THE long-awaited launch of The Celebrity Traitors is upon us, so dust off your cloaks and sharpen your daggers.
Here’s everything you need to know about when the first celebrity edition of the much-loved show ends, so you won’t miss a second.
The cast for the first series of The Celebrity Traitors[/caption]
Claudia Winkleman is back on hosting duties[/caption]
When does The Celebrity Traitors start?
The Celebrity Traitors is scheduled to premiere on BBC One and iPlayer at 9pm on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
The series kicks off with an extra-long 70 minute episode and will air twice weekly, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the show will return to Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands — the same spooky location used civilian editions.
Claudia told the BBC: “We’re incredibly lucky these brilliant people have said yes.
“I’d love to say we’ll take it easy on them and they’ll just wander round the castle and eat toast for a couple of weeks, but that would be a lie.”
The previous Traitors series ended in January 2025, with faithfuls Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown winning.
What is The Celebrity Traitors line up?
The Traitors has been on TV since 2022 — but this is the very first celebrity edition.
Here is the full lineup of this year’s Celebrity Traitors:
- Alan Carr: No stranger to our screens, the hilarious host fronted 16 series of Chatty Man, which came to an end on Christmas Day 2017.
- Stephen Fry: National treasure, writer, actor, director, comedian — he even narrated the Harry Potter audiobooks.
- Nick Mohammed: British actor, comedian and writer best known for creating Sky One comedy series Intelligence and playing Nate Shelley in Ted Lasso.
- Clare Balding: The Sun revealed the legendary sports presenter was in talks to join this season in October 2024.
- Lucy Beaumont: Stand-up comedian and regular on TV panel shows — she also starred in mockumentary Meet The Richardsons with her now ex-husband Jon Richardson.
- Ruth Codd: The Irish actor is best known for her role as Anya in The Midnight Club.
- Tameka Empson: As well as playing Kim Fox in EastEnders, she also featured in cult comedy sketch show 3 Non-Blondes.
- Celia Imrie: British acting legend who starred in Bridget Jones’ Diary, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and The Thursday Murder Club.
- Charlotte Church: Singing wonderkid who became a pop star before stepping away from the public spotlight to set up a wellness retreat.
- Kate Garraway: Good Morning Britain host, journalist and author.
- Cat Burns: Singer-songwriter and social media star.
- Joe Wilkinson: Regular on panel shows and starred in comedy shows including Ricky Gervais’s Afterlife.
- Jonathan Ross: His eponymous show has been airing for 21 seasons, making him a British TV institution.
- Mark Bonnar: Scottish actor who’s been in hit TV shows including Dept Q and Line of Duty.
- Niko Omilana: His past antics include sneaking into a movie premiere by hiding in a box of popcorn and running for the Mayor of London.
- David Olusoga: Historian who’s received multiple awards for his contribution to the arts.
- Joe Marler: Hung up his rugby boots in November 2024 and is looking for a new challenge — his appearance on the show was revealed by The Sun in March 2025.
- Paloma Faith: Pop star whose number one tracks include Changing (featuring Sigma), she was also a coach on The Voice and starred in St Trinian’s.
- Tom Daley: Olympic gold medallist diver, an insider told The Sun that Tom deemed the show “hugely fun”.
I’d love to say we’ll take it easy on them and they’ll just wander round the castle and eat toast for a couple of weeks, but that would be a lie
Claudia Winkleman
When does The Celebrity Traitors finish?
The Celebrity Traitors runs for nine episodes.
It concludes with the grand final on Friday, October 31, 2025.
The winner will be awarded a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
