https://news.ketelle.co.uk/storylines/celebrity-traitors-season-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. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/richard-osman-responds-to-backlash-over-celebrity-traitors-winners-ref https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/richard-osman-responds-to-backlash-over-celebrity-traitors-winners-ref Wed, 04 Nov 2026 11:14:36 +0000 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 1 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-donates-to-chosen-charity-after-celebrity-traitors-final https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-donates-to-chosen-charity-after-celebrity-traitors-final Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:40:31 +0000 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 2 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-absent-from-celebrity-traitors-bbc-after-show https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-absent-from-celebrity-traitors-bbc-after-show Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:50:31 +0000 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-final-winners-revealed https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-final-winners-revealed Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:30:53 +0000 Entertainment 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: 4 left · 5 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/michael-sheen-eliminated-in-celebrity-traitors-final https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/michael-sheen-eliminated-in-celebrity-traitors-final Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:21:28 +0000 Entertainment 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: 0 left · 3 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/james-acaster-banished-from-celebrity-traitors-castle https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/james-acaster-banished-from-celebrity-traitors-castle Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:02:16 +0000 Entertainment 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: 3 left · 5 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/james-acaster-on-being-fancied-as-a-traitor-on-celebrity-traitors https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/james-acaster-on-being-fancied-as-a-traitor-on-celebrity-traitors Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:35:11 +0000 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-finale-fans-predictions-on-who-will-win https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-finale-fans-predictions-on-who-will-win Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:51:24 +0000 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 2 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-ratings-high-but-season-seen-as-flat-ahe https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-series-two-ratings-high-but-season-seen-as-flat-ahe Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:51:15 +0000 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/romesh-ranganathan-says-wife-was-trolled-as-race-traitor https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/romesh-ranganathan-says-wife-was-trolled-as-race-traitor Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:01:54 +0000 Entertainment 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: 0 left · 1 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/rob-beckett-murdered-in-thursday-s-celebrity-traitors-episode https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/rob-beckett-murdered-in-thursday-s-celebrity-traitors-episode Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:52:02 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 2 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/myha-la-rejects-racism-claims-over-her-celebrity-traitors-exit https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/myha-la-rejects-racism-claims-over-her-celebrity-traitors-exit Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:11:21 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 3 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-defends-recruiting-reluctant-traitors-acaster-and-fry-on-cel https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/maya-jama-defends-recruiting-reluctant-traitors-acaster-and-fry-on-cel Mon, 12 Oct 2026 16:40:36 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-finalists-reportedly-leaked https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-finalists-reportedly-leaked Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:22:17 +0100 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 0 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/julie-hesmondhalgh-banished-from-celebrity-traitors https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/julie-hesmondhalgh-banished-from-celebrity-traitors Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:01:40 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 2 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/bella-ramsey-murdered-on-celebrity-traitors https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/bella-ramsey-murdered-on-celebrity-traitors Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:50:27 +0100 Entertainment 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: 0 left · 1 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/richard-e-grant-banished-from-celebrity-traitors-after-revealing-he-is https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/richard-e-grant-banished-from-celebrity-traitors-after-revealing-he-is Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:54:13 +0100 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 3 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-producers-scrap-plans-after-incident https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-producers-scrap-plans-after-incident Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:52:25 +0100 Entertainment 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: 0 left · 1 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-second-episode-draws-peak-audience-of-8-6-million https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-second-episode-draws-peak-audience-of-8-6-million Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:50:34 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-episode-ends-mid-round-table-with-richard-e-grant-a https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-episode-ends-mid-round-table-with-richard-e-grant-a Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:12:17 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 1 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/research-on-deception-in-celebrity-traitors https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/research-on-deception-in-celebrity-traitors Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:31:02 +0100 Entertainment 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: 2 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-second-series-launches-with-21-contestants https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/celebrity-traitors-second-series-launches-with-21-contestants Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:10:27 +0100 Entertainment 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: 4 left · 6 centre · 3 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/michael-sheen-to-appear-on-celebrity-traitors https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/michael-sheen-to-appear-on-celebrity-traitors Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:53:45 +0100 Entertainment 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: 1 left · 4 centre · 4 right)