{"id":2398984,"date":"2026-05-02T10:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2398984"},"modified":"2026-05-02T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T10:35:18","slug":"celebrity-traitor-series-two-line-up-revealed-as-bbc-confirm-star-studded-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/celebrity-traitor-series-two-line-up-revealed-as-bbc-confirm-star-studded-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Traitor series two line-up revealed as BBC confirm star-studded cast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_d75294\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The BBC has confirmed the star-studded 21-celebrity line-up for Celebrity Traitors Series 2, with Jerry Hall, Miranda Hart, Michael Sheen and Richard E Grant among the famous faces<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<div class=\"Byline_author-and-badge-wrapper__2dsv1\">\n<div class=\"Authors_authors-container__wVWas\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" style=\"--authors-by:&quot;By&quot;\"><span><span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"AuthorLink_author-link__rg5qj\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/authors\/dan-laurie\/\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_d75294\">Dan Laurie<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Deputy Editor of Screen Time<\/span><span> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_d75294\">Nicola Methven<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">11:27, 02 May 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10946987\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Traitors - Claudia Winkleman\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_ClaudiaJPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_ClaudiaJPG.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_ClaudiaJPG.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946987.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_ClaudiaJPG.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"Claudia Winkleman hosts The Celebrity Traitors\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Claudia Winkleman hosts The Celebrity Traitors<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The BBC has revealed the full line-up of 21 celebrities participating in the second series of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/all-about\/the-traitors\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Celebrity Traitors<\/a> &#8211; with this year&#8217;s &#8220;big dogs&#8221; appearing to be Jerry Hall and Miranda Hart, or possibly Michael Sheen and Richard E Grant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Filming for the programme,<\/a> which takes place against the stunning backdrop of Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, commences next week, with participants expected to arrive today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The roster also includes University Challenge host Amol Rajan, The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey and comic James Acaster &#8211; not to be mistaken for Beautiful singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/whats-on\/music-nightlife\/james-blunts-new-venture-sees-10058515\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">James Blunt<\/a>, who will also be at the castle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Additional comedy talent comes from Joanne McNally and Joe Lycett, while former Coronation Street favourite Julie Hesmondhalgh and social media personality King Henry complete part of the line-up.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-10946990\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10946990\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman with black hair standing outside a castle.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946990.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_546830-3-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946990.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_546830-3-1.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946990.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_546830-3-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946990.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_546830-3-1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"The BBC has revealed the full line-up of 21 celebrities participating in the second series\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The BBC has revealed the full line-up of 21 celebrities participating in the second series(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d75294\">READ MORE: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10938012\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/news\/celebs-tv\/beyond-paradises-kris-marshall-turns-10938012\" tabindex=\"0\">Beyond Paradise&#8217;s Kris Marshall turns down BBC show request and says &#8216;not interested&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_d75294\">READ MORE: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10904489\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/news\/celebs-tv\/itv-morning-stars-issue-response-10904489\" tabindex=\"0\">ITV This Morning stars issue response to Strictly Come Dancing hosting rumours<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Little Mix member Leigh-Anne Pinnock has joined alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/all-about\/love-island\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Love Island<\/a> host Maya Jama, Industry star Myha&#8217;la and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.devonlive.com\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> science and mathematics expert Professor Hannah Fry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Rob Beckett will provide entertainment alongside his television partner Romesh Ranganathan, joined by ex-EastEnders actor Ross Kemp and My Mad Fat Diary performer Sharon Rooney, plus musician and actor Sebastian Croft &#8211; most recognised as young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, reports <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/celebrity-traitors-line-up-confirmed-37101461\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When filming begins this weekend, the 21 contestants will be divided into Traitors and Faithfuls, after extensive discussions with host Claudia Winkleman and the production crew.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-10946986\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10946986\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An individual with long, blonde hair is wearing a black hat with a decorative element, a pair of sunglasses, and a necklace. The person is smiling and appears to be posing for a photograph. The background consists of greenery, suggesting an outdoor setting.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Ascot-2025-Day-Three-Ascot-Racecourse.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Royal-Ascot-2025-Day-Three-Ascot-Racecourse.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Royal-Ascot-2025-Day-Three-Ascot-Racecourse.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946986.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Royal-Ascot-2025-Day-Three-Ascot-Racecourse.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"Will Jerry Hall be a Faithful or a Traitor?\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Will Jerry Hall be a Faithful or a Traitor?(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">From that moment on, their task will be to uncover which among them are making nightly trips to the turret wearing the greed hooded cloaks &#8211; determining which member of the remaining group will face elimination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Instead of keeping any prize money for themselves, the celebrity contestants will once more be donating their earnings to their chosen charities.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-10946985\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"10946985\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Other Bennet Sister cast: Mr Bennet is played by Richard E Grant.\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_554968-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_554968-1.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_554968-1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.devonlive.com\/article10946985.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_554968-1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/div>\n<p aria-label=\"Richard E Grant is on of the star-studded line-up\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Richard E Grant is on of the star-studded line-up(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">While currently in production, the series isn&#8217;t anticipated to broadcast on BBC1 until autumn, mirroring last year&#8217;s schedule when participants included Sir Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Jonathan Ross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alan emerged victorious, unmasking himself as a Traitor in the final moments before collapsing in tears with the strain of it all. That end scene has now been nominated for the TV Moment of the Year gong at the BAFTAs next weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In recent months there has been considerable speculation surrounding potential participants for 2026, with suggestions that Danny Dyer, Ruth Jones, Liam Gallagher, Cheryl Tweedy and Peter Crouch would feature in the castle. Additional inaccurate rumours included Alison Hammond and Louis Theroux.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">The Celebrity Traitors will be coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2026<\/strong><\/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.devonlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has confirmed the star-studded 21-celebrity line-up for Celebrity Traitors Series 2, with Jerry Hall, Miranda Hart, Michael Sheen and Richard E Grant among the famous faces Dan Laurie Deputy Editor of Screen Time and Nicola Methven 11:27, 02 May 2026 Claudia Winkleman hosts The Celebrity Traitors The BBC has revealed the full line-up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2398985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[25507,206198],"class_list":["post-2398984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-bbc","tag-the-traitors"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Celebrity-Traitor-series-two-line-up-revealed-as-BBC-confirm-star-studded.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398986,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398984\/revisions\/2398986"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}