BBC has confirmed that The Celebrity Traitors will return for a second series later in 2026, featuring its biggest celebrity cast to date. Twenty-one famous faces will head to the Traitors castle to play the ultimate game of deception and betrayal, competing for a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
Host Claudia Winkleman will welcome an exciting and eclectic mix of personalities, ranging from BAFTA and BRIT award winners to social media stars, as well as some of the UK’s most cherished actors, comedians and presenters. The celebrities will question who they can trust, who deserves to be banished and who is secretly plotting murder under the cover of darkness.
The first series of The Celebrity Traitors, which debuted in October 2025, was a runaway success with an average audience of 14.9 million across the run and a peak of 15.4 million for the finale. It became the top entertainment episode across the market since 2016 and the number one series across all genres and platforms in 2025.
Meanwhile, the fourth series of The Traitors, which aired in January 2026, achieved a 12.5 million 28-day average, up 22% on series three. The majority of viewing was driven by BBC iPlayer, accounting for 6.6 million of the audience. The Celebrity Traitors series two will be produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and iPlayer.
