The RTS and BAFTA Craft Award-winning The Celebrity Traitors returns to iPlayer and BBC One next month.
Made by Studio Lambert Scotland, The Celebrity Traitors will see twenty-one famous faces head to The Traitors castle (aka Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands) ready to play the ultimate game of deception and betrayal in the hope of winning a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
Celebrity Traitors series two begins on Thursday 1 October 2026 with an extra-long opening episode at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
The series will air two nights a week on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm, and heading to the Scottish Highlands are:
- Amol Rajan – Journalist and Broadcaster
- Bella Ramsey – Actor
- James Acaster – Comedian and Podcaster
- James Blunt – Singer/Songwriter
- Jerry Hall – Model and Actress
- Joanne McNally – Comedian
- Joe Lycett – Comedian
- Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
- King Kenny – Content Creator
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/Songwriter
- Maya Jama – Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
- Michael Sheen – Actor and Presenter
- Miranda Hart – Actor and Author
- Myha’la – Actor
- Professor Hannah Fry– Broadcaster and MathematicianRichard E. Grant – Actor and Author
- Rob Beckett – Comedian
- Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian
- Ross Kemp – Actor and Presenter
- Sebastian Croft – Musician and Actor
- Sharon Rooney – Actor
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked official video podcast also returns to BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds as host, Ed Gamble, is joined by banished and murdered players and previous celebrity and non celebrity-players for debriefs and reactions to the latest betrayals, mind games and manipulations.
Each episode features exclusive interviews and unseen footage where the Faithful learn the identity of the Traitors for the very first time. There will also be exclusive bonus episodes available immediately after the main show on BBC Sounds, with extended celebrity interviews and in-depth gameplay analysis.
The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked airs on BBC One straight after the main series, and on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.
This year, audiences will also find out how Claudia chooses her Traitors in Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides as Claudia gets to know the players on a more personal level. As she interrogates their true intentions there’s nowhere to hide, but who has it in them to turn to the dark side? And who left Claudia with some easy decisions to make?
Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides will be available on Thursday 1 October from 9.15pm on BBC iPlayer.
Image: BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge
