The BBC has released a first teaser for the second series of The Celebrity Traitors, showing Claudia Winkleman presiding over a church-set introduction designed to unsettle the celebrity contestants. The trailer highlights the programme’s dramatic, secretive tone, while keeping the identities of the initial Traitors undisclosed.

The cast includes Maya Jama, James Blunt, Richard E Grant, Jerry Hall, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart and Romesh Ranganathan among 21 participants heading to Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands. Reports cited by the article suggest that around a third of the contestants may become Traitors through extensive recruitment, potentially changing the game’s balance of power; the BBC had not commented. The previous celebrity series was won by Alan Carr, who secured £87,500 for Neuroblastoma UK.