Celebrity Traitors first look as host Claudia delivers eerie message to cast
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Thu, 27 August 2026
3 reports- dailystar.co.uk10:26first to report
The Celebrity Traitors is returning for a second series with 21 famous faces joining host Claudia Winkleman in the Scottish Highlands for the ultimate game of trust and betrayal
- dailystar.co.uk10:37
BBC's Director of Entertainment Ed Havard has shared an exciting update on The Celebrity Traitors series two as 21 famous faces take try to follow in seres one winner Alan Carr's footsteps
- belfastlive.co.uk10:52
Celebrity Traitors is returning for a second series and BBC Director of Entertainment Ed Havard has confirmed the new episodes will feature a moment fans have "never seen before" on the show
Fri, 28 August 2026
1 report- femalefirst.co.uk07:00
The paranoia is off the scale in the new series of The Celebrity Traitors.
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- aol.co.uk17:44
The Celebrity Traitors will not begin airing on September 23, as claimed by Richard Osman , BBC bosses have reportedly said. Last week, the former Pointless host let the apparent start date slip during an episode of The Rest Is Entertainment. Osman and co-host Marina Hyde were joined by former Celebrity Traitors star Joe Marler as he gave advice for the upcoming batch of contestants. During the episode, which was a live recording taking place at the Southbank Centre on September 5, the...
Fri, 18 September 2026
1 report- local21news.com16:41
We’re heading back to the castle with an all-new celebrity cast!“The Traitors” has announced the famous faces for its fifth season, taking 23 famous faces to th
3 reprints
- wset.com18 Sept, 16:41their copy
- news4sanantonio.com18 Sept, 16:41their copy
- cnycentral.com18 Sept, 16:41their copy
Thu, 1 October 2026
6 reports- irishexaminer.com10:14
After the success of the first spin-off series last year, the celebrity version of the murder mystery-style game is back for a second season
- theguardian.com20:15
The most hotly anticipated TV show of the year is here! And a number of the stars – ahem Grant Mitchell – are struggling already …
- aol.co.uk20:15
Paloma Faith’s early death in the first series of Celebrity Traitors inspired the dramatic cliffhanger at the end of the first episode of the new series, the show’s executive producer has said. The dramatic launch episode concluded with comedian James Acaster and broadcaster Amol Rajan pleading to be recruited as traitors, rather than be murdered. They came face to face with traitors Richard E Grant and Maya Jama and had to make their case to join their ranks, rather than face certain death....
- aol.co.uk20:15
Claudia Winkleman has said Richard E Grant was so “giddy” at being made a traitor that he could not contain his excitement when he told his fellow players the news. The veteran actor left the Celebrity Traitors stars shocked when he blabbed in the show’s opening episode, just minutes after the first roundtable, leaving many to believe it could not possibly be true. In the debut episode of the second series, Winkleman appointed Grant and TV presenter Maya Jama traitors, after both had said they...
- tvguide.co.uk20:15
So much drama for the first episode of the series
- bbc.co.uk20:18
There is paranoia, confusion and a battle to survive among the celebrities as they fight for survival.
Sat, 3 October 2026
3 reports- dailystar.co.uk05:10
Celebrity Traitors star Miranda Hart has spoken publicly about her health battle that left her bedbound
- express.co.uk12:42
That feels a bit telling
- express.co.uk12:57
He's already regretting it!
Mon, 5 October 2026
1 report- belfastlive.co.uk15:45
BBC viewers are convinced they have spotted a subtle clue exposing which Celebrity Traitors star has been banished from the castle
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- mirror.co.uk02:04
Amol Rajan told The One Show his Celebrity Traitors exit was 'absolutely horrible' and said he would give Richard E. Grant less of a hard time if he could play again.
Wed, 7 October 2026
2 reports- aol.co.uk13:02
Prince William teased Celebrity Traitors star Ross Kemp over his noticeable paranoia in the first two episodes of the hit show, as well as trying to get some spoilers
- dailystar.co.uk18:36
The Celebrity Traitors season two returned to screens last week but fans were left hanging after just two episodes
Thu, 8 October 2026
3 reports- henleystandard.co.uk09:00
MODEL and actress Jerry Hall is starring in the new season of the Celebrity Traitors. Hall, 70, who lives in Binfield Heath, is one of 21 celebrities, including actor Michael Sheen, comedian Joe Lycett and Professor Hannah Fry, taking part in the hit BBC show. They are competing in the Scottish High...
- dailystar.co.uk09:41
Traitors winner Meryl Williams has revealed her top tips for the current celebrity cast, urging Faithfuls to 'play clueless' and warning against getting emotional
- dailystar.co.uk09:46
Celebrity Traitors is set to return to BBC One tonight, with lots more deception and drama
Fri, 9 October 2026
6 reports- belfastlive.co.uk18:48
Claudia Winkleman is back with the hit BBC series and there's been plenty of drama already including a history-making banishment
- aol.co.uk19:21
Many BBC viewers have been left fuming over one element of the Claudia Winkleman-hosted series
- standard.co.uk19:23
Friday’s episode of the BBC reality gameshow revealed who the three traitors selected as their next victim.
- belfastlive.co.uk19:31
BBC viewers were left unimpressed just minutes into the latest episode of The Celebrity Traitors
- manchestereveningnews.co.uk20:03
A trip to the infamous Celebrity Traitors cabin took a turn for the worsr
- standard.co.uk20:11
Thursday night's episode of Celebrity Traitors became the most-watched episode of the series so far
Sat, 10 October 2026
3 reports- ok.co.uk12:14
On Celebrity Traitors, Julie Hesmondhalgh was banished while traitors, Maya Jama, James Acaster and Hannah Fry, had to choose four contestants to play a deadly game of hide-and-seek, with one of them killed face to face
- ok.co.uk14:48
Maya Jama has been supported by The Celebrity Traitor fans as BBC viewers hit out at "boring" James Caster and Hannah Fry
- ok.co.uk15:30
Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has been banished from Celebrity Traitors on BBC after being voted out at the round table.
Sun, 11 October 2026
1 report- The Guardian World12:15
Actor says he should have made a joke of his admission, he felt institutionalised there and he is not watching the series Richard E Grant has said his early exit from The Celebrity Traitors was due to his failure to realise his fellow contestants would take him seriously. The Withnail and I actor was voted off as a traitor after brazenly admitting his status to other contestants. Continue reading...
1 reprint
- aol.co.uk11 Oct, 12:15their copy
Mon, 12 October 2026
2 reports- dailystar.co.uk08:21
Coronation Street favourite Julie Hesmondhalgh opened up about her time on The Celebrity Traitors during her appearance on BBC Breakfast
- deadline.com14:14
Unscripted now makes up 70% of all BBC viewing, Kate Phillips said, as she talked up the "halo effect" generated by 'The Traitors'.
Tue, 13 October 2026
3 reports- The Guardian World04:00
Over 10m people have tuned in for episodes of new season of BBC hit as mass TV audiences become increasingly rare For the celebrities chosen as traitors in the BBC’s juggernaut reality show, the task is simple – kill off fellow contestants without getting caught. Yet with the new series of Celebrity Traitors once again attracting huge audiences, its UK producers are delighting in one of the show’s more wholesome qualities – its popularity is staving off the death of television’s ability to...
- thepinknews.com09:43
Celebrity Traitors star Amol Rajan had strong words for Traitor Maya Jama, calling her 'a satanic power' after his early exit.
- thetab.com11:45
She spoke to the 'unconscious racial and cultural bias' that 'exists in this game'
Thu, 15 October 2026
2 reports- tportal (Croatia)08:07
Nakon što je prošle godine prikovao milijune gledatelja uz male ekrane, ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ vratio se s drugom sezonom. Holivudske zvijezde, legende komedije i glazbenici ponovno su se okupili u škotskom dvorcu kako bi otkrili tko među njima laže, a voditeljica Claudia Winkleman već je mjesecima ranije poručila da je ovogodišnja postava nešto posebno
- dailymail.com19:10
Celebrity Traitors' Rob Beckett was the latest Faithful to fall victim to the deadly trio, as Thursday's show revealed he'd been murdered face-to-face.
Fri, 16 October 2026
7 reports- digitalspy.com06:00"Oldest trick in the book": Celeb Traitors' Rob Beckett responds to James Acaster's role in the game
The comedian was the third celeb to exit the show.
- express.co.uk07:56
Even the diehards are switching off already
- express.co.uk08:38
BBC viewers think they've worked out which star could be next to leave the Scottish Castle after a major slip-up from Joanne McNally.
- express.co.uk08:51
Hannah Fry has revealed that filming Celebrity Traitors brought an unexpected family discovery as she also opens up on her winners
- ok.co.uk11:21
Rob Beckett was the third faithful murdered on Celebrity Traitors by traitors Maya Jama, James Acaster and Hannah Fry, with the comedian sharing why he was 'happy to go'
- bicommunitynews.co.uk20:25
Pansexual comedian Joe Lycett is the latest person to be evicted from the Celebrity Traitors castle. It takes us to all the openly bi contenders removed - almost every second person to be booted off the show so far was bi. The lineup for the ten episode run includes Myha’la (of bi-rich business drama Industry),
- walesonline.co.uk20:25
A Celebrity Traitors favourite was forced to leave the Scottish Highlands on Friday night
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- digitalspy.com19:01
"Big Mix are taking over."
Wed, 21 October 2026
2 reports- tvguide.co.uk12:07
Could they be on to something?
- goss.ie14:21