Get ready to see a group of celebrities take on the ultimate game of trust and deception, as the BBC has confirmed the release date window for The Celebrity Traitors - and it's just around the corner.
The new series will see 19 celebrities, including Cat Burns, Alan Carr, Paloma Faith, and more arriving at the Scottish Castle to play the infamous game.
They'll be hosted by Claudia Winkleman, and be within a chance of winning up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
Ahead of the series, read on for everything you need to know including the release date window, cast and latest news.
Oh, we can't wait!
The Celebrity Traitors release date
CONFIRMED: The Celebrity Traitors will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this October.
An exact release date hasn't been revealed just yet, but we'll update you right here once we know more.
What's been said about a The Celebrity Traitors?
On 22nd August 2024, the BBC revealed a celebrity version of The Traitors was officially coming. In a press release, they wrote, "The multi-award-winning hit psychological game format The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, has been commissioned for a fourth series as well as a nine-part celebrity version."
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC added: “The Traitors has well and truly established itself as an unmissable highlight of the year and the news of... a brand new celebrity version coming to the BBC, will take the series to a whole new level. It will once again be fascinating for our audiences to see who’ll outwit, outplay, and outlast. Let the mind games begin!"
On 22nd January 2024, speculation broke that producers were considering a famous version of The Traitors, thanks to the success of the BBC's second season of the original show.
"Bosses want big names as the show is getting big viewing figures, and they know they’ll have plenty to choose from as The Traitors has huge fans within the showbiz world..." a source told The Sun. "But they also want stars who are likely to be great game-players and who have great survival skills, the ability to double-cross or a way of sniffing out a back-stabber.
"Rumours of a celebrity series have naturally swirled since The Traitors launched in 2022 and the show became an instant hit — but they have been unfounded gossip until now."
Wait, what's The Traitors again?
The Traitors is a game show based on trust and deceit. In amongst a group of Faithfuls is a number of hidden Traitors, who are trying to mask themselves as Faithful. Each day, the Faithfuls are given the opportunity to banish someone, in an attempt to find the Traitors, while each night, the Traitors are allowed to 'murder' one of the Faithfuls.
The aim for the Faithfuls is to make it to the end of the game without getting killed, while a Traitor wins *all* the money if they go undetected and make it all the way to the final.
The Celebrity Traitors cast
The full line-up has now been revealed.
Below is a list of the 19 stars taking part:
- Alan Carr - Comedian
- Cat Burns - Singer/songwriter
- Celia Imrie - Actor
- Charlotte Church - Singer/activist
- Clare Balding - Broadcaster and author
- David Olusoga - Historian and filmmaker
- Joe Marler - Former England rugby player and podcaster
- Joe Wilkinson - Comedian
- Jonathan Ross - Presenter
- Kate Garraway - Broadcaster
- Lucy Beaumont - Comedian
- Mark Bonnar - Actor
- Nick Mohammed - Actor and comedian
- Niko Omilana - Content creator
- Paloma Faith - Singer/songwriter and actor
- Ruth Codd - Actor
- Stephen Fry - Actor, writer, presenter
- Tameka Empson - Actor and Comedian
- Tom Daley - Olympian, Author, Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
For our verdict and recent odds on the cast, see here.
Previously, host Claudia Winkleman floated the idea of a celebrity version of the show, alongside some of the names she wanted to see. "Victoria Coren, Kirsty Young, Adam Woodyatt, Stephen Fry, Alison Hammond… let’s do that," she said.
The Celebrity Traitors host
Claudia Winkleman, who has hosted all three seasons of the civilian version of the show, will also host The Celebrity Traitors.
Speaking about the casting for the new series, Winkleman previously said: "We’re incredibly lucky these brilliant people have said yes. I’d love to say we’ll take it easy on them and they’ll just wander round the castle and eat toast for a couple of weeks but that would be a lie."
The Celebrity Traitors starts on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this October.
