Tom Daley breaks silence on BBC's Celebrity Traitors

South Wales Argus

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The Olympic diver has opened up about his time filming The Celebrity Traitors, which is set to come out this autumn.
The gold medallist will be in the Scottish Highlands with 19 famous faces, including Sir Stephen Fry, Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Clare Balding and Kate Garraway.
Tom said he got to know his fellow contestants on a 'much deeper' and 'very intense level' as they were all shut off from the world.
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Tom Daley breaks silence on BBC's Celebrity Traitors
Speaking about The Celebrity Traitors, Tom told the PA news agency: 'I'm not sure when it comes out, maybe later this year, but it was a very fun experience.
'And honestly, all I want to do is talk about it, but I'm not allowed.
'All I can say is, it was very fun – the cast and meeting the other people.
'It was great to see everybody and get to know everyone on a much deeper level, and very intense level, because you're completely shut off from the rest of the world. So yeah, it was fun.'
Tom. 31, also appears in the new Discovery+ documentary, Tom Daley: 1.6 Seconds.
The 90-minute documentary, the name of which references the time between platform exit and pool entry, charts Daley's career, from the build-up to his first Olympics in Beijing 2008 to post-retirement life.
Noah Williams, Tom Daley and Matty Lee attending the screening for Tom Daley 1.6 Seconds (Image: James Manning/PA Wire) It features personal family films and candid interviews with the athlete and those closest to him, including his husband, Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.
Full Celebrity Traitors line-up
The full list of the celebrities taking part in Celebrity Traitors is:
Sir Stephen Fry - English actor, broadcaster and comedian
Alan Carr - Comedian
Nick Mohammed - Ted Lasso actor (Nathan Shelley)
Tom Daley - Olympian
Joe Marler - England rugby player
David Olusoga - Historian and BAFTA-winning filmmaker
Niko Omilana - YouTuber and social media influencer
Mark Bonnar - Line of Duty actor (DCC Mike Dryden)
Jonathan Ross - Talk show host
Joe Wilkinson - Comedian and actor
Clare Balding - Sports broadcaster
Lucy Beaumont - Comedian
Paloma Faith - Singer
Ruth Codd - Actress
Tameka Empson - EastEnders actress (Kim Fox)
Celia Imrie - Actress
Charlotte Church - Singer
Kate Garraway - Good Morning Britain presenter
Cat Burns - Singer
The official line up for The Celebrity Traitors (Image: BBC)
Where is The Traitors filmed?
The Traitors is filmed in the 19th-century Ardross Castle.
Ardross is a rural area in the Highland region of Scotland, 30 miles north of Inverness.
In 1983, the castle was bought by the McTaggart family, who still own it today.
Outside of being the filming spot for The Traitors, the castle is also used as a wedding and conference venue.
When is Celebrity Traitors on TV?
The BBC has confirmed that Celebrity Traitors will air this autumn.
The Celebrity Traitors official BBC synopsis:
'Claudia Winkleman has opened the castle doors to an all-star cast who are ready to play the ultimate game of deceit and betrayal… The celebrities will play the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust, in the hope of… pic.twitter.com/6h0tBpPCUU — The Traitors HQ (@the_traitors_) May 14, 2025
Hosted by Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman, the nine-part celebrity version will give contestants the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
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The last three series of the UK version of The Traitors, set in Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, have seen people appointed traitors and faithfuls by Winkleman.
The recent series saw project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley win a prize pot of £94,600, after booting out a traitor in a final tense episode earlier this year.
Finalists have a chance of winning a chunk of the £120,000 prize, but if a traitor survives until the very end, unidentified, they take home the full prize pot, and any faithfuls left go home with nothing.