When does The Celebrity Traitors season 2 start?

29 September 2026, 16:51 | Updated: 2 October 2026, 10:31

The Celebrity Traitors Host Claudia Winkleman pictured posing and logo.
When does The Celebrity Traitors season 2 start? Picture: BBC

By Lily Bell

The Celebrity Traitors season 2 is set to start very soon. Here's everything we know so far, including the celebrity line up.

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As the days get shorter and the evenings darker, it can only mean one thing... The Celebrity Traitors is coming back to our TV screens!

Host Claudia Winkleman will return to the Scottish Highlands with twenty one new celebrity stars who are all ready to play the tense game, and take on the role of a Faithful or Traitor.

After Alan Carr's sensational run last year, viewers will be seeing the likes of Love Island presenter Maya Jama, ex Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey take on the infamous game themselves.

Filmed earlier this year, here's everything we know about The Celebrity Traitors season 2 start date.

Claudia Winkleman pictured outside the traitor castle.
Claudia Winkleman will return to the Scottish Highlands. Picture: BBC

When does The Celebrity Traitors season 2 start?

The Celebrity Traitors season 2 will start on Thursday 1st October at 8pm and be slightly longer, at one hour 15 minutes!

This year, the show's TV scheduling will look a little different. Instead of airing twice a week on Wednesday and Thursday nights, it'll air every Thursday and Friday evening.

The Celebrity Traitors line up: Who is in series 2?

The full cast list for The Celebrity Traitors season 2 was revealed a while ago and several stars have been forced to remain tight-lipped about their experience playing the game.

Here's the full list:

  • Amol Rajan – Journalist
  • Bella Ramsey – Actor
  • James Acaster – Comedian
  • James Blunt – Singer/songwriter
  • Jerry Hall – Model and actress
  • Joanne McNally – Comedian
  • Joe Lycett – Comedian
  • Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
  • King Kenny – Social media personality
  • Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/former Little Mix member
  • Maya Jama – TV presenter
  • Michael Sheen – Actor and presenter
  • Miranda Hart – Actor
  • Myha’la – Actor
  • Professor Hannah Fry – Broadcaster and mathematician
  • Richard E. Grant – Actor
  • Rob Beckett – Comedian
  • Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian
  • Ross Kemp – Actor and presenter
  • Sebastian Croft – Musician and actor
  • Sharon Rooney – Actor

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