The latest edition of Celebrity Traitors has arrived, with favourites already tipped for the win. A bumper 21 stars will battle it out for the charity of their choice at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
This year's 'big dogs' tipped for victory include Jerry Hall and Miranda Hart, or perhaps Michael Sheen and Richard E Grant. They will be joined by BBC presenter Amol Rajan, The Last of Us actress Bella Ramsey, comedian James Acaster and singer James Blunt. Comedy stars Joanne McNally and Joe Lycett, former Corrie legend Julie Hesmondhalgh and social media content creator King Kenny will also be put to the test, along with Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Love Island presenter Maya Jama, Industry actress Myha'la and BBC maths guru Professor Hannah Fry. Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan bring laughs, while former EastEnder Ross Kemp, My Mad Fat Diary star Sharon Rooney and Game of Thrones actor Sebastian Croft complete the lineup.
Series 1 Faithfuls - Hannah, Meryl & Aaron
In the dramatic finale of the first series, Faithfuls Hannah, Meryl and Aaron took home the spoils. Fans accused one star of breaking the rules after Wilf decided the only way he could win was to get the three Faithfuls to banish Kieran, knowing he's a Traitor, and end the game. The revelation left some fans fuming as they claimed he had "broken a rule".
In the end, the Faithfuls prevailed. Hannah claimed the show "changed her life" as she pocketed over £30,000 from her win. She told the Mirror at the time: "It has changed my life more than I think 30 grand could for a lot of other people. I had to quit my job before I went into the show, because they wouldn't let me go and film, so I had to start doing full-time comedy."
Series 2 Traitor - Harry
Traitors Harry and Andrew made it to the final day alongside Faithfuls Evie, Mollie and Jaz. Harry took home the money after a finale of twists and turns. Speaking about his win, he said: "I just won 95 grand! Mollie basically is the reason I am here, I need to gain her trust back, I don’t know if that will be possible, but I am going to try my hardest I promise you that."
He added: "My family know I am a good guy, to everyone else, if you don’t think I am a good guy – I promise you I am. I came here for my family, my loved ones, they are my motivation, they are the reason I go on in life, and I can’t wait to be able to ring them and be like ‘I’ve just won 95 grand!’ it makes me so excited."
Series 3 Faithfuls - Jake & Leanne
The Faithful duo took home £47,300 each after playing an honest game. Leanne and Jake ousted sole Traitor Charlotte after turning on Frankie and Alexander during the end-game vote to secure the win. At the time, some fans weren't impressed with Leanne's win. "Fuuuuuuuummmingggg Leanne won the traitors...anyone but her," one viewer raged on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Series 4 Traitors - Rachel & Stephen
The duo played the perfect game and trusted each other despite spending the full game lying. They made history by becoming the first two Traitors to ever win the game. Between them, they bagged £95,750 in a heart-stopping finale. On the show, Rachel expressed her desire to use her prize money to treat her mum, Anne, who was battling dementia, to a holiday. Sadly, Anne's condition deteriorated since filming, and she passed away before Rachel had received her share of the money. Stephen landed a primetime TV gig shortly after his victory and made his presenting debut on This Morning as he led the show's fashion segment.
Series 1 Celeb Traitor - Alan Carr
The sobbing celeb had viewers in stitches over nine extraordinary episodes on BBC1 last year. His jokey outlook stopped anyone from believing he could be a traitor. In the end, it helped him bag £87,500. He donated his entire prize fund to the children's cancer charity Neuroblastoma UK, where he has served as a patron. Throughout his eventful time on the show, he forgot he had a shield, laughed out loud every time someone got banished and couldn't even say the words 'I am a Faithful' without corpsing.
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