BBC has finally confirmed celebrity series of The Traitors with some huge stars rumoured to appear
Don your cloaks and book your tickets to the Scottish Highlands as the BBC has just confirmed a celebrity spin-off The Traitors is on the way.
Since its series premiere back in 2022, the psychological game show has gripped the nation. Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the series sees a group of Faithfuls work together to win up to £120,000 prize money.
The only catch? Try and work out the identity of the Traitors in your group while avoiding being eliminated from the game. If the Traitors aren't all caught by the end, they walk away with the whole prizepot.
As seasons 1 and 2 have seen plenty of classic TV moments - who could forget Harry's shock finale betrayal - it was no surprise the show was renewed for a third outing.
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However a third outing isn't the only thing The Traitors fans have to look forward to, as the BBC has just confirmed that a fourth season and a celebrity spin-off is heading our way.
"The Traitors has well and truly established itself as an unmissable highlight of the year and the news of a fourth outing, alongside a brand new celebrity version coming to the BBC, will take the series to a whole new level," Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC said of the news.
"It will once again be fascinating for our audiences to see who’ll outwit, outplay, and outlast. Let the mind games begin!"
Mike Cotton, Creative Director Unscripted at Studio Lambert and Executive Producer for The Traitors, added: "We are thrilled to be inviting some celebrities into our castle to come and play the game. Seeing famous faces navigate the round table or don the infamous green cloaks will be unmissable TV, and what a double treat for the fans with Series 4 also confirmed too.
"There's a whole lot of exciting treachery and deception yet to come from the Highlands… Claudia’s going to have to pack some extra knitwear."
Filming for the fourth season and the celebrity version are currently scheduled to take place in 2025, with applications now open.
As celebrity casting is currently underway it may be a while until we see an official line-up - however that hasn't stopped a series of major names being linked to the programme.
The biggest name currently linked to the series is Friends star Courteney Cox, while Jonathan Ross and even former Health Secretary Matt Hancock could even be heading to the Ardross Castle in the near future.
Other names in contention include Wagatha Christie rivals Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney, Gary Lineker and Rylan Clark.
As for Winkleman, she'd love to see Victoria Coren Mitchell in the castle. "Victoria Coren Mitchell so I can cuddle her – I know her, that sounds weird – Adam Woodyatt, always," she said.
"Andrew Garfield and I'll have Stephen Fry as well."
Topics: BBC, TV and Film
Brenna Cooper