The Celebrity Traitors 2026 has wasted no time getting down to business, with Claudia Winkleman already revealing her first Traitors.
The BBC’s celebrity spin-off returned with an explosive opening tonight as 21 famous faces arrived at Ardross Castle in Scotland.
The celebrities were summoned to the Traitors’ Chapel, where Claudia had a rather dramatic surprise waiting for them.
Celebrity Traitors’ Claudia Winkleman has picked her Traitors (Credit: BBC)
The host made her grand entrance from inside a huge black coffin before setting the first twist of the game in motion.
The celebrities were asked to name the person they considered the most trustworthy among them.
Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh was called forward, immediately sending Joe Lycett into a panic.
The comedian feared Julie had already been chosen as the first murder victim.
Instead, Claudia handed Julie an immunity shield protecting her from the first murder. And she gave her another shield to pass on.
Julie promptly gave it to Joe, who had been so concerned that the group had just bumped her off.
The celebrities then climbed into a fleet of black Land Rover Defenders and headed off to make their cases to Claudia.
But which celebrities did she choose to join the dark side?
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Claudia had plenty of volunteers to choose from, but she ultimately picked just two celebrities to become her first Traitors.
With the group blindfolded, she moved around the Round Table before tapping Maya Jama and Richard E Grant on the shoulder.
Both kept their composure when their blindfolds came off.
Claudia has picked Maya Jama to be a Traitor (Credit: BBC)
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