{"id":562989,"date":"2026-05-02T20:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/562989\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:56:15","slug":"celebrity-traitors-2026-confirms-star-studded-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/562989\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Traitors 2026 confirms star-studded lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The lineup for the 2026 edition of Celebrity Traitors<\/a> has been announced.<\/p>\n

Last year, the inaugural edition of the Celebrity Traitors premiered on BBC One, with talk show host (and Traitor) Alan Carr emerging as the eventual winner.<\/p>\n

Following months of speculation, the BBC has now confirmed its roster for the forthcoming season of Celebrity Traitors, with comedians James Acaster, Joanne McNally, and Joe Lycett among the competitors.<\/p>\n

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There are several actors on the billing, including The Last of Us\u2019s Bella Ramsey, The Damned United\u2019s Michael Sheen, and Withnail and I\u2019s Richard E Grant. Myha\u2019la (Industry) and Sharon Rooney (Two Doors Down) will also feature.<\/p>\n

Comedians Romesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett, known for their repeat collaborations across British television, are both set to compete in the Celebrity Traitors this year.<\/p>\n

There are also well-known musicians in the running, including former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and \u201cYou\u2019re Beautiful\u201d singer James Blunt.<\/p>\n

Fans have voiced enthusiastic approval of the lineup on social media, with some branding the roster \u201cincredible\u201d and \u201camazing\u201d.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full list of contestants for Celebrity Traitors 2026:<\/p>\n

Amol Rajan \u2013 Journalist and Broadcaster<\/p>\n

Bella Ramsey \u2013 Actor<\/p>\n

\"ActorActor Bella Ramsey (Getty Images for HBO Max)<\/p>\n

James Acaster \u2013 Comedian and Podcaster<\/p>\n

James Blunt \u2013 Singer\/Songwriter<\/p>\n

Jerry Hall \u2013 Model and Actress<\/p>\n

Joanne McNally \u2013 Comedian<\/p>\n

\"JoanneJoanne McNally attends the British Podcast Awards 2024 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Joe Lycett \u2013 Comedian<\/p>\n

Julie Hesmondhalgh \u2013 Actor<\/p>\n

King Kenny \u2013 Content Creator<\/p>\n

Leigh-Anne Pinnock \u2013 Singer\/Songwriter<\/p>\n

Maya Jama \u2013 Broadcaster and Entrepreneur <\/p>\n

Michael Sheen \u2013 Actor and Presenter<\/p>\n

\"WelshWelsh actor Michael Sheen is among the ‘Celebrity Traitors’ contestants this year (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Miranda Hart \u2013 Actor and Author<\/p>\n

Myha\u2019la \u2013 Actor<\/p>\n

Professor Hannah Fry\u2013 Broadcaster and Mathematician<\/p>\n

Richard E Grant \u2013 Actor and Author<\/p>\n

Rob Beckett \u2013 Comedian<\/p>\n

Romesh Ranganathan \u2013 Comedian<\/p>\n

\"RomeshRomesh Ranganathan and Rob Beckett pose with the Entertainment Performance Award at the 2024 Baftas (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Ross Kemp \u2013 Actor and Presenter<\/p>\n

Sebastian Croft \u2013 Musician and Actor<\/p>\n

Sharon Rooney \u2013 Actor<\/p>\n

In the series, which will launch on BBC One later in 2026, the contestants are secretly divided into \u201cFaithfuls\u201d and \u201cTraitors\u201d. <\/p>\n

The latter group, initially comprising three people, must convince the rest of the group they are Faithfuls, while making it through a series of tense \u201cbanishment\u201d votes.<\/p>\n

Last year, the first season of Celebrity Traitors saw Carr selected as a Traitor alongside TV presenter Jonathan Ross, and musician Cat Burns.<\/p>\n

The series was praised for the calibre of its celebrity contestants, with the Faithfuls including names such as Stephen Fry, Nick Mohammed, Clare Balding and Celia Imrie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":562990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-562989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=562989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/562989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/562990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=562989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=562989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=562989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}