Celebrity Traitors teaser trailer features Julie Hesmondhalgh

The former Coronation Street star will join the cast alongside Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey in the latest season of the hit reality show.

The popular BBC game show will see 21 stars head to the famous Scottish castle in the Highlands for the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.

In the first teaser released by the producers, the celebrities are seen sitting in a gloomy church as host Claudia Winkleman addresses them ahead of the show, which is set to be screened later this year.

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.

The broadcaster revealed its star-studded line-up on Saturday – which includes Industry actress Myha’la Herrold, who will join alongside model Jerry Hall and Saltburn actor Richard E Grant.

A number of comedians will also join the second series of the spin-off show, including James Acaster, Joe Lycett and Romesh Ranganathan – as well as Rob Beckett and Joanne McNally.

They will face singer-songwriter James Blunt, former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, actress Miranda Hart and Love Island presenter Maya Jama in a bid to catch the treacherous traitors.

She will also be joined by broadcaster Amol Rajan and Scottish actress Sharon Rooney.

Broadcaster and mathematician Professor Hannah Fry completes the line-up alongside content creator King Kenny and actor Sebastian Croft.

The first series of The Celebrity Traitors aired on the BBC last autumn, with its nail-biting finale hitting a peak of 15.4 million viewers, according to the broadcaster, as Alan Carr somehow bluffed his way to victory as a traitor despite having perhaps the worst poker face in the show's history.

The spin-off series brought in an average audience of 14.9 million people during its run – the biggest TV audience of 2025.