There are few dates in the entertainment calendar that get us buzzing quite like this one at WB Towers. The cloaks are back, the table is still round, and the betrayal is about to begin because The Traitors is returning to Ardross Castle!
The new series launches Wednesday 8th October at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with an extra-long, 70-minute kick-off first episode before settling into its regular Wednesday and Thursday evening slots.
But this season, it’s not just regular Traitors, it’s Celebrity Traitors. Same deceitful format but a completely different line-up of famous-face contestants ready to tackle the ultimate game of bluff, backstabbing, and banishment. Remember: “This game doesn’t care who you are”.
- Meet the Celebrity Traitors 2025 Cast
- Faithful vs Traitors: The Celebrity Traitors Explained
- WhichBingo HQ Makes Its Celebrity Traitors Predictions
- Watchalong Bingo: What to Play While You Watch
- Play Celebrity Traitors Bingo
Meet the Celebrity Traitors 2025 Cast
This year’s Celebrity Traitors 2025 cast joining fingerless glove host, Claudia Winkleman, make up a cracking competition. Comedians, presenters, actors, singers, and more. Here’s who’s confirmed to enter the castle:
- Clare Balding
- Lucy Beaumont
- Mark Bonnar
- Cat Burns
- Alan Carr
- Charlotte Church
- Ruth Codd
- Tom Daley
- Tameka Empson
- Paloma Faith
- Sir Stephen Fry
- Kate Garraway
- Celia Imrie
- Joe Marler (England rugby player)
- Nick Mohammed
- Joe Wilkinson
- Niko Omilana (content creator)
- Jonathan Ross
- and author David Olusoga.
Securing a cash prize for a charity of their choice up to £100,000 is the name, but what’s the actual game? Here’s a play-by-play:
Faithful vs Traitors: The Celebrity Traitors Explained
Each episode of this BBC One game show unfolds in the picturesque Scottish Highlands, where the celebrities plot and second-guess each other under Claudia’s watchful eye (and ever-growing fringe), who secretly selects, with the famous shoulder tap, a few contestants to become Traitors while the rest remain Faithful.
Everybody must work together to complete physically and mentally challenging missions and build up the charity prize fund. However, every night, the Traitors meet in a secret chamber to select one or more players to “murder” – and the next morning, over croissants and coffee, everyone anxiously waits to see who doesn’t come down for breakfast.
Later on, under candlelight, the group gathers at the round table to discuss and vote for who they believe is a Traitor. Claudia walks in circles around them, looking thoughtful. It’s tense. It’s dramatic. One wrong decision, and a Faithful could be sent packing while the real deceivers remain in play. Alliances are made, broken, and rebuilt until the final round table, where only a handful remain.
If the Faithful successfully expose and banish all the Traitors, they share the pot. But if even one Traitor goes undetected to the end, they walk away with the entire £100,000 for their chosen cause.
WhichBingo HQ Makes Its Celebrity Traitors Predictions
At WhichBingo HQ, we’ve already started calling our favourites to who wins and a few office debates have already turned traitorous.
Prediction: Jonathan Ross
Picked by: Charles, Social Media Manager
“I think any actor/actress is at a disadvantage because people will think they’re putting on a performance, even if they’re being truthful. Trustworthy women often do well, so the Traitors celebrity winner could be Kate Garraway or Clare Balding (how couldn’t you trust them?). But Jonathan Ross is very perceptive and he’s been around longer than most of the other celebs. I think Ross will be the MVP of the series and I believe he’ll be very good at finding the Traitors if he’s a Faithful. But, because he’ll be vocal, he’ll put a target on his own back”.
Prediction: Clare Balding
Picked by: Killian, Social Media Manager
“Clare Balding. She’s got all the intelligence and game play”.
Prediction: Lucy Beaumont
Picked by: Nic, Managing Editor
“Lucy Beaumont. To make it far you have to be able to fly under the radar whether you are a traitor or a faithful. I think she is excellent at playing dumb while being smarter than she lets on, an excellent trait for either side. I think big names like Stephen Fry will get eliminated early because of how well known they are and the perception that they can be trusted and can influence the group”.
Prediction: Joe Wilkinson
Picked by: Esther (hello!), Content Editor
“Joe Wilkinson because After Life, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Last One Laughing. He’s basically my favourite, regardless of strategy. I hope he wins”.
Prediction: Stephen Fry
Picked by: Dom, PR
“It’s basically Among Us, isn’t it. Stephen Fry, because he seems the smartest out of everyone”.
Watchalong Bingo: What to Play While You Watch
As the drama unfolds on screen, we thought we’d bring you some watchalong entertainment. You don’t have to miss your favourite online bingo games amidst the castle’s chaos – it’s the perfect double act: one eye on murder, one eye on your numbers.
Buzz Bingo: Free Bingo Wednesdays
Play Free Bingo Wednesdays at Buzz Bingo throughout October where £1,000 must be won. For this Playtech network-wide promotion you get 30 free tickets for the chance to win a share of £1K every Wednesday from 8:36 – 8:54pm in the Link Room. This isn’t a pre-buy 90-ball game, you have to be in the room to play. Stick around until 9pm for the 10p-a-ticket Boosted Game, featuring a £5,000 Full House Prize. 1 Line: £25, 2 Lines: £40, Full House: £150, and 1TG: £35.
BingoStars: Diamond Dazzle
Diamond Dazzle brings sparkle to Traitors (actually it’s on every evening, not just traitor nights) from 6pm to 11pm. Tickets cost between 5p and 15p, and you can win on regular 1L, 2L, or FH, but the twist is the Diamond Dazzle Feature. Twenty-four diamonds are revealed as numbers are called, and when someone lands the Full House, they’re offered a cash deal for their diamond. Take the offer and bank the money, or gamble and claim the hidden diamond’s full value instead.
PlayOJO: Hero Bingo
If that isn’t enough excitement for one night, PlayOJO have you covered with a nightly Hero Bingo treat perfect for castle-night viewing. Every evening from Sunday to Thursday at 9pm you can join the £1,000 guaranteed in prizes game. It’s the perfect mid-week Traitors UK pick-me-up.
Play Celebrity traitors Bingo
Now that we’ve revealed our Celebrity Traitors favourites, we’d be curious to know who you think will win Celebrity Traitors, leave a comment below! We’ve even made you a Celebrity Traitors Bingo card to use while you’re watching.
So go put the kettle on, grab your remote (and whatever device you’re using to play bingo while you watch!), and get ready to watch Celebrity Traitors.
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