Overview
- The series launched Thursday 1 October with a 75-minute opening episode and will air twice weekly on Thursdays and Fridays throughout October.
- Claudia Winkleman returns as host while Ed Gamble fronts the companion show The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked and an iPlayer bonus special explains how Winkleman picks the Traitors.
- Twenty-one well-known contestants from acting, comedy, music and broadcasting enter Ardross Castle to compete for up to £100,000 for charity, including Michael Sheen, Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan and James Blunt.
- Filming took place at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands and was briefly paused during production for a contestant welfare episode involving James Acaster, after which producers highlighted an expanded dedicated welfare team and oversight.
- The return builds on last season’s huge audience (a peak of about 15.4 million viewers) as producers promise more cliffhanger moments, extra digital content and intensified viewer attention on both gameplay and contestant wellbeing.