The new series of The Celebrity Traitors will begin on Thursday 1st October at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series will air two nights a week on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8pm. 

 

The game is on as the new trailer shows the celebrity players meet each other and take part in an explosive mission as host Claudia Winkleman puts the finishing touches to her favourite game.

 

Joining Claudia in the Scottish Highlands are 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 and Sharon Rooney.  They will play the ultimate game of detection, trust and betrayal in the hope of winning a cash prize up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

 

The official video podcast The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked will also return to BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds as host, Ed Gamble will be joined by banished and murdered players and previous celebrity and non celebrity-players for a debrief 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 will broadcast on BBC One straight after the main series, and on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer.

 

And there’s more, viewers will find out how Claudia chooses her Traitors in Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides. New information will be revealed, 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?

 

Series one of The Celebrity Traitors debuted on BBC One and iPlayer in October 2025 and was a runaway success, with the brand seeing unprecedent growth. The series averaged 14.9m across the run with a peak of 15.4m for the finale – Which is the highest rating episode to an entertainment programme since 2016.