The Celebrity Traitors first look as Claudia Winkleman breaks silence on line-up
The Celebrity Traitors first look as Claudia Winkleman breaks silence on line-up
Claudia Winkleman will be back on our screens later on this year for the first British version of Celebrity Traitors
Presenter Claudia Winkleman is welcoming a celebrity lineup into the infamous castle for a special edition of The Traitors as they take part in a gripping game of strategy, deception, and betrayal.
This autumn, BBC One and iPlayer will air a nine-part celebrity version of the multi-award-winning psychological competition. The stars will face off in a tense battle of trust and treachery, all aiming to win up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
Ahead of the new series, the BBC has released a first look image to whet fans' appetites - and in true Traitors' fashion the image shows caricature portraits of each celebrity hanging on one of the castle's walls.
The portraits of the stars taking part in Celebrity Traitors hang on the castle wall
Discussing the new series, Claudia said: "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 celebs taking part in this year's series are Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, Clare Balding, David Olusoga, Joe Marler, Joe Wilkinson, Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway, Lucy Beaumont and Mark Bonnar.
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Joining them are Nick Mohammed, Niko Omilana, Paloma Faith, Ruth Codd, Stephen Fry, Tameka Empson and Tom Daley.
Claudia will be hand on to host the celeb version
(Image: PA )
Since its launch on BBC One and iPlayer in 2022, The Traitors has built a fiercely loyal following. The first series was a breakout success, and the show has only grown in popularity.
By its third season, it averaged 10.3 million viewers across all 12 episodes, with the premiere alone drawing 10.9 million—making it the biggest unscripted show since I'm a Celebrity in 2022.
In addition to this, it's also the top-performing new entertainment show among 16-34-year-olds, attracting 2.3 million viewers in that age group, with half of its audience tuning in via iPlayer.
The show has earned widespread acclaim and numerous awards, including the BAFTA for Best Reality & Constructed Factual, the NTA for Reality Competition, the RTS Entertainment Award, and the Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Best Entertainment Programme.
Claudia received awards for the popular series
(Image: BBC / Studio Lambert )
Claudia has also been recognised for her role as host, winning the BAFTA for Best Entertainment Performance, the RTS Entertainment Performance Award, and the Edinburgh TV Festival Variety Outstanding Achievement Award.
The Celebrity Traitors will be nine episodes, each 60 minutes and is produced by Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, the BBC's Head of Entertainment Commissioning.
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The Traitors is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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