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'Kill each other off for the craic': Joanne McNally warns Celebrity Traitors comedians will betray one another as BBC series returns

From the Newshound archive · first published 29 September 2026 · last updated 30 September 2026.

Joanne McNally, who says years of lying ex-boyfriends have sharpened her instincts for deception, will compete against five fellow comedians who she warns will "absolutely kill each other off for the craic.
Joanne McNally, who says years of lying ex-boyfriends have sharpened her instincts for deception, will compete against five fellow comedians who she warns will "absolutely kill each other off for the craic.

Joanne McNally, 43, says the six comedians joining her in Celebrity Traitors series two — James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan — formed no pre-show alliances and will ruthlessly turn on each other. The BBC show launches on Thursday, October 1, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, with 21 stars competing at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands for £100,000 for charity. McNally insists her disaster dating history has sharpened her instincts for deception, and she is gunning to be picked as a Traitor. Friend and podcast co-host Vogue Williams urged her to go in 'fully two-faced'.

Michael Sheen, 57, fears his acting career will work against him as fellow contestants will immediately suspect he is lying.

Stars are reportedly 'paranoid' about the edit, begging the BBC for a preview — but producers have refused to show them a cut.

McNally says the cast WhatsApp group was a key draw: 'It's like lining up all my ex-boyfriends — there's no consistency to it at all.'

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