Claudia Winkleman opens the Celebrity Traitors series 2 preview in a chapel, telling the gathered cast, “A moment of silence for the celebrities gathered today… thoughts and prayers.” The first teaser has now been released, and it puts the full lineup in one place before The Celebrity Traitors returns later this year on One and iPlayer.
Claudia Winkleman’s chapel cue
“Who doesn't love a dramatic exit.” Winkleman says that as she walks out, which gives the teaser its sharpest cut and tells you the show is leaning into the game’s theatrics rather than hiding them. The same preview also makes the season’s ensemble the point: this is not a slow drip of names, but a full cast reveal ahead of the autumn return.
Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, Amol Rajan, James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny and Leigh-Anne Pinnock are set to take part in the new season. Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, Myha’la, Professor Hannah Fry, Richard E Grant, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney are seen in the teaser as the series lines up its biggest cast yet.
Bella Ramsey and Mafia
Bella Ramsey gives the teaser its most revealing complication. They told, “I started playing it [Mafia] in the Television Workshop, so I've been playing it since I was 11” and added, “I'm too naive.” That clash between long experience and self-described naivety is useful context for anyone trying to read how the game may play on screen: knowing the rules is not the same as reading people under pressure.
Ramsey also said, “I'm going to go to this castle and play this game for two weeks.” That detail keeps the preview grounded in format as much as casting, because the show is built around a short, enclosed run rather than a long, loose reality stretch. Season 1 ended with Alan Carr’s win, so the new cast is stepping into a game that has already produced a clear result once.
iPlayer returns later this year
The Celebrity Traitors is due to return later this year on One and iPlayer, with season 1 already streaming on iPlayer. That means the teaser is doing more than teasing personalities: it is the handoff from the first season’s outcome to the next round of play, and it gives viewers enough to decide whether to catch up before the new run lands this autumn.
For viewers, the practical move is simple: watch the first season on iPlayer now if you want the game mechanics fresh, then come back for the second series once the broadcaster sets the start date. The teaser has done its job; the only missing piece is the exact night the castle opens again.
