Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Richard E Grant’s Traitor Confession Stuns Celebrity Traitors Cast
The second series of The Celebrity Traitors began with several dramatic surprises.
Richard E Grant was secretly chosen as a Traitor with Maya Jama.
He became so excited that he accidentally told people he was a Traitor.
This made the other celebrities suspicious of him.
Claudia Winkleman made a theatrical entrance by arriving in a coffin.
The celebrities then completed a pirate-themed mission and won £15,000.
Ross Kemp became worried that small gestures might mean a Traitor was targeting him.
At the end, Amol Rajan and James Acaster competed for the final Traitor place.
The person who lost would become the first murder victim.
Richard E Grant accidentally revealed he was a Traitor moments after being selected.
Maya Jama joined Grant as one of Claudia Winkleman’s three Traitors.
Winkleman opened the series by emerging from a coffin carried into a church by druids.
Ross Kemp and James Blunt led a mission that won £15,000 for the prize fund.
Amol Rajan and James Acaster competed to become the third Traitor, with the loser facing murder.
- Who
- Richard E Grant and Maya Jama were selected as Traitors; Amol Rajan and James Acaster competed for the final Traitor position.
- What
- The second series began with a Traitor accidentally revealing his identity, a dramatic entrance, a prize-winning mission and a final selection twist.
- When
- At the beginning of the second series and its opening episode.
- Where
- The events took place at a church, on a pirate ship and at the castle.
- Why
- Grant’s confession created suspicion, while the mission and selection challenge determined the prize fund and the third Traitor.
- Series
- Second series of The Celebrity Traitors
- Presenter
- Claudia Winkleman
- Selected Traitors
- Richard E Grant and Maya Jama were chosen as two of three Traitors.
- Prize fund
- The first mission added £15,000.
- Mission leaders
- Ross Kemp and James Blunt led the teams.
- Final Traitor choice
- Amol Rajan and James Acaster competed for the third Traitor position.
- Potential consequence
- The losing finalist would become the first murder victim.