- Actor Michael Sheen is amongst 21 contestants taking part in the 2026 series of The Celebrity Traitors , which launches on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Thursday at 8pm with Claudia Winkleman returning as host.
- Sheen revealed that he considers his acting background to be a distinct disadvantage in the competition, believing other players will automatically be suspicious of his profession and assume he is deceitful.
- Fellow cast member Richard E Grant supported this view, acknowledging that non-actor contestants tend to view actors with inherent suspicion, assuming they are natural-born liars who cannot be trusted at the roundtable.
- Comedian Joanne McNally revealed that the six comedians in the line-up, which includes Romesh Ranganathan and Miranda Hart, have not formed a secret alliance and are fully prepared to eliminate one another for entertainment.
- The series will see host Claudia Winkleman secretly appoint Traitors amongst the star-studded cast, requiring the remaining Faithfuls to uncover their identities before they are eliminated from the castle.
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