The Celebrity Traitors star Claudia Winkleman. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images)
The Celebrity Traitors season 2 is officially on the way, and the BBC has confirmed a truly packed cast of 21 famous faces heading back to the Scottish Highlands.
Hosted again by Claudia Winkleman, the show will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2026 with ten hour‑long episodes, filmed at Ardross Castle in the Highlands.
The format remains the same: the celebrities will secretly be split into “Traitors” and “Faithfuls”, playing a high‑pressure trust game for up to £100,000 for charity.
Season 1 was a huge hit, pulling in around 15 million viewers for the finale, and ending with Alan Carr winning as a Traitor over David Olusoga and Nick Mohammed, and donating his £87,500 prize to charity.
Because that run was such a success, the BBC has leaned in even harder this time, calling this the biggest celebrity cast to date, with BAFTA and BRIT winners, podcast stars, YouTubers, and some genuinely big‑name actors.
Fans who already know the basic format are trying to guess who will be picked as a Traitor and who will be thrown straight into the fire as a Faithful in The Celebrity Traitors season 2.
All 21 The Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast members
The “presenters, comedians, actors, and musicians” who will “try their hand at being good traitors and faithfuls in the show” this autumn are:
- Amol Rajan
- Maya Jama
- Professor Hannah Fry
- Bella Ramsey
- Michael Sheen
- Richard E. Grant
- Jerry Hall
- Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Myha’la
- Sharon Rooney
- Ross Kemp
- Sebastian Croft
- James Acaster
- Joe Lycett
- Joanne McNally
- Rob Beckett
- Romesh Ranganathan
- Miranda Hart
- James Blunt
- Leigh‑Anne Pinnock
- King Kenny
All 21 will head to the castle, secretly split into Traitors and Faithfuls, all trying to stay in the game long enough to grab that £100,000 charity prize.
Fans were quick to react to the cast reveal of The Celebrity Traitors season 2
Fans have wasted no time reacting to the cast of The Celebrity Traitors season 2, and the response has been very positive overall.
Many people are calling it one of the strongest celebrity reality line-ups in recent years, as one fan on Reddit said, “Absolutely stacked.”
Another wrote,
“This is amazing. Insane lineup.”
Someone else added,
“I recognised everyone apart from Sebastian Croft until I realised King Kenny isn’t Kenny Dalglish.”
A lot of viewers also love that the show has avoided what they call “Z-list” casting, as one comment read,
“Traitors has somehow circumnavigated the ‘celeb’ Z-list castings and drawn in actual celebrities.”
Some more Reddit users have interesting takes about intelligence being a threat in the game. Talking about Hannah Fry, one fan joked:
“Hannah Fry to be booted at the first mention of applying game theory.”
Another said:
“She’s too dangerous as either a traitor or a faithful.”
Many others expressed their excitement over their favourites among The Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast lineup, writing comments such as,
“James Blunt is absolutely hilarious. Such a good casting.”
“I am legit so excited for James Blunt.”
‘”Jesus acaster as a traitor will be diabolical”
“I’d love to see Miranda as a traitor!”
“Hayley Cropper club checking in!”
Moreover, The Celebrity Traitors season 2 fans also share their guesses on who could be the Traitor, giving strong opinions.
A popular theory involves the close friendship between Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, as one fan predicted on X:
“Putting money on the fact that one of Rob and Romesh will be a Traitor and a Faithful.”
Another X user agreed:
“They’re gonna make Rob and Romesh the traitors… to make the whole thing a sleeper episode of Rob and Romesh Vs.”
A third person added:
“The obvious ploy here would be to make one of either Romesh and Rob a Traitor.”
Someone else added,
“I’d be pretty confident one of Rob and Romesh is made a traitor tbf, they probably have to split that duo and the dynamic of making one a traitor seems hilarious.”
Stay tuned for more updates.
