Overview

• Stephen Fry likened his stint on Celebrity Traitors to “a Chinese foot massage,” describing it as agony he found addictive.
• The celebrity edition’s shoot has wrapped at Ardross Castle in Scotland with 19 contestants including Jonathan Ross, Tom Daley and Paloma Faith.
• Claudia Winkleman returns as host of the upcoming series, which retains the Traitors versus Faithfuls format of deception and elimination.
• BBC executives enforced covert transport, a no-fly zone and other military-style precautions to shield the cast’s identities.
• Celebrity Traitors is scheduled to premiere this autumn on BBC One and iPlayer.