Grab your cloaks, perfect your poker face and give your fringe your best Claudia Winkleman flick because Celebrity Traitors is BACKKKK! Our favourite game of lies, betrayal and dramatic roundtable side-eyes is returning for a second celebrity outing.
This time, 22 famous faces are entering the castle, all hoping to avoid being murdered, survive banishment and walk away with up to £100,000 for their chosen charity. Easy, right? Absolutely not.
From comedians and actors to broadcasters and internet stars, this year's cast might just be the most iconic yet. And if the first-look trailer is anything to go by? The drama is already brewing in the turrets.
Warning: spoilers for The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 ahead!
Line Up | Who are the Traitors? | Who has been banished or murdered? | Trailer | Murders
Who are The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 contestants?
Amol Rajan
Journalist and broadcaster Amol is swapping political interviews for psychological warfare. Honestly? We can't wait to see how his questioning skills go down at the roundtable.
(Today programme on BBC Radio 4, University Challenge)
Bella Ramsey
The Last of Us alumni is entering a very different apocalypse. One involving cloaks and a lotttt of accusations.
(The Last of Us, Time, Game of Thrones, The Sheep Detectives)
James Acaster
One half of Off Menu is heading into the castle and we already know his facial expressions alone will make the series!!
(Taskmaster, Hypothetical, Would I Lie to You?)
James Blunt
Our fave singer-song writer is joining the line-up and we really hope he will be writing emotional ballads after any brutual banishments.
Jerry Hall
Supermodel and actress Jerry Hall brings serious star power to the castle. A Traitor? A Faithful? One thing's for sure, she's going to look fabulous either way.
(Batman, Strictly Come Dancing)
Joanne McNally
Unacceptable's Mcnally is absolutely guaranteed to deliver iconic one-liners and zero filter.
(Unacceptable)
Joe Lycett
Who will be running the Lycett Arms whilst Joe's in the castle!? One thing is for sure, that we cannot wait to see Joe on our screens this autumn!
(Lycett Arms, The Great British Sewing Bee, Taskmaster, LOL: Last One Laughing UK, Travel Man: 48 Hours in ...)
Julie Hesmondhalgh
From Coronation Street to castle conspiracies, Julie could asily become of this series' dark horses.
(Coronation Street, Broadchurch, Mr Bates vs The Post Office)
King Kenny
The YouTube star is swapping subscribers for suspicion!
Leigh-Anne Pinnock
Little Mix superstar is stepping into the castle and we have a feeling she'll be keeping her cards very close to her chest.
(X-Factor, Leigh-Anne: Race, Pop & Power)
Maya Jama
The absolute queen that is Love Island's host is swapping the villa for the castle. We cannot wait for her to be the ultimate castle bombshell!
(Love Island, The Masked Signer, Celebrity Gogglebox)
Michael Sheen
Sheen is undeniably one of the most versatile actors around, which immediately raises a very important question: is he acting... or is he lying?
(Buried with Michael Sheen, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, Midnight in Paris)
Miranda
If Miranda survives even one breakfast without making us cry laughing, we'll be shocked.
(Miranda, Call the Midwife, Emma, Spy)
Myha'la
The Industry star is joining the game and we cannot waittttt!
(Industry, Leave the World Behind, Bodies Bodies Bodies)
Professor Hannah Fry
A mathematician in a game built around spotting patterns and probabilities... The contestants should be nervous!
Richard E. Grant
Charismatic, charming and impossible not to love, Grant feels like the kind of contestant everyone trusts immediately... which is exactly why we're worried.
(Saltburn, The Other Bennet Sister, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker)
Rob Beckett
Rob's laugh alone could give away whether he's a Faithful or a Traitor.
(Celebs Go Dating, 8 Out of 10 Cats, LOL: Last One Laughing UK, Tempting Fortune)
Romesh Rangathanan
We cannot wait to watch Romesh arguing with Rob at breakfast over a fruit platter. It's the ultimate Rob & Romesh vs!
(Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan, The Weakest Link, A League of Their Own)
Ross Kemp
From Eastenders hardman to Traitors detective. Nobody tell Ross he's being lied to.
(Eastenders, Bridge of Lies)
Sebastian Croft
We cannot wait for Heartstopper's finest to enter the castle! Another actor who could play a great faithful...
(Game of Thrones, Heartstopper)
Sharon Rooney
Of Mad Fat Diary fame, we're soooo excited for Rooney to grace our screens this autumn.
(Barbie, My Mad Fat Diary, Daddy Issues, The Cleaner, The Revenge Club)
Who are the Celebrity Traitors 2026?
The Traitors have been revealed! And we cannot wait to see the schemery unfold... however one traitor may have already performed one of the biggest acts of self-sabotage in Traitors history.
The castle has its first Traitors: Richard E. Grant and Maya Jama!!
While Maya's keeping everyone on their toes, Richard has taken a slightly different approach. The cloaks have barely settled and he's already been telling comics at the bar that he's a Traitor. It's a bold move. A rogue move. And, if last year's chaos taught us anything, sometimes the obvious play is the one nobody sees coming.
Meanwhile, Claudia's saving no mercy for the rest of the castle. Broadcaster Amol Rajan and deadpan comic James Acaster are waiting to discover who'll be recruited into the Traitors' ranks and who'll be banished before the game has barely begun.
As for Richard? He might just be banking on everyone thinking nobody would be brazen enough to admit they're a Traitor on day one. Let's see if it pays off.
Who has been murdered or banished?
In The Traitors, there are only two ways out of the castle: murdered in the night or banished at the Round Table. It’s all part of the game.
Murdered: Amol Rajan
Journalist and broadcaster Amol is swapping political interviews for psychological warfare. Honestly? We can't wait to see how his questioning skills go down at the roundtable.
Is there a trailer for Celebrity Traitors?
Yes! The first-look trailer has officially landed and let's just say... the tension is already thicker than Claudia's extensive knitwear collection.
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Who has been murdered in Series 2 so far?
Amol Rajan was the unlucky contestant to become the first celebrity victim of the traitors in season 2. The broadcaster met his dramatic end in episode 2, after a high-stakes showdown in the Traitors' turret. Faced with a choice between him and comedian James Acaster, Traitor duo Maya Jama and Richard E. Grant decided to recruit Acaster to the dark side, leaving poor Amol murdered and boxed up in a coffin!
When and where can you watch Celebrity Traitors?
Celebrity Traitors 2026 finally returned to our screens on the 1st October with an extra long episode! New episodes air on Thursday and Friday evenings on BBC One, and you can catch all the episodes so far on BBC iPlayer .
How many episodes are there of Celebrity Traitors?
Celebrity Traitors 2026 will have 10 episodes, with one airing every Thursday and Friday evening for one hour on BBC One. You'll be able to catch up on demand after the episode has aired but not before!
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