{"id":2242016,"date":"2026-01-20T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2242016"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:53:14","slug":"alan-carrs-bff-amanda-holden-vying-for-spot-on-celebrity-traitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alan-carrs-bff-amanda-holden-vying-for-spot-on-celebrity-traitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Carr\u2019s BFF Amanda Holden \u2018vying for spot on Celebrity Traitors\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-10wlkbs-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"base\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveIndyArtsAndEntertainmentNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM fafQAy\">Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM fvWmZq\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM hkVmms\">Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/indyArts1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IndependentCulture\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/amanda-holden\">Amanda Holden<\/a> is the latest star vying for a spot on the second series of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/celebrity-traitors\"><em>Celebrity Traitors<\/em><\/a>, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p>The 54-year-old <em>Britain\u2019s Got Talent<\/em> judge is reportedly hoping to follow in the footsteps of her BFF <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/alan-carr\">Alan Carr<\/a> by entering the show\u2019s Scottish castle to try to win a huge sum for a chosen charity.<\/p>\n<p>However, Holden\u2019s busy schedule could stand in her way. A source told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/redirect.viglink.com?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Ftv%2F37958490%2Famanda-holden-celebrity-traitors-alan-carr%2F&amp;articleId=b2903703&amp;key=5b1a6400a3c0d931ed2037885e1a27a3\"><em>The Sun<\/em><\/a>: \u201cFilming for <em>The Celebrity Traitors<\/em> takes place in the Scottish Highlands at the same time that <em>BGT<\/em> semi-finals are filmed live in London on a Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not impossible for her to be given some time off but it isn\u2019t the only work she\u2019d have to juggle. There\u2019s her Heart Breakfast radio show as well as potentially more series of her show with Alan and her Beeb quiz show <em>The Inner Circle<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it\u2019s something she\u2019d really love to do if she can make it all work,\u201d they added. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 dfjaQy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/22\/19\/6af8bb1b607893fe52093de2e6ebb68eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMyMzg3Mjc0-2.78277481.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/22\/19\/6af8bb1b607893fe52093de2e6ebb68eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMyMzg3Mjc0-2.78277481.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2024\/11\/22\/19\/6af8bb1b607893fe52093de2e6ebb68eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMyMzg3Mjc0-2.78277481.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Holden will be able to get some advice from her BFF\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-3441\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Holden will be able to get some advice from her BFF<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Holden does sign up, she\u2019ll be able to get some tips from pal Carr, who she has hosted a number of property renovation shows with. <\/p>\n<p><em>Amanda &amp; Alan\u2019s Italian Job<\/em> saw them revive a dilapidated Tuscany home bought for \u20ac1 and their latest series, <em>Amanda &amp; Alan\u2019s Greek Job<\/em>, is the first to air since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/alan-carr-celebrity-traitors-who-won-bbc-b2860566.html\">Carr won \u00a387,5000 for Neuroblastoma UK<\/a> by successfully deceiving his <em>Traitors<\/em> castmates into thinking he was a Faithful.<\/p>\n<p>The first British celebrity version of <em>The Traitors<\/em> was a huge hit for the BBC and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/the-traitors-series-4-viewing-figures-b2893501.html\">quickly became the most-watched TV show of 2025<\/a>. While many celebrity reality shows struggle to pull in big names, host Claudia Winkleman welcomed an all-star line-up to the game, including the likes of Sir Stephen Fry, actor Celia Imrie and Olympian Tom Daley. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 hSXmhj\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/12\/14\/15\/37\/Alan-Carr-in-latest-The-Traitors-trailer.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/12\/14\/15\/37\/Alan-Carr-in-latest-The-Traitors-trailer.png?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2025\/12\/14\/15\/37\/Alan-Carr-in-latest-The-Traitors-trailer.png?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carr\u2019s stint in the castle went down in TV history\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-0 dkRtZs inline-gallery-btn\" id=\"trigger-autogallery-3442\"><span class=\"sc-1uf4o3q-1 hwVecx\">open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 gtVitN hgzWpY\">Carr\u2019s stint in the castle went down in TV history<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 exGSyR\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->BBC<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If Holden does land a spot on the second series, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/celebrity-traitors-series-two-cast-predictions-b2861333.html\">she could be joined by other famous faces including Danny Dyer<\/a> \u2013 who turned bosses down before but has since changed his mind \u2013 and Gareth Southgate, who previously revealed the England team and backroom staff played their own version of the game during the Qatar World Cup in 2022. <\/p>\n<p><em>This Morning<\/em> host Alison Hammond has also thrown her hat in the ring, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/news\/celebrity-traitors-series-two-cast-predictions-b2861333.html\">as has a member of the royal family: <\/a>former rugby player Mike Tindall, who is married to Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s granddaughter Zara Tindall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-0 ijrISW\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-10\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-3 bnPMtb\">\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-4 hqeEpq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/mobile-stores\/Apple_TV_Plus.png\" width=\"112\" height=\"52\" alt=\"Apple TV+ logo\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-118zqaw-5 erkCqL\">\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 fwMNvw\">Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 euVGoL\">New subscribers only. \u00a39.99\/mo. after free trial. 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If you sign up to this service we will earn commission.<span class=\"disclaimer-break\"> This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While an air date has not been confirmed, the second series of <em>Celebrity Traitors<\/em> is expected to arrive on our screens this autumn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Amanda Holden is the latest star vying for a spot on the second series of Celebrity Traitors, according to reports. 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