [my son] saw that I didn't come to breakfast he was really upset! He's 7. We play the board game every week, he's a formidable traitor, disturbingly good at it!' 

Elsewhere, Tom discussed his new show The Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter, as he prepare to put ten contestants through their paces the find the best. 

He will be joined by Di Giplin and Sheila Greenwell who will help judge the creations. 

He explained: 'Knitting has got this thing now with mindfulness and being in the moment. It lets people unwind. You can take it anywhere and make anything.' 

Tom added: 'Two judges, Di Giplin and Sheila Greenwell - both of them have such technical ability to see exactly what the knitters are doing. I learned so much from them.' 

'We have solo knits and group knits, they're asked to work together which was a challenge for lots of people. They might have a pattern they have to adapt. 

'I wore some of the things from the first episode. There's all kind of things that go on - twelve hours to make something isn't long.' 

The Game of Wool: Britain's Best Knitter starts November 2 at 8pm on Channel 4.