Celebrity Traitors UK hits screens tonight: Here's everything you need to know
Celebrity Traitors returns on Thursday on BBC One at 8pm. Picture: Studio Lambert/BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/BBC Creative.
Irish comedian and podcast host Joanna McNally is among the star-studded cast taking part in which returns for a second season tonight.
After the success of the first spin-off series last year, which saw Alan Carr take home the trophy and remain undetected by the Faithfuls, the celebrity version of the murder mystery-style game is back for a second season.
21 celebrities will take part in the game, known for its twists, turns, secrets and side quests, in the hope of winning a cash prize of up to £100,000 (€117,000) for a charity of their choice.
The new season of will be hosted by Claudia Winkleman at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
This year, the show will consist of 10 episodes and will air twice weekly on Thursday and Friday nights at 8pm. The first episode will be an extra-long opening episode and will air tonight.
will air on BBC One and iPlayer. Initially, the series will not be available on RTÉ Player, but there is a possibility it may be added after the season concludes on BBC channels, similar to previous seasons of
An array of icons have been selected to take part in the new series, from Hollywood actors to content creators and comedians.
Here’s who will enter the castle tonight.
Podcast host and comedian Joanne McNally is one of six comedians in the line-up this year.
The 43-year-old co-hosts the popular podcast alongside Vogue Williams.
Speaking ahead of entering the castle, McNally said her main reason for signing up to the show was for the “social circle”.
“It’s all about the celebrity WhatsApp group. And what an eclectic cast we have. Like you couldn’t predict it. It’s like lining up all my ex-boyfriends. There’s no consistency to it at all. I love it. It’s so frantic. It kind of has a bit of everything.”
Aiming to be chosen as a Traitor, McNally said she was “quietly competitive”.
“I’m great at spotting lies. I can read body language, and I’ve dealt with a lot of snakes,” she said.
Hollywood actor and author Richard E. Grant will be entering the Scottish castle and fighting for his spot at the roundtable.
The English actor and presenter, known for his roles in and more recently said he had fallen in love with Cork during a winter break back in 2024.
The actor spent Christmas at Ballymaloe House in East Cork with his friend and celebrity chef, Clodagh McKenna.
Tonight, he will enter the Traitors castle in the hopes of winning the cash prize for the charity of his choice.
Comedian and podcaster James Acaster hosts the hugely successful podcast, which he co-presents with host Ed Gamble.
and actor Bella Ramsey will be the youngest in the castle at 23 years old.
Actor and singer Sebastian Croft is joining Bella as one of the younger contestants to take part at just 24. Croft was also cast in As well as acting, he makes music and posts his performances on social media.
Welsh actor and House of Games host Michael Sheen is also heading into the castle.
Comedian and TV presenter Rob Beckett has also joined the line-up for podcast co-host, 40, will be at the roundtable with many of his contemporaries, including his bestie Romesh Ranganathan.
Radio 2 presenter and comedian Romesh Ranganathan will enter the castle alongside his close friend Rob Beckett. Could host and co-host form an alliance?
American actress and model Jerry Hall, 70, also has a seat at the roundtable this season.
Joining Hall from across the pond is actor Myha’la. star, 30, became popular among young audiences after she rose to fame as Harper Stern in the hit HBO series.
Comedy star Miranda Hart, known for her side-splitting series, and for publishing an array of books over the years, will also join the cast.
Fresh from hosting duties in Mallorca this summer, Maya Jama is swapping Spain for Scotland in the second series of
Comedian Joe Lycett, 38, is known for his pranks and pageantry, but will he be capable of keeping a low profile in the castle?
Content creator King Kenny boasts over 2.2m followers on his well-loved YouTube channel KingKennyTv. He is the second social media star to enter the series, after Niko Omilana took part last year.
This season will also see a journalist enter the castle, as journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan says goodbye to one BBC gig, and says hello to another.
The host, 43, announced earlier this year that he was leaving the Today programme on Radio 4 to “jump into the great digital Narnia of the creator economy”.
Singer-songwriter and former Little Mix member Leigh-Anne Pinnock will be on our screens this season, fresh from a summer of touring, including an appearance at Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois.
Acting legend Julie Hesmondhalgh will also appear on screens from tonight. A former star, she also played Suzanne Sercombe, the partner of Alan Bates, in
Singer-songwriter James Blunt, best known as the hitmaker, is also joining the cast of
Professor Hannah Fry, broadcaster and mathematician, will be calculating how she can win the prize pot for her chosen charity as she joins the cast.
star Sharon Rooney won’t be too far from home in the Scottish Highlands – a short 190 miles from her hometown of Glasgow.
Actor and presenter Ross Kemp, best known for his role as Grant Mitchell in is amongst the 21 contestants taking part in this year’s series.
will also return this year and will once again be hosted by Ed Gamble. The show will air immediately after each episode of on Thursday and Friday nights.
