{"id":199013,"date":"2025-10-09T00:07:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/199013\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T00:07:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T00:07:19","slug":"is-alan-carr-the-greatest-traitor-the-celebrity-traitors-as-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/199013\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Alan Carr the greatest traitor? The Celebrity Traitors \u2014 as it happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Goodness, what a night. I think I\u2019m done!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks so much for joining me tonight for what was quite the show.<\/p>\n<p>The Celebrity Traitors is back tomorrow night on BBC1 when we\u2019ll get to find out if Alan has pulled off the least likely murder in plain sight in television history.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the rest of your evening. I\u2019ll leave you with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/the-celebrity-traitors-review-2025-episode-1-lfgxnxpfl\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Midgley\u2019s review<\/a> of the first episode.<\/p>\n<p>That was quite the opening number, and I don\u2019t know about you, but all my fears about celebrities ruining the format have dissolved over the last 75 minutes. That was pleasingly entertaining. I\u2019m definitely coming back for a second helping.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/1c531557-9657-4a65-93a1-abbdf2777ea1.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The programme found just the right balance of silliness, tension and intrigue, while developing some fine storylines and characters that I\u2019m looking forward to seeing unwind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Undoubtedly, it became the Alan Carr show as soon as he was made a traitor (a truly brilliant move from the producers), but they also leant heavily into the big gun signings of Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie and Jonathan Ross, who all earned their place at the top table.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We saw some great early supporting performances from co-traitor Cat Burns, who is without doubt going to grow as a formidable force in this series. Plus, characters like Nick, Tom, Niko and Clare helped keep the energy up with some excellent contributions in this first episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s going to take some time for us to get to know everyone, and it\u2019ll be good to see some of the comedians like Joe Wilkinson and Lucy Beaumont have a little more time in the sun, but I\u2019m confident their time will come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Now you\u2019ve seen the first episode, what do you think? Is it up to the same high standards as the civilian version of The Traitors? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/celebrity-traitors-popularity-wnggbrp0g\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Will Celebrity Traitors become our new TV obsession?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">And don\u2019t forget to let me know in the comments who you think may win.<\/p>\n<p>The greatest traitor we\u2019ve ever seen? Or &#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan\u2019s strategy: \u201cI\u2019m just going to touch anyone\u2019s face\u201d. I mean, I admire his candour. This is going to be an indiscriminate drive-by pollen fling. It\u2019s going to be a female, we think. But after that, anyone could get it. But who?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Will Alan overnight become the greatest traitor the castle has ever seen, or be found out immediately?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">You could cut the tension with a knife. It\u2019s Hitchcockian, it\u2019s Psycho, it\u2019s Rear Window, it\u2019s Strangers on a Train\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s\u2026 over!<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">This murder in plain sight is a big test of our trio. There\u2019s a lot of people around the house, so it\u2019s very tricky to plot, plan or execute the mission. Especially as Alan is speaking loud enough that they can hear him in the Australian version of The Traitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">But perhaps this shows just how disarming his personality is, as no one thinks he\u2019s loudly laughing and plotting to kill. He\u2019s the original smiling assassin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Nothing can go wrong here as long as the person they rub pollen on doesn\u2019t have hayfever. If they choose wisely, Alan can do this \u2014 but if the victim hasn\u2019t had their Clarityn this morning, the results could be explosive and reveal a dastardly plot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/sex-relationships\/article\/how-to-spot-a-traitor-at-work-and-how-to-be-one-2sbsk978k\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How to spot a traitor at work (and how to be one)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I almost believe Alan. Almost.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Meanwhile, back at the ranch, everyone\u2019s having some turnip and haggis and Stephen\u2019s off to the library. By my count, here\u2019s everyone who died in Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet: Mercutio, Tybalt, Paris, Romeo, Juliet, Polonius, Ophelia, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Queen Gertrude, King Claudius, Laertes, Hamlet \u2014 so that\u2019s 13? Am I right? <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">That\u2019s what Stephen thinks too. Although Lady Montague is also proclaimed dead towards the end of Romeo and Juliet (\u201cGrief of my son\u2019s exile hath stopp\u2019d her breath\u201d, says Lord Montague), so perhaps we both have it wrong?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Tom Daley is squaring up to be a traitor-hunter extraordinaire and Alan is doing well. He\u2019s doubling down on the big character energy and confusing everyone into thinking he\u2019s faithful. It\u2019s working. I almost believe him, and I know he\u2019s lying! He\u2019s fast emerging as the standout star of this show (alongside the deadly Celia, of course).<\/p>\n<p>That diver can really run. Go Tom!<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"537378,TITLE:The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/563fbfe7-6a36-4481-a8e6-6768ce2314d4.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">My favourite part of that challenge was the chain of people shouting the number of flags on the castle up and down a hill. Perhaps an idea for a new show once we all get bored of this one: Celebrity Semaphore with Tom Daley? You can have that one for free, BBC. If you don\u2019t do it, Sky will.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It was all worth it. That horse really did burn.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"537399,TITLE:The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/27cd1518-6c8c-481d-9448-29c6b948473e.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">And of course Stephen has found a way to end the challenge on a quote. This time he\u2019s gone biblical: \u201cOne of you will betray me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Has Nick made a fatal mistake?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019ve done some maths and the combined age of the 19 contestants is 892 years. Surely that\u2019s too old to be pushing a wooden horse up a hill? I wonder how many physiotherapists will be waiting back at the castle with a glass of Sanatogen tonic?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Nick has shown he\u2019s smart with that two-handed puzzle action at gate two. You mustn\u2019t ever look clever in this game, Nick. Now he\u2019s done it again at gate three. Let\u2019s all hope they\u2019re too knackered to notice. He is looking like one to beat here, and that\u2019s not a good place to be so early on.<\/p>\n<p>Rookie error from Balding<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Mercutio, Paris, Tybalt \u2026 Never before has there been such a luvvie fest on a reality show. Everyone just keeps saying Tybalt. Tybalt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">But they\u2019re all so busy chanting the names of dead Shakespearean characters they\u2019ve taken their eye off the Balding, and Clare has, well, ballsed it up. She\u2019s locked in the numbers before they\u2019ve even got to Polonius and Ophelia and all the unsung dead heroes of Hamlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">This is a disaster. And she is going to be viewed with suspicion from now on. Everyone will think she\u2019s a traitor trying to sabotage things. She\u2019s meant to be one of the smart ones, and she\u2019s made a rookie error here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Charlotte saves the day. But has she never seen this show before? No good deed goes unpunished. The faithful are going to think she didn\u2019t need the shield because she is a traitor, not because she\u2019s just a really nice person (which appears to be the truth here.) Unless she\u2019s double bluffing \u2026 my head hurts. I think I need another Traitors-themed cocktail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s a new day and everyone is in high spirits and barking up all the wrong trees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Tom, Niko, Tameka? They\u2019re not very good at this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Celia\u2019s response to being called a world class actor is fab: \u201cBlah, blah, blah.\u201d The best way to receive a compliment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">OK, Claudia is here with her giant white sleeves and there\u2019s a Trojan horse in the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Stephen does bicep curls at the gym, so hopefully he can add some brawn as well as brains to this unlikely meeting of Greek mythology and Total Wipeout on primetime television.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The missions can sometimes feel a bit like an ad break between the real fun of The Traitors, so hopefully this one has a bit more flair than some of the more pedestrian tasks in the civilian series we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Everyone else has gone home. And the traitors are meeting up for the first time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019m not sure where the celebrities stay, but I believe for the civilian series they sleep at the Marriott by Inverness airport, which is about 45 minutes away by car (seems like a long drive after a whole day of traitor-hunting). If you fancy it, I just Googled and you can get a king guestroom from about \u00a3130. Maybe the celebs stay somewhere else, but if you\u2019re at a loose end you could always go on a pilgrimage looking for the room Alan Carr once frequented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Back in the turret, the more I see this trio together the more excited I am to see them in action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">No murder tonight \u2014 but the first one will be in plain sight. Always the most stressful type for the traitors. Are they trying to give poor Alan a heart attack?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Jonathan is emerging as the leader, but Cat has revealed a dangerous streak. Beware big personalities. Always beware in this game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/article\/how-to-win-the-traitors-chance-not-tactics-7cqxfj9rw\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why winning The Traitors is not just down to tactics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We need to talk about Alan. How long can he keep this up? Is he worse than Linda? (He\u2019s of course referencing Linda Rands, the retired opera singer in season three who wasn\u2019t the most convincing traitor.) I think he\u2019s being hard on himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">He\u2019s got to decide on a strategy fast, and I think he\u2019s gone the right way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Hide in plain sight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">He\u2019s going to drink the ros\u00e9 wine and sweat, and of course keep laughing and being loud. No one is going to suspect him as long as his mood doesn\u2019t change. If Alan can keep this up he could end up being the ultimate traitor and we\u2019re in for a rollercoaster of a series. But it\u2019s a big if as the pressure is only going to mount from here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">A few theories doing the rounds early doors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan randomly picks on Celia and Clare in an act of desperation, Clare has her eye on Kate, and Niko thinks there must be a youngster \u2014 he\u2019s right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">And just as tensions are starting to diffuse over a drink in the lounge \u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Here. Comes. Celia. \u201cYou might all be lying!\u201d The timing is brilliant. She is going to be a formidable faithful. Jonathan needs to keep an eye on this situation \u2014 maybe he\u2019s saying too much? Surely he\u2019s capable of sitting quietly and observing? Oh \u2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 Read our interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/celia-imrie-thursday-murder-club-k2q7qztlc\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celia Imrie: \u2018I don\u2019t like being the age I am\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Traitors have been chosen<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">After some very loud walking from Claudia (louder than usual? Certainly more pronounced for the celebrity audience) we have our terrible trio \u2014 and they all wanted to be bad. So that\u2019s nice for them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The celebrities at the famous round table\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/cea1c16b-0513-4101-b4a4-8fa9dca7bf68.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The celebrities at the famous round table<\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"537375,TITLE:The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/39a2ce3e-2efb-4290-b377-765322a9c4da.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan, Cat and Jonathan. It seems like a good mix, but time will tell.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan is inspired. How is he going to deal with this? He already looks like he\u2019s on the edge and they\u2019ve only had their blindfolds off for 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">All three are looking a bit sheepish. Cat looks too happy, Jonathan is talking too much and Alan has a sweating problem and can\u2019t keep a secret. But we know and the other contestants don\u2019t, so I think I might be overanalysing this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">First impressions of the traitors. Cat is going to be the cool head who holds this trio together. Jonathan will come up with plans and misdirect the group. Alan is going to have to carry on as he is \u2014 and hope. Maybe he should just have another drink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">What do you think?<\/p>\n<p>Who is going to get what they want?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019ve always enjoyed the little interview segments with Claudia. But now I love them. Why?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Celia Imrie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/a3269dbe-8e0a-48ca-a457-0fd102759079.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">She\u2019s so good at this, and she\u2019s revelling in every moment of her latest role. I cannot wait to see how this pans out. Her and Mr Fry are being set up front and centre here. He says no one can spot a liar \u2026 imagine if they end up teaming up somehow. What a pair!<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Back to business and we now know who wants to be a traitor. Nick wants to take out a national treasure, Joe W wants to see the turret (a good solid and rational reason), Jonathan, Cat, Alan, Paloma and the other Joe also want to taste blood.<\/p>\n<p>Is Stephen going to be too clever?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">What\u2019s the first thing you look for when you\u2019re booking a hotel? Furniture, knick-knacks and objets trouv\u00e9s, I\u2019d imagine? I\u2019m with Stephen, it\u2019s all about the objet trouv\u00e9 \u2014 is that a feature you can filter by on Booking.com?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We\u2019ve also seen our first peacock \u2014 so The Celebrity Traitors has really begun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We\u2019re starting to learn a bit more about our contestants, although there\u2019s so many of them, it may take a while to really get their number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Cat and Niko seem to be forming a little bit of a youth alliance, which could be interesting as things develop. But Niko\u2019s plan of being an unknown entity has been foiled by Stephen\u2019s sticky memory. As I feared before the show, Stephen is coming across incredibly well as a big thinker; could this be his downfall as he\u2019s seen as too clever?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">All this digging has aroused suspicion in the car ride to the castle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan thinks Jonathan\u2019s a traitor, even though they haven\u2019t been picked yet, and Jonathan appears to be trying to start an early alliance in his Range Rover. It\u2019s too early, Rossy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/c8f079e4-ff75-4916-b504-1ba42b094dde.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>CODY BURRIDGE\/BBC\/PA WIRE<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">But the big chat in all the cars is: what the heck was Nick up to? Why did he spend the whole time helping Celia and not himself? He can\u2019t be a traitor yet, but he has raised his head above the parapet, which is singularly the worst thing you can do in this game. <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Even Celia thinks he\u2019s a suspect now. Is he selfless or is he a game player with a plan? The fact that anyone is even asking the question means he has a target on his back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Besides, he\u2019s used to being a bad guy, after his villainous turn in Ted Lasso\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/comedy\/article\/nick-mohammed-ted-lasso-has-been-completely-life-changing-l8fwnlw6m\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with Nick Mohammed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Them\u2019s some boots Claudia!<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Maybe Stephen was right, this is a bit of a blizzard of horror. Poor Charlotte in a white dress digging her own grave by hand, Alan not being able to tell the difference between a rock and a shield and Nick Mohammed is such a fan of Celia that he isn\u2019t even bothering to help himself.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"537388,TITLE:The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/97fdc92a-83f9-4418-9c8c-b0e243a42b73.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"537389,TITLE:The Celebrity Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/ee0d262e-e910-45f7-b4a0-c0b09e6109f9.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/EUAN CHERRY<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019m not sure why some of them got a shovel, but here we are. All\u2019s fair in love and traitors. Jonathan, Joe M, Joe W (this is going to be confusing, hopefully one of them is taken out soon) Kate, Charlotte and Celia have shields and they\u2019re protected \u201cfor now\u201d (what does that mean? They just scrabbled around on their hands and knees in the dirt. They need some certainty!)<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities really love castles<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Now you know what to buy your favourite one for Christmas. I\u2019ve never heard so many whoops and wows in all my life. But I\u2019ve already forgotten about that because now we\u2019re seeing musical cars from above. Looks like the BBC has spent money on a drone \u2014 how very fancy. It\u2019s like The Italian Job meets The Addams Family.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ardross Castle\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/fc952486-9834-441d-94c1-243ccc760c40.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">By the way, if you\u2019re wondering, it\u2019s called Ardross Castle, a 19th-century pile about 30 miles north of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Before you ask, it\u2019s not a hotel so you can\u2019t book a night there, but apparently it is a wedding venue with 100 acres of gardens and parkland. You\u2019d probably get a decent photo or two, I\u2019d imagine.<\/p>\n<p>The opening exchanges have given us a flavour of our contestants<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">There\u2019s been a lot of Stephen Fry on screen, which we\u2019d expect as he is probably the least likely celebrity to be involved, and he\u2019s also a one-man quote factory. The arrival cars sequence was bookended with \u201cLet the horror unfold. Let the worst person win\u201d and \u201ca blizzard of horror\u201d. He\u2019s perhaps over-egging it, all he has to do is play wink murder in a castle. But we like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s also obvious that Celia Imrie is going to be brilliant. I\u2019m calling it early. There\u2019s a real twinkle in her eye, and she\u2019s immediately interrogating poor Joe Marler. Keep your eye on her. She\u2019s not taking any prisoners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan Carr has, as we expected, turned up in sparkling form, and it looks like he\u2019s going to add something very special to this series. While his plan to fly under the radar is clearly impossible, his infectious personality is going to be a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">And then there\u2019s Niko. You might not know him if you don\u2019t have kids of a certain age. I\u2019ll enlighten you \u2014 he\u2019s a pretty big deal on YouTube as part of the Beta Squad, a channel with more than 11 million subscribers. They do funny and silly things \u2014 pranks and challenges \u2014 like everything successful on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Here they are setting up a five-star cruise (what could go wrong?).<\/p>\n<p>Licence fee-busting stuff<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Well, that was a breathless and characteristically high-camp introduction. The highlight of course was the exploding train. Is this The Traitors or a trailer for a Michael Bay movie? Coffins too. This is licence fee-busting stuff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">What have we learnt?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Alan Carr might have a dark side, Imrie\u2019s in it to win it. Stephen Fry is going to give the show a lot of excellent soundbites (\u201cI don\u2019t know what beasts lie within me\u201d) and Tom Daley is preparing to \u201cfight to the death!\u201d \u2014 perhaps a bit extreme. We\u2019ll see how things pan out, I suppose, but I\u2019d advise him to take a breath.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/db8a2c25-c7f9-4f90-9a71-7e0ce8629a49.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Doesn\u2019t the castle look lovely tonight? And you can\u2019t beat an owl to get you in the mood. Claudia gives us her thoughts on a few of the candidates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Clare Balding will be underestimated. Nick Mohammed is very clever. She can\u2019t wait to see Charlotte Church at the round table. And she says what we\u2019re all thinking: you just can\u2019t help but think the inclusion of Celia Imrie in this cast is going to be a lot of fun. How better to add some levity to the mock dramatic intro than a CGI wink from the veteran actress\u2019s portrait?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s a strong start \u2014 but why has she chosen these contestants to single out? Is it a sign that they\u2019re going to be big players in episode one \u2014 or am I reading too much into this already?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Probably the latter.<\/p>\n<p>The Celebrity Traitors is about to begin&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stephen Fry\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/fdebb412-f9fd-4a02-b727-03602984b40e.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I can hear an owl hooting, I can see a stag stalking, I can feel a cool chill in the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Either that Murder in the Moonlight cocktail was stronger than I thought or we\u2019re nearly ready to play The Celebrity Traitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I really, really want this to be good. But there\u2019s always the fear that when you add the word \u201ccelebrity\u201d to the beginning of any show, the wheels might start coming off fast, however high the calibre of the famous people.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Clare Balding\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/c106ff2a-61f0-4d41-bc64-eeb84d48acc2.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Where\u2019s the jeopardy? Yes, they\u2019re playing for charity, but it\u2019s not quite the same as complete unknowns competing for life-changing sums of money and perhaps the chance of fame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We have to trust the format. And Claudia. Yes, it\u2019s all going to be OK. <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Meanwhile, the boss of the hit BBC1 show has revealed why Clare Balding, Tom Daley, Stephen Fry and a host of other household names made the grade.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Daley\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/dcc8ca9c-ddef-467e-a648-fa8a719f5036.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/media\/article\/the-celebrity-traitors-bbc-casting-qgpx5wwfd\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How the stars were picked for Celebrity Traitors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found out what it\u2019s really like to play The Traitors<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">A new Traitors Live Experience allows members of the public to play the hit game show. And as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/profile\/tom-peck\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Peck<\/a>, the Times\u2019s parliamentary sketch writer and TV columnist, discovered, it\u2019s not as easy as it looks on TV.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Peck discovered his fate at The Traitors Live Experience\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/330913b1-3932-4434-b7f6-cf725b3b2b4c.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tom Peck discovered his fate at The Traitors Live Experience<\/p>\n<p>GREY HUTTON FOR THE TIMES<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u201cDastardly manoeuvres were attempted. Bonds of trust were shattered,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAt one point I believe a security guard may have been enlisted to help to locate a hidden teddy bear. Yes, there were challenges. Someone\u2019s name now never gets mentioned on WhatsApp without a snake emoji.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/traitors-live-experience-review-tom-peck-m5pxpkc3k\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quiz: how well do you know The Traitors?Where is The Traitors filmed? All you need to know<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/0343ebde-7424-421d-b04d-1f2c12ec037a.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The filming location, Ardross Castle in the Highlands, has remained the same across every series of The Traitors UK so far. While much of the filming takes place at the 100-acre, privately owned estate, the beautifully elemental countryside around its location in Easter Ross \u2014 usually sped through as either the beginning or end of Scotland\u2019s popular North Coast 500 driving route \u2014 is having its moment on the small screen too. We have everything you need to know about the Highland hangouts where the treachery will unfold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/scotland\/article\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-where-the-traitors-is-filmed-cww7lrrtr\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about Ardross Castle<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The answer to the question I posted at 7.35pm: traitors have won only one of the three series in the UK. <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">You remember? Series two where the dastardly Harry Clark sold poor Mollie Pearce down the river at the final moment. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Clark bagged the \u00a395,000 prize in the second series\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/b622a9ae-4312-4508-9d9a-717459e98a7d.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harry Clark bagged the \u00a395,000 prize in the second series<\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Series one and three were both faithful victories. The first series was won by faithfuls Aaron Evans, Meryl Williams and Hannah Byczkowski. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"From left: Aaron Evans, Meryl Williams and Hannah Byczkowski won The Traitors series one\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/47b19198-17cd-4866-a892-7410ad3910c2.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>From left: Aaron Evans, Meryl Williams and Hannah Byczkowski won The Traitors series one<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">And in the most recent run faithfuls Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley shared the prize.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown won series three as faithfuls\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/e311eb35-fe25-4f3f-aede-3f8327d27ef6.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leanne Quigley and Jake Brown won series three as faithfuls<\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Interestingly the UK bucks the trend here. According to my research, there\u2019s been about fifty global series of The Traitors, and of those more than two thirds have been won by the traitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019m not sure what that says about the British players, or perhaps the sample size of three series isn\u2019t statistically significant. But what this global \u201cresearch\u201d tells us is that, celebrity or not, you are better off being a traitor near the end of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Claudia Winkleman\u2019s Traitors wardrobe<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">One question on many viewers\u2019 lips will be this:<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u201cWhat\u2019s Claudia going to wear?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claudia Winkleman donned a range of capes in previous series of The Traitors\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/methode\/times\/prod\/web\/bin\/bbb3cb09-4fa9-4644-9311-cc65c1065c03.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Claudia Winkleman donned a range of capes in previous series of The Traitors<\/p>\n<p>STUDIO LAMBERT\/BBC<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Our illustrious host\u2019s serious sartorial style has been a talking point across the first three series with tweed jackets, oversized cable knit jumpers and hunter boots making regular appearances. (perhaps I should\u2019ve been a fashion journalist?) <\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">We\u2019ll have to wait for the games to begin at 9pm to find out what this autumn\u2019s must-have look will be, but it sounds like we\u2019re in for a treat:<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely nuts.\u201d Claudia says of this year\u2019s wardrobe. \u201cUnhinged in taffeta was where we went\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I looked up taffeta in preparation for my new fashion gig, and it\u2019s described as a \u201ccrisp, high-end fabric with a smooth, lustrous surface, known for its distinctive rustling sound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/fashion\/article\/no-arms-how-claudia-winkleman-made-capes-cool-tbntqhrrl\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Claudia Winkleman made capes cool<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Test your Traitors knowledge<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">While we\u2019re waiting. Anyone up for a Traitors quiz? More of a quizette really \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">There have been three series of the UK version of The Traitors so far. But how many have been won by traitors?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">I\u2019ll give you a short while to think (or look it up!)<\/p>\n<p>When will Celebrity Traitors be shown on TV?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">If you don\u2019t already know, the broadcast schedule for this celebrity show is a little bit different to the civilian version. It\u2019s on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9pm on BBC1 (no Friday edition), but the celeb show is running across four weeks rather than three and the final week has a Friday finale, which by my maths is going to be Halloween. Spooky! Let\u2019s hope that the ratings aren\u2019t frightful by then. You\u2019ll be able to catch up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/best-bbc-iplayer-tv-shows-series-jtn2x9k2v\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPlayer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">OK, I\u2019m off to try to invent a Traitors-themed cocktail to drink throughout the show; how about a Murder in the Moonlight, erm, a gin and tonic with a shot of strawberry cordial?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Here\u2019s the series teaser to keep you company \u2026<\/p>\n<p>How to spot a traitor at work (and how to be one)<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The Traitors is mean and dark and addictive because we\u2019ve all been there. Any decent, loyal worker knows the sick jolt of realising that a colleague you presumed to trust is a devious, amoral, backstabbing liar. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Harry Clark is one of the most successful UK Traitors to date\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/c2ba66d4-67a1-45b0-a997-15805ffe9518.png\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harry Clark is one of the most successful UK Traitors to date<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The problem is \u2014 as bemoaned by the programme\u2019s Faithfuls on discovering that they have banished yet another innocent they believed was two-faced \u2014 most people are remarkably useless at spotting a snake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/sex-relationships\/article\/how-to-spot-a-traitor-at-work-and-how-to-be-one-2sbsk978k\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are you hosting a Celebrity Traitors party?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Not long to go now and this lengthy build-up continues. Think of it like the FA Cup final day in the 1980s when the coverage started on breakfast TV for a 3pm kick-off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Have you had your Traitors-themed dinner and donned your cloak yet?<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">No? Me neither.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Next year, I\u2019m going to be better prepared and have a starter of Backstab Bruschetta (add a bit of chilli to stab those tastebuds) followed by a Faithful Feast (a good honest roast?). I suppose we may as well keep this going across three courses. What about a Murderess Mousse for dessert? I guess if this journalism lark doesn\u2019t work out, I can always open a themed restaurant in Vegas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Let us know in the comments where you will be watching the first episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It\u2019s a heavyweight bunch of contestants, I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll agree \u2014 not a Love Island alumnus in sight. Testament to just how popular The Traitors has been across its first three \u201ccivilian\u201d series in the UK, the programme has clearly cemented itself as the thinking man\u2019s reality format. Yes, perhaps even surpassing The Wheel.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Framed portraits of Celebrity Traitors contestants above a fireplace.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/18601a61-5ae5-4a94-b0c1-6119804d3501.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The famous Traitors portrait wall is polished and ready<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">But who\u2019s going to win? Well, we haven\u2019t seen it yet, but that hasn\u2019t stopped us trying to predict the winner. While we\u2019re waiting for things to get going, have a look at our ranking and let me know in the comments if you think we\u2019re on the right track.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/095c3369-7716-4123-bd44-fbb92d5411a4\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Who is going to win The Celebrity Traitors? Every contestant ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meet the Celebrity Traitors crew<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Let\u2019s talk about the contestants. There are 19 of them \u2014 and it\u2019s quite the line-up. Here they are:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/e555bea9-4352-499e-9ec7-6134dbef262a.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/CODY BURRIDGE<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Above, from left:<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Tom Daley, 31, former Olympic diver<br \/>Cat Burns, 25, singer-songwriter<br \/>Ruth Codd, 29, actress<br \/>Clare Balding, 54, television presenter and journalist<br \/>Niko Omilana, 27, social media personality<br \/>David Olusoga, 55, historian and film-maker<br \/>Jonathan Ross, 64, television presenter<br \/>Paloma Faith, 44, singer-songwriter and actress<br \/>Celia Imrie, 73, actress<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/5f743684-7a43-4c13-8243-05ccc0ea8aec.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BBC\/STUDIO LAMBERT\/CODY BURRIDGE<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Mark Bonnar, 56, actor<br \/>Joe Wilkinson, 50, comedian and actor<br \/>Nick Mohammed, 45, actor and comedian<br \/>Charlotte Church, 39, singer and television presenter<br \/>Kate Garraway, 58, television presenter and journalist<br \/>Tameka Empson, 48, actress<br \/>Lucy Beaumont, 42, comedian<br \/>Alan Carr, 49, comedian and television presenter<br \/>Joe Marler, 35, former England rugby player<br \/>Stephen Fry, 68, actor, writer and presenter<\/p>\n<p>Watch: the trailer for the new seriesFollow along as The Celebrity Traitors begins<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Claudia Winkleman on the set of The Celebrity Traitors.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/\/ad7adbb2-418d-4a05-91c3-ab28bbb6e10f.jpg\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Claudia Winkleman is back to host a new series of The Traitors \u2014 this time with a starry cast<\/p>\n<p>PA<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Good evening and welcome to The Celebrity Traitors live blog.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">My name\u2019s Tim, head of TV at The Times and The Sunday Times, and I\u2019ll be your guide through this bumper opening episode \u2014 a whopping hour and a quarter of treachery and sartorial prowess from Claudia Winkleman, starting at 9pm on BBC1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">The BBC is so confident that this first celebrity outing of the reality format is going to be a hit that it has even pushed the news back by 15 minutes. They don\u2019t do that for celebrity Bargain Hunt. <\/p>\n<p id=\"last-paragraph\" class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">That said, I\u2019m not sure they\u2019ve ever convinced Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie and Jonathan Ross to bid for old tat at an auction room in Guildford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goodness, what a night. I think I\u2019m done! 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