Overview
- The series will begin on Thursday 1 October with an extra‑long opening episode and will air twice weekly on BBC One and iPlayer on Thursdays and Fridays.
- Claudia Winkleman returns to front the show and will choose the Traitors in the launch episode, while Ed Gamble will host the post‑episode discussion programme The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked.
- Producers confirmed a 21‑person celebrity line‑up that mixes comics, actors, presenters and musicians including Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, James Acaster, Joe Lycett and Hannah Fry.
- Several comedians in the cast say Alan Carr’s win as a Traitor in the first celebrity series has made them likely early suspects and they expect to face extra scrutiny inside the castle.
- Mathematician Professor Hannah Fry says she has analysed past seasons for voting patterns and plans to use statistical methods to spot Traitors, a tactic that could shift how players read behaviour and votes.