# Refugee charity set to benefit from The Celebrity Traitors’ prize money has accused Israel of ‘genocide’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/refugee-charity-set-to-benefit-from-the-celebrity-traitors-prize-money-has-accused-israel-of-genocide/
- Published: 2026-10-31T23:33:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T23:49:56+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16255529/Refugee-charity-Celebrity-Traitors-prize-money-accused-Israel-genocide.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Middle East, World

## Key points

- Choose Love is due half of the winners’ £83,000 prize.
- The charity has criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza.
- A Conservative MP questioned the donation and BBC impartiality.

## Summary

Refugee charity Choose Love is set to receive half of the £83,000 prize won by Sebastian Croft and Romesh Ranganathan on The Celebrity Traitors. The charity has described Palestinians in Gaza as experiencing “genocide” and previously called on the UK Government to stop arms sales to Israel, prompting criticism over its political stance and the use of prize money linked to a BBC programme.

Croft said he had volunteered with Choose Love and praised its work supporting refugees and displaced people, particularly LGBTQ+ people. Conservative MP Jack Rankin criticised the donation and argued the BBC should not direct public funds to political activists. Choose Love has also funded staff costs for Asylum Aid, which unsuccessfully challenged the former government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda; the High Court ruled that policy lawful.

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