{"id":345870,"date":"2026-01-01T05:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345870\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T05:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:05:07","slug":"weymouth-man-to-take-part-in-new-series-of-the-traitors-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/345870\/","title":{"rendered":"Weymouth man to take part in new series of The Traitors 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The line-up includes a man from Weymouth who has just been named as James, aged 38, in the series announcement.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, The Traitors sees the faithful attempting to root out a small group of Traitors to secure for themselves the cash prize of up to \u00a3120,000.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands, the murder mystery game show has been on the BBC&#8217;s biggest hits since it first launched.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ahead of the fourth series starting on New Year&#8217;s Day, the BBC has confirmed the new cast list.\n<\/p>\n<p>  The Traitors 2026 full line-up<\/p>\n<p>\n  These are all the contestants taking part in the new series of The Traitors.\n<\/p>\n<p>Adam, 34, Essex<\/p>\n<p>  Amanda, 57, Brighton<\/p>\n<p>  Ben, 66, Hampshire<\/p>\n<p>  Ellie, 33, London<\/p>\n<p>  Faraaz, 22, Middlesbrough<\/p>\n<p>  Fiona, 62, Swansea<\/p>\n<p>  Harriet, 52, London<\/p>\n<p>  Hugo, 51, London (Born in Cardiff)<\/p>\n<p>  Jack, 29, Essex<\/p>\n<p>  Jade, 25, West Midlands<\/p>\n<p>  James, 38, Weymouth<\/p>\n<p>  Jessie, 28, Hull<\/p>\n<p>  Judy, 60, Doncaster<\/p>\n<p>  Matthew, 35, Edinburgh<\/p>\n<p>  Maz, 59, Preston<\/p>\n<p>  Netty, 42, Glasgow<\/p>\n<p>  Rachel, 42, County Down<\/p>\n<p>  Reece, 27, Sheffield<\/p>\n<p>  Ross, 37, London<\/p>\n<p>  Roxy, 32, Amsterdam<\/p>\n<p>  Sam, 34, North Yorkshire<\/p>\n<p>  Stephen, 32, London<\/p>\n<p>\n  Claudia Winkleman will also be returning to The Traitors as the beloved host of the reality programme.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In total, there have been three series and one series of Celebrity Traitors, and already, it has become an iconic fixture on our screens.\n<\/p>\n<p>  All the previous winners of The Traitors<\/p>\n<p>\n  There were multiple winners in the 2023 series of The Traitors as comedian Hannah Byczkowski, call centre agent Meryl Williams and property agent Aaron Evans took home the prize.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The trio split the prize pot of \u00a3101,050, and they all had different plans for spending their winnings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Hannah said she would spend her prize money on a car to travel to and from London and Stoke-on-Trent for her gigs, while Meryl said she would be spending her money on changing her career path from her call centre job in the hope of becoming a TV presenter.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Aaron said he had given his winnings to his mother so she could put a deposit on a house.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Series two\u2019s winner was British Army engineer Harry Clarke from Slough in Berkshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Clarke, who was 23 years old at the time of the show, took home the whole \u00a395,150 prize pot.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He deceived disability model Mollie Pearce, 21, into thinking he was a fellow faithful when he was really a traitor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Recommended Reading\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In series three, the faithful emerged victorious after a very tense roundtable session where Francesca (Frankie) and Charlotte clashed, trying to convince the group that the other was a traitor.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In the end, Alexander (faithful) and\u00a0Francesca\u00a0(faithful) were\u00a0banished, leaving\u00a0Leanne\u00a0(faithful) and Jake\u00a0(faithful) as the winners.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The pair split the prize pot of\u00a0\u00a394,600.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Traitors returns to BBC One and iPlayer on January 1, 2026 at 8pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The line-up includes a man from Weymouth who has just been named as James, aged 38, in 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