The UK’s most talked about TV show returns tonight (Wednesday, October 8, 2025), but this time with a twist! A celebrity version of the much-loved and gripping television series The Traitors welcomes 19 famous faces to the Scottish Highlands—with Claudia Winkleman presenting once again, while Ed Gamble returns with The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked on BBC Sounds.
The celebrity version of the award-winning reality series consists of nine hour-long episodes, but will kick off with a 70-minute opening episode. The Celebrity Traitors will air two nights a week, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, but who will win this game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of winning up to £100,000 for their chosen charities?
How does The Traitors work?
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Hidden amongst the group are the Traitors, whose job is to secretly murder their fellow players, without getting caught. It’s up to the others, the Faithful, to try to detect the Traitors and banish them from the game before they become their next victim. Season three of The Traitors on BBC One is the most-watched to date, with a season average of 10.3m viewers, becoming the biggest show in the UK’s unscripted market since 2022, with a season four on the way.
The full line-up for the UK celebrity version of The Traitors
Just who exactly is starring in the celebrity version of The Traitors? Some very famous names will be appearing in this star-studded line-up, who all fancy four weeks of strategy, deceit and backstabbing!
Charlotte Church
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Charlotte Church is a Welsh singer-songwriter, actress, and television presenter, best known for her album Voice of an Angel. She also hosted her own television programme The Charlotte Church Show and has a wellness retreat called The Dreaming.
Kate Garraway
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Kate Garraway has been a TV and radio presenter since appearing on ITV in the 1990s. Many will recognise her as a host on BBC’s Good Morning Britain.
Alan Carr
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Alan Carr is a comedian and is a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. He has also starred alongside Amanda Holden on a house renovation reality show, Amanda and Alan’s Italian Job and Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job.
Jonathan Ross
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Jonathan Ross is best known for his chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross followed by The Jonathan Ross Show, interviewing an array of famous faces. He is also a judge on the musical competition show The Masked Singer.
Joe Marler
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Joe Marler is a rugby player who retired from the England squad last year and played as a prop for Premiership Rugby club Harlequins. During his rugby career, he has racked up 95 international caps.
Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry is an actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer, best known for hosting QI and starring in The Hobbit, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. He also narrated audiobooks such as The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Paddington Bear, the Harry Potter series, and his own book, Mythos.
Nick Mohammed
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Leeds-born comedian and actor Nick Mohammed is best known for starring in television programmes Ted Lasso, Taskmaster and Renegade Nell. He has also portrayed his character Mr. Swallow across both stage and television for over a decade.
Tom Daley
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Tom Daley is a retired diver and avid knitter who was an Olympic champion in the men’s synchronised 10-metre platform event at the 2020 Olympics and double world champion in the FINA 10-metre platform event, winning in 2009 at the age of fifteen, and again in 2017.
David Olusoga
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David Olusoga is a British-Nigerian historian and is a Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has presented several historical documentaries for the BBC.
Niko Omilana
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Niko Omilana is a YouTuber and influencer who is known for his pranks. He has also previously run as a mayoral candidate for London.
Mark Bonnar
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Mark Bonnar is a Scottish actor who is best known for starring in shows such as Guilt, Shetland, and Unforgotten.
Joe Wilkinson
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Adding to the list of comedians on the celebrity version of The Traitors is Joe Wilkinson. He most recently starred in the comedy show Last One Laughing.
Clare Balding
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Clare Balding is a broadcast journalist who presents for BBC Sport and Channel 4 and has also been a jockey, competing in various equestrian disciplines like eventing, show jumping, and dressage.
Lucy Beaumont
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Lucy Beaumont is a comedian from Hull and has appeared on comedy programmes such as Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Have I Got News For You.
Paloma Faith
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Paloma Faith is a singer, songwriter, and actress best known for songs Stone Cold Sober, New York, Only Love Can Hurt Like This and Make Your Own Kind Of Music. She also hosts a podcast called Mad, Sad and Bad.
Ruth Codd
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Ruth Codd is an Irish actress best known for starring as Anya in Netflix mystery thriller series The Midnight Club, Juno Usher in the Netflix horror miniseries The Fall of the House of Usher and Phlegma in How To Train Your Dragon.
Tameka Empson
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Tameka Empson is an actress and comedian and is best known for portraying the role of Kim Fox in EastEnders. She also appeared as one of the three protagonists in the hidden-camera comedy sketch show 3 Non-Blondes.
Celia Imrie
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Celia Imrie is an actress and author who is well-known for her roles in the Bridget Jones film series, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Mamma Mia!
Cat Burns
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Last but by no means least, singer Cat Burns will also be joining the celebrity version of The Traitors line-up. Her single Go, first released in 2020, became a viral hit on TikTok in 2023.
The Celebrity Traitors will air on iPlayer and BBC One from October 8, 2025, at 9 pm.