Storyline Follow by RSS

Celebrity Traitors series 2

BBC entertainment reality show Celebrity Traitors runs its second series with cast including James Acaster, Michael Sheen, and Maya Jama, ending with winner announcement and aftermath coverage.

Tuesday 3 November 2026

Richard Osman rebuts critics of Celebrity Traitors winners' refugee charity choices

After Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won Celebrity Traitors and chose refugee charities, Richard Osman used his podcast to dismiss critics, including some right-wing commentators and Tory MPs, as "pathetic".

3 outlets
Saturday 31 October 2026

Maya Jama donates her would-be Celebrity Traitors winnings to Action for Children

Maya Jama, banished in the Celebrity Traitors final, said on X she had donated what she would have won to Action for Children. GB News places this alongside a row over the winners giving the £83,000 pot to refugee charities.

6 outlets
Saturday 31 October 2026

Maya Jama and James Acaster miss Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked reunion after final

Maya Jama and James Acaster did not appear on the live Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked special after the final. Host Ed Gamble said Jama was "away filming"; the Daily Mail also points to her Halloween party, while the Mirror cites prior work commitments.

3 outlets
Friday 30 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors series two: Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win final

Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian "Bash" Croft won the second series of The Celebrity Traitors on 30 October, splitting an £83,000 prize between refugee charities. Coverage split between praise for a tense finale, critical reviews of the series, and a Daily Express report of viewer anger over the charities.

12 outlets
Friday 30 October 2026

Michael Sheen murdered by the Traitors in Celebrity Traitors finale

Michael Sheen was the last celebrity murdered by the Traitors in the Celebrity Traitors finale, chosen over Sebastian Croft. Afterwards Sheen said being made head of the Round Table left them exposed.

5 outlets
Thursday 29 October 2026

James Acaster banished from Celebrity Traitors after revealing he was a Traitor; Faithfuls win final

Comedian James Acaster was voted out of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors after revealing at the roundtable that he was a Traitor. Reports that filming was paused drew a BBC welfare statement; Faithfuls Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won the final, and Acaster has since said scenes with Jerry Hall were cut.

11 outlets
Thursday 29 October 2026

James Acaster says being fancied on Celebrity Traitors is "quite nice"

Comedian James Acaster, 41, a traitor on the BBC's The Celebrity Traitors, told the Vinylly Retentive podcast he enjoys the attention after fans made compilation videos of him. The finale airs on Friday.

2 outlets
Thursday 29 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors series two: Acaster confesses and is banished before Friday's final

In Thursday's penultimate episode of The Celebrity Traitors, James Acaster confessed to being a Traitor and was banished. Seven finalists, including Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny, go into Friday 30 October's final.

6 outlets
Thursday 29 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors series two draws record ratings, but critics call it flat before finale

The second series of BBC's The Celebrity Traitors has posted record viewing figures, yet two opinion pieces say it has fallen short of series one as the finale approaches. They cite casting and reluctant Traitors; one credits a late twist from James Acaster.

3 outlets
Wednesday 28 October 2026

Romesh Ranganathan says wife received 'race traitor' message from online troll

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan said at a New Malden gig that his wife Leesa received an Instagram message calling her a "race traitor" for marrying him. He said he gets racist messages daily.

2 outlets
Thursday 15 October 2026

Rob Beckett murdered by the Traitors in Thursday's Celebrity Traitors episode

Comedian Rob Beckett was revealed as the latest Faithful murdered on BBC One's Celebrity Traitors, killed face-to-face by Maya Jama, James Acaster and Hannah Fry. He said his friend Romesh Ranganathan would "avenge" him.

4 outlets
Monday 12 October 2026

Myha'la rejects claim she was banished from Celebrity Traitors for being Black

After being banished from the second series of Celebrity Traitors, Myha'la answered an Instagram commenter who said race was the reason. Myha'la said they had "sealed my own fate" but agreed that unconscious bias exists in the game.

6 outlets
Sunday 11 October 2026

Maya Jama says she did not know Acaster and Fry were reluctant Traitors when she recruited them

Celebrity Traitors host-turned-player Maya Jama said she had no idea James Acaster and Hannah Fry did not want to be Traitors when she agreed to recruit them. She said viewers see more on TV than she did in the castle.

2 outlets
Saturday 10 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors finalists reportedly leaked to a star's friend, The Sun says

The Sun reports that a friend of one Celebrity Traitors player claims to know who reaches the final, and that BBC bosses are worried. The Express and Mail relay the report. The BBC had not commented when they published, and the claim is unverified.

4 outlets
Saturday 10 October 2026

Julie Hesmondhalgh banished from Celebrity Traitors, says she left 'head held high'

Former Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, a Faithful, was voted out at the round table on Friday 9 October. She has since discussed the experience on BBC Breakfast and BBC Radio Manchester.

5 outlets
Friday 9 October 2026

Bella Ramsey "murdered" by the Traitors in Celebrity Traitors episode

Bella Ramsey was eliminated ("murdered") on The Celebrity Traitors after the Traitors named them the "biggest threat". Viewers reacted on social media, mostly with dismay.

2 outlets
Thursday 8 October 2026

Richard E Grant banished from Celebrity Traitors; Hannah Fry recruited as new Traitor

Richard E Grant was voted out of The Celebrity Traitors after revealing he was a Traitor, and mathematician Hannah Fry was recruited in his place. Actress Myha'la was banished at the same episode's roundtable.

6 outlets
Wednesday 7 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors producers reportedly drop planned cliffhanger after 'unthinkable' moment

The Daily Mail and Daily Express report that Celebrity Traitors producers had to abandon planned storylines after an unexpected moment in the game. The detail rests on an unnamed source quoted by The Sun, and the BBC has not yet commented.

3 outlets
Saturday 3 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors second episode draws peak audience of 8.6 million

The BBC says the second episode of the second series of Celebrity Traitors peaked at 8.6 million viewers, averaging 8.5 million with a 55.5% share, after a record 8.9 million average for the opener.

2 outlets
Saturday 3 October 2026

Celebrity Traitors episode ends mid round table with Richard E Grant under suspicion

The second episode of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors ended on Friday night before the first round table vote, leaving Richard E Grant's fate unresolved until next week. Viewers complained about the cliffhanger.

4 outlets
Wednesday 30 September 2026

Economist argues Celebrity Traitors is harder than it looks, citing deception research

An article by a Salford economics lecturer, published by The Conversation and republished by The Independent, says research on lie detection and a classroom experiment show the second celebrity series will be tougher than it appears.

2 outlets
Wednesday 30 September 2026

Celebrity Traitors returns to BBC One for a second series with 21 contestants

The second series of the BBC's Celebrity Traitors starts on 1 October at 8pm, with 21 famous contestants at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands playing for up to £100,000 for charity.

13 outlets
Tuesday 29 September 2026

Michael Sheen says being an actor is a disadvantage on Celebrity Traitors

Ahead of the second Celebrity Traitors series launching on 1 October, actor Michael Sheen said fellow contestants may distrust him because he is an actor. He is one of 21 celebrities in the BBC show.

9 outlets