The Celebrity Traitors Returns
Launch Date: Thursday, 1st October at 8pm (BBC One & BBC iPlayer).
Broadcast Schedule: Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm.
Prize: Up to £100,000 for the winners’ chosen charities.
Host Claudia Winkleman returns to the Scottish Highlands alongside a stellar 21-player lineup:
Amol Rajan
Bella Ramsey
James Acaster
James Blunt
Jerry Hall
Joanne McNally
Joe Lycett
Julie Hesmondhalgh
King Kenny
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Maya Jama
Michael Sheen
Miranda Hart
Myha’la
Professor Hannah Fry
Richard E. Grant
Rob Beckett
Romesh Ranganathan
Ross Kemp
Sebastian Croft
Sharon Rooney
Spin-Off Shows & Exclusive Content
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked: Hosted by Ed Gamble, the official podcast and companion show airs on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and BBC Sounds right after the main episode. Produced by Platform Media, it features unseen footage, exclusive interviews, and reactions as banished and murdered players discover the Traitors’ identities.
BBC Sounds Exclusives: Immediate bonus audio episodes offer extended celebrity interviews and deeper gameplay breakdown.
Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides: A special feature revealing how Claudia selects her Traitors, featuring one-on-one interrogations to test their willingness to turn to the dark side.
Record-Breaking Success
The hit franchise returns after a landmark 2025 debut series, which averaged 14.9 million viewers and peaked at 15.4 million for the finale—making it the highest-rated entertainment episode on UK television since 2016. Uncloaked mirrored that success, drawing over 13 million combined plays across BBC Sounds and iPlayer.