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The Celebrity Traitors Premieres Wednesday on BBC One With Starry 19-Player Line-up

Tight security plus equal treatment underscore the celebrity experiment, with reports suggesting a second series is already being lined up.

Overview

  • The celebrity spin-off debuts Wednesday 8 October at 9 p.m. on BBC One, with episode two on Thursday and a twice‑weekly run on Wednesdays and Thursdays; episodes stream on iPlayer.
  • Claudia Winkleman returns to host 19 contestants including Stephen Fry, Tom Daley, Alan Carr, Paloma Faith, Clare Balding, Jonathan Ross and Kate Garraway.
  • The series retains the Faithfuls‑vs‑Traitors format at Ardross Castle, with up to £100,000 going to winners’ chosen charities.
  • Producers enforced strict isolation to protect the game, moving players separately, housing them in individual lodgings without phones or internet, and providing no hair, make‑up or wardrobe support.
  • Paloma Faith described regularly seeing the BBC welfare therapist during filming, and multiple outlets report a second celebrity run is being lined up, though no formal recommission has been announced.