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Celebrity Traitors series two kicks off tonight with 21 stars as Joanne McNally emerges as 'dark horse' to watch

From the Newshound archive · first published 1 October 2026.

The cast of 21 celebrities competing in Celebrity Traitors series two, which the BBC plans to use tonight to warn 3.7 million households watching without a valid licence that they risk a £1,000 fine.
The cast of 21 celebrities competing in Celebrity Traitors series two, which the BBC plans to use tonight to warn 3.7 million households watching without a valid licence that they risk a £1,000 fine.
A BBC licence fee disc connects to the Celebrity Traitors prize pot story, as the show airs on BBC One tonight with £100,000 at stake for charity.
A BBC licence fee disc connects to the Celebrity Traitors prize pot story, as the show airs on BBC One tonight with £100,000 at stake for charity.

Season two of 'Celebrity Traitors' begins on BBC One tonight at 8pm, with 21 famous faces entering Ardross Castle to compete for a £100,000 charity prize pot. Irish comedian Joanne McNally has been singled out by multiple commentators — and last year's winner Alan Carr — as the contestant most likely to cause a surprise. Claudia Winkleman has also revealed production bosses ban her from wearing jewellery during the tense Traitors-selection walk, fearing even the faintest jangle could give the game away.

Series one winner Alan Carr described McNally as a 'whirlwind' and 'motormouth', and named Miranda Hart as his other dark-horse pick.

McNally herself joked on Instagram that she could barely spot herself in the show's promotional trailers, questioning whether she had actually taken part.

The line-up also includes Michael Sheen, Richard E Grant, Maya Jama, Bella Ramsey, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan — with Carr warning actors hold an 'unfair advantage' at deception.

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