Celebrity Traitors star Romesh Ranganathan has opened up about his experience filming season 2, saying “it is so immersive”.
The comedian is one of the famous faces who’ll be heading to the Scottish Highlands for the second season of the hit show, which is a spin-off of the equally popular civilian series and sees the celebrities battling it out to win a share of a £100,000 cash prize for their chosen charity.
Speaking on The One Show about being part of the cast, he said: “Even as I begin to speak now I feel incredibly nervous because I can’t give anything away, but what I can say is, I thought that it was faker than it is.”
He added: “What I mean is, I thought you rock up, just have a go, and then you go home. It is so immersive – I couldn’t believe it. You are in the game the whole time you’re in the game and that took me by surprise. It becomes all-encompassing, it’s a pretty amazing experience.”
Ranganathan will be joined by fellow comedians Rob Beckett, James Acaster, Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart and Joanne McNally on season 2, which will see Claudia Winkleman return as host.
Meanwhile, names from the acting world set to take part include Ross Kemp (EastEnders), Myha’la (Industry), Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Coronation Street), Michael Sheen (Good Omens), Richard E Grant (Withnail and I, Nuremberg), Sebastian Croft (Game of Thrones) and Sharon Rooney (Barbie).
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Also set to appear are The Masked Singer panellist Maya Jama, University Challenge presenter Amol Rajan and broadcaster and mathematician Professor Hannah Fry.
Rounding out the cast is singer-songwriter James Blunt, musician Leigh-Anne Pinnock of Little Mix fame, actress and model Jerry Hall and content creator King Kenny.
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The Celebrity Traitors airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer later in 2026.
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