Alan Cumming had to do a lot of therapy to get out of an "unhealthy" place.

The 60-year-old actor - who is known for his roles in films such as Josie and the Pussycats and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion amongst a host of others - admitted that he has worked on some "awful" projects during his career, but he can never really predict how they will be received, although he his "happy" to be heading up the US version of the successful Traitors franchise in the US.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: "Now that I'm in my evolved, after-much-therapy life, I know the danger of staying in a place that is not healthy for you. That's probably why I look like I'm having such fun all the time. I am. But I have done things that have been awful. But if you're on a film you thought was going to be great, but you're having a terrible experience, what can you do? You've got to finish it.

"When I look back, I've had a few films that I had the most miserable experience on and they turned out to be really good films -- and, likewise, terrible films that I had a blast making. And I'd much rather have a blast than have a good film. Success is nice. The Traitors is huge, and I'm happy to be in it. But the best thing about it is that it's fun."

Despite hosting one of the biggest reality franhcises on television currently, the Spice World star admitted that he is often "confused" by the genre, even though he enjoys the "arrogance" of the contestants.

He added: "I am always a bit confused by them, but I really enjoy the arrogance of the people who come from those types of shows.

"They think they're going to be better at The Traitors than anybody else. There are certainly qualities to their strategies, but another strategy is that maybe you lay low, shut up and not beat your chest so much. That's what I find so interesting about the people who are sent home first."