Claudia Winkleman dons ‘Faithful’ jacket ahead of Celebrity Traitors return

TV presenter Claudia Winkleman has donned a jacket bearing the word “Faithful” across the back ahead of the new season of Celebrity Traitors.The broadcaster, 54, fronts the BBC spin-off reality gameshow which will soon return to screens as a new batch of stars heads to the Scottish Highlands for the ultimate game of deceit.Winkleman smiled for photographs alongside a mysterious green-cloaked figure.Ed Gamble and Claudia Winkleman at the launch of season two of BBC’s Celebrity Traitors (Ian West/PA)PA WireShe appeared alongside comedian Ed Gamble, 40, who hosts its sister show The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked, which airs directly after each episode to discuss the events that took place.The series returns to BBC One and iPlayer on October 1 with an extra-long opening episode during which Winkleman chooses who will be a Traitor and who will be a Faithful.Set in a Scottish castle, the game follows the celebrity contestants – the majority of whom are known as Faithfuls – as they try to seek out the murderous traitors among them, who kill off players in the middle of the night.Claudia Winkleman (Ian West/PA)PA WireStars compete to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.The full line-up of competing celebrities is: Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, James Blunt, Richard E Grant, Bella Ramsey, Amol Rajan, James Acaster, Jerry Hall, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Myha’la, Professor Hannah Fry, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney.Ed Gamble and Claudia Winkleman (Ian West/PA)PA WireThe first series of The Celebrity Traitors aired on the BBC last autumn, and its nail-biting finale hit a peak of 15.4 million viewers, according to the broadcaster.It featured a star-studded cast including actors Celia Imrie and Nick Mohammed, singer Paloma Faith, author and actor Sir Stephen Fry, broadcaster Jonathan Ross and comedian Alan Carr, who won as a Traitor.The spin-off series brought in an average audience of 14.9 million during its run – the biggest TV audience of 2025.The Celebrity Traitors returns to BBC One at 8pm on October 1 and will be followed by The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked.