Full Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast released as Miranda Hart, Richard E Grant and Julie Hesmondhalgh sign up

Fans of the show have already picked their winner…
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Celebrity Traitors season 2 will see Ross Kemp, Rob Beckett and Maya Jama heading to Claudia Winkleman’s castle as the full cast list is revealed.

The Celebrity Traitors will be coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2026. And, with it, a cast of 21 stars ranging from BAFTA and BRIT Award winners to social media stars and some of the UK’s most cherished actors, comedians and presenters.

Read on for the full Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast list…

Miranda Hart
Miranda Hart is the early fan favourite to win (Credit: Shutterstock)

Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast released in full

The full cast list for Celebrity Traitors season 2 has officially been revealed, with 21 stars battling it out to win £100k for the charity of their choice.

The BBC released the cast list this morning (May 2).

Julie Hesmondhalgh
Julie Hesmondhalgh also joins the cast of Celeb Traitors 2026 (Credit: Splash News)

Journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan, actress Bella Ramsey and comedian and podcaster James Acaster are first on the line-up.

They’re joined by singer James Blunt, model Jerry Hall and comedians Joanne McNally and Joe Lycett.

Coronation Street legeng Julie Hesmondhalgh, content creator King Kenny and Little Mix favourite Leigh-Anne Pinnock are also on the list.

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Maya Jama
Maya Jama is also on the line-up for Celebrity Traitors season 2 (Credit: Splash News)

Celeb Traitors 2026 line-up announced

Meanwhile, Love Island host Maya Jama, actor Michael Sheen and the brilliant Miranda Hart are also on the Celebrity Traitors season 2 cast line-up.

Actor Myha’la, broadcaster and mathematician Professor Hannah Fry and actor Richard E Grant join them. Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are also due to appear.

The line-up for Celebrity Traitors season 2 is completed by EastEnders star Ross Kemp, musician and actor Sebastian Croft and actress Sharon Rooney.

Richard E Grant
Richard E Grant is also heading to the Highlands (Credit: Splash News)

Filming starts this weekend

As the BBC shared the list of stars taking part in the show, reports also suggested that the series will start filming this weekend.

It takes place at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.

The show will again be hosted by Claudia Winkleman.

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Viewers react

And it seems fans of the series have already decided on their winner. “Miranda to win!” declared one. “Miranda Hart’s going to be on Celebrity Traitors!” declared a second. “Richard E Grant and Miranda Hart !! I’m sat!” said another fan of the show.

Michael Sheen
Actor Michael Sheen will also be playing this autumn when the series airs (Credit: Splash News)

A fourth also commented to say: “The Celebrity Traitors line-up is SO good!” Another fan also loved the line-up and said: “Can’t wait. There are some big names there that I think will be great game players.”

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Celebrity Traitors season 2 airs later this year on BBC One and BBC iPlayer