All of the highlights from the nail-biting Celebrity Traitors last as treacherous champion is topped

Wow… what a dramatic ending!

Thanks for joining us tonight as we wrap up our live coverage of the first series of The Celebrity Traitors.

Traitor Alan Carr has triumphed in one of the most jaw-dropping finals.

The bar has been set high for the next Traitors series which will return in January.

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The Traitors is reportedly already gearing up for its next season – and fans won’t have long to wait for its return.
Just hours after the celebrity spin-off finale aired on Thursday night, viewers are already demanding more of the unmissable series.

Luckily, they won’t have to wait long as the civilian version is set to return very soon, according to The Sun.

A source told the publication: ‘This year, series three started on January 1, and it was a centrepiece of New Year’s Day evening telly.

‘So it’s likely it will be back then in 2026 too as it’s a huge tentpole show for the Beeb to kick off the New Year with.
‘January 1, 2026 is also a Thursday, which is a night The Traitors typically airs so it makes sense it would come back then too.’

Daily Mail has contacted BBC for comment.

Fans have joked that Claudia Winkleman’s finale outfit is ‘Strictly ready’ as star rocks a dramatic tulle skirt.

It wasn’t just the tense gameplay that had people talking.

Host Claudia, 53, stole the spotlight at breakfast as she greeted the remaining contestants in a black jumper paired with a white, ruffled tulle skirt.

Cat Burns revealed what is was like being banished without revealing her true identity as she awkwardly waved in a short clip before walking off camera.

She wrote: ‘How if feels getting banished without giving my little speech’.

In the comments she celebrated fellow Traitor Alan Carr winning the BBC show.

She penned: ‘5TH PLACEEEEEEEE UGH I CAN’T BELIEVE I GOT TO EXPERIENCE THIS GAME!!! A TRAITORS WINNNNNNNN UGH IM SO HAPPY❤️

‘NOW IF YOU FEEL LIKE I WAS WRONGED AND DESERVED TO HAVE PLACED HIGHER WE’VE GOT ABOUT AN HOUR LEFT TO GET MY ALBUMMMMM ON ITUNES BUT THATS UP TO YOUUUUUU #celebritytraitors #thetraitors‘

Paloma Faith took to her Instagram Stories as she shared a selfie with Alan Carr congratulating him on his well deserved win.

The singer, who revealed she is pregnant last month, showed off her new look as she ditched her blonde locks for a new long black hair and fringe.

Alan was treated to a huge cake with his face on wearing the iconic green Traitors cloak as he shouted, ‘I’m the winner!’

The winner took to Instagram as he watched the final episode with some of his fellow contestants.

She wrote: ‘Thank you so so much for watching. Every single one of the cast – utterly outstanding. And this one ❤️ We’ll see you soon xx’

As the final minutes played out of the dramatic series, Cat revealed to Joe that she is a Traitor before Nick and David soon joined them.

Claudia congratulated Traitor Alan for winning the series before asking him to close the series with his chilling hit line, reliving murdering actress Celia Imrie.

He concluded by stroking Claudia’s face: ‘Parting in such sweet sorrow’.

Alan Carr revealed the huge jackpot of £87,500 will be going to a children’s cancer charity, Neuroblastoma UK.

He said: ‘All that lying was worth it, all that money is going to them, they are a wonderful charity.

‘What a roller coaster, maybe I do exaggerate a showbiz story but it was tough lying to people’.

Alan said: ‘I am and have always have been a Traitor, I am so sorry it’s been tearing me apart! It’s been tearing me apart’.

Nick and David drop to their knees in complete shock as they congratulate Alan on the money he has won for his charity

David said: ‘That was brilliant, I couldn’t have done it’.

Nick added: ‘Utterly shocked, Joe was right and I wasn’t. Alan Carr played an absolute blinder!’

Nick said: ‘I think we have done it, we got Joe and Cat tonight’

However, Alan cannot contain his smile as he prepares to steal the £87,500 for himself.

Fans are left in complete shock as the stars prepare to reveal if they are a Faithful or Traitor.

In a MAJOR plot twist we are screaming at our screens in complete shock as David and Nick back-stab Joe Marler.

The pair and Alan Carr have banished the England rugby player from the End Game.

Joe said: ‘It hurts to be stabbed in the back at the last minute, I’m gutted!’

The pressure is on as the celebrities decide whether to banish again in the End Game or if they believe they are all Faithful.

As his fellow Traitor Cat was banished, Alan said: ‘Why did Joe go rogue.

‘I do feel vulnerable I am by myself and now I’m on my own I am terrified. Joe has put a spanner in the works’.

Cat is out!

As Joe Marler had the final deciding vote, he said: ‘I’m sorry Cat I’ve changed my mind and voted for you. I hope I’m right’.

Leaving the castle without revealing if she is a Traitor or Faithful, Cat told the camera: ‘I wouldn’t change a thing. I played it as best as I could.

‘I’m proud for keeping up the lie. I am gutted that David’s argument persuaded Jo but I am a Traitors and I hope Alan goes to win it for us.’

After an intense round table, Claudia cut of the stars as it was time for the celebs to write the name they believe is a Traitor.

Cat and Alan voted for David.

David returned the favour voting for Cat, as did Nick.

With the votes split with two each for Cat and David it was down to Joe to make the final decision.

He said: ‘I’m sorry Cat I’ve changed my mind and voted for you. I hope I’m right’.

Setting the mood for the final round table BBC played the intense song, Hanging Tree from The Hunger Games as the stars walked into the round table arena.

David said: ‘I feel like a lambing going to slaughter’.

Nick revealed: ‘I have a plan I hope I’m right’.

‘I have to make a decision between David or Cat’, Joe said.

Alan added: ‘I hate being this cocky, I need to be so careful’

The stars had seconds to run away from the train with their bags of cash before the crates exploded on the train.

The celebrities looked thrilled as they jumped for joy after the intense challenge.

Claudia revealed the stars added an impressive £20,000 to the cash pot, bringing the total to £87,500

Even while under pressure unchaining coffins on the moving stream train, Alan still had time to crack a joke.

Referencing, murdering Paloma Faith in a coffin a the start of the series, he said: ‘If Paloma’s in here, she’s a really good sport!’

The celebrities are hoping to raise the jackpot money in the final mission of the series.

The stars are questioning who is really Faithful with everyone being paranoid, as the stakes are higher than ever.

Meeting Claudia Winkleman at a train station, a steam train pulled up in front of the players where they had to board the five carriages to find crates containing gold and keys.

However, raising the pressure in some of the crates there were explosives and the stars only had 20 minutes until the train reached the end of the line.

Claudia warned: ‘Are you ready for the most exciting commute of your life?’

While reflecting on his journey, Joe Marler joked the BBC game has been ‘more stressful than playing for England’ as he revealed he only trusts Nick Mohammed.

He said: ‘My gut feeling is that Alan and Cat are Traitors but I only believe Nick is truely Faithful.

‘It is more stressful than playing for England’.

Alan Carr reflected on his time on the BBC show and revealed his game plan for the final.

Speaking to the camera, he said: ‘Let’s face it I have worked hard. I started this game as a nervous wreck and I’ve thrown some really good friends under the bus and I’ve murdered national treasures.

‘I’m clearly a better liar and Traitor than I thought! The thing I have learned is that I am a fighter and I am quite good at creating chaos.

‘My game plan is to use my powers of persuasion and not to mess it up, bring it on!’

The Celebrity Traitors highly-anticipated final has kicked-off if style as Claudia Winkleman rounded up the amazing series.

After 19 celebrities started the game, the Faithfuls were slowly murdered one-by-one until eventually Traitor Jonathan Ross was caught.

Now, Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns are hoping to fool Faithful Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga as they compete to win £100,000 prize.

The final has started with all five stars arriving for one final breakfast as they reflected on their time at the castle.

Celebrity Traitors has been the biggest hit of the year so far – and now it has been revealed which of our favourite stars have the biggest pay packet.

It may come as no surprise that the two highest earners have also been mainstays on our telly for over a decade as funnymen and presenters.

See the full rich list here:

Ahead of The Traitors final the stars of the hit BBC show reunited at BBC headquarters earlier this week.

The singer, 44, beamed as she cradled her growing baby bump at New Broadcasting House in London for a reunion show.

She reunited with her Traitors enemy Alan Carr, who was all smiles as he arrived at BBC headquarters ahead of the final episode airing.

Presenter Claudia Winkleman, who is earmarked to land her own BBC chat show, could also be seen in the capital for the reunion.

After many weeks of incredible drama, tonight’s finale promises to be a thrilling conclusion.

Cinemas across the country are welcoming fans of Celebrity Traitors to watch tonight’s events on the big screen.

They include Birmingham’s Mockingbird Cinema where £5 will secure a ticket and a ‘welcome shot to toast the chaos’.

Meanwhile, the Light in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, is gearing up to show the finale for free and Woolwich Works are also hosting a screening which includes an opportunity to win free drinks in a ‘life and death game’.

As many as one in four adults are tuning in to Celebrity Traitors which has drawn remarkable viewing figures since the first episode last month.

According to figures first reported by the Sun, 14million of the 55million over-18s in the UK have tuned in to each episode since the series began.

It shows how the celebrity spin-off has well and truly captured the nation with some suggesting the show could help save terrestrial TV in the age of streaming.

According to figures, 6.5 million viewers watched the launch show and once catch-up numbers were added it reached 14.3 million viewers.

13.8 million people watched episode two, 13.4 million watched episode three and 13.1 million watched episode four.

Seven celebrities have been murdered throughout the series as scheming Traitors Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr and Cat Burns attempted to cover their tracks.

Let’s remind ourselves how Paloma Faith, Tom Daley, Ruth Codd, Charlotte Church, Joe Wilkinson, Lucy Beaumont and Celia Imrie were bumped off.

Meanwhile, Niko Omilana, Tameka Empson, Clare Balding, Mark Bonnar, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Ross and Kate Garraway were all banished.

Recap all the murders in our video below:

Here’s a reminder of the full cast of Celebrity Traitors 2025

After four nail biting weeks of drama, deception and ultimate betrayal the Celebrity Traitors will conclude in tonight’s grand finale.

There was no predicting how the series would pan out, however prior to the show many of the celebrities’ PR Managers were terrified of how their clients would come across after it was revealed the BBC would not let them in on the edit.

The Daily Mail revealed: ‘The team behind the show were shocked at the number of people asking to see early edits. They were inundated with requests.’

‘Clearly the celebrities got back home after filming and have expressed concern to their teams about how they will come across during the more combative moments.’

Yet it seems most of the awkward moments and bitter feuds have occurred off screen away from the cameras.

Celia’s fart. Tom’s side-eye. Jonathan’s grilling…there have been some iconic moments over the past few weeks.

Relive them all in our video below:

Celebrity Traitors viewers praised Joe Marler as ‘the smartest in the game’ as he correctly guessed that Cat Burns and Alan Carr are playing on the dark side in last week’s episode.

The penultimate instalment was full of plenty of drama as faithful Kate Garraway was banished at the Round Table after Celia Imrie was murdered in plain sight by Alan.

However after Kate had gone rugby player Joe returned to his theory from earlier in the day that Alan could be a Traitor and had just been slipping under the radar.

He then confidently confided in Nick Mohammed that he thought Cat was too – as the actor agreed with him.

Joe plans now to stay close to Cat and Alan to stay safe and then unleash his theory at the last minute to blindside them.

Speaking to the camera at the end of the episode he said: ‘My plan involves getting really close to Alan and Cat so they keep me in the game, and then I can try and pull the rug from under their feet at the last minute. Sorry, Traitors, I’m coming for you.’

The 49-year-old comedian claimed he is ‘the most hated man in the UK’ after his murderous antics on the show as he headed to the US ahead of the Celebrity Traitors finale.

Speaking to Heart radio hosts Olly Murs and Mark Wright, Alan revealed he has flown to Orlando to escape the heat from fans and fellow celebrities, adding he needed to get away.

The comedian, who was selected as a Traitor by host Claudia Winkleman as the series hit screens on BBC One last month, has so far survived without detection.

However Alan, 49, and fellow Traitor Cat, were finally put under the microscope by their co-stars at the end of last week’s episode.

The England rugby ace has spoken about his time filming the show on the Have A Word podcast.

Joe said: ‘It was f***ing great. It was absolutely bonkers. I absolutely loved it.’

The former prop, whose 15-year professional career ended in 2024, has been grilled for clues by his ex-team-mates, it was revealed ahead of England’s Autumn international with Australia.

‘I don’t think he has told anyone. He told Danny Care he has gone quite far,’ said Fin Baxter, who was Marler’s understudy for Harlequins and the national team.

The 25-year-old singer had kept quite tight-lipped about her time on the show but has since taken to social media to reveal what it has been like as one of the three Traitors.

After she teamed up with Alan Carr to banish Jonathan Ross, Cat shared a video of her reacting to the moment shown on screen as she posed to a viral soundbite.

‘Me throwing Jonathan under the bus at tonight’s round table,’ she wrote in the clip that saw her smiling towards the camera, lip-syncing to the audio that detailed a person’s ‘vibe being off’.

Cat broke into music in 2020 with her hit single Go and has since released songs including Ghosting, End Game and Perfect.

Historian David, 55, said he did not deserve to make tonight’s final, describing the game as ‘chance as well as strategy’.

Speaking to the BBC this week, the writer and broadcaster said: ‘I never thought I would get to the final, and the way I’ve played so far I probably didn’t deserve to get to the final.’

It was reported David became embroiled in a a secret behind-the-scenes feud with Sir Stephen Fry while filming the show during intense discussions over who was a traitor.

After Sir Stephen exited, he spoke warmly about having ‘wonderful conversations’ with his fellow competitor.

Ted Lasso actor and comedian Nick Mohammed described how taking part in the show was the ‘first thing I’ve ever done as myself’ before entering the castle.

Speaking on The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast this week, he explained how the production team expertly crafted a tense environment during filming.

Nick revealed that the contestants were completely ‘isolated from the outside world’, as they weren’t allowed any devices and didn’t even know what time of day it was.

But while he praised production for being ‘so clever’ in a ‘positive way’, he admitted that one of his celebrity co-stars was less than pleased about being cut off.

Nineteen celebrities entered Ardross Castle for first ever Celebrity Traitors and now just five remain.

They include:

• Nick Mohammed
• David Olusoga
• Cat Burns
• Joe Marler
• Alan Carr

Let’s take an in-depth look at each of them as they bid to win £100,000 for their chosen charity, which will be revealed at the end of the show.

*this article does not contain spoilers*

Celebrity Traitors has been thrown into chaos after the ENTIRE final episode leaked online 24 hours before it was due to hit screens – and whether the Traitors or Faithful win revealed by fans.

The BBC One show will air its tense finale tonight, which sees Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns, and Faithful Nick Mohammed, Joe Marler and David Olusoga, battle it out for the prize money.

With just one episode remaining of the series, which broke viewing records for the BBC and became the most-watched TV event of the year on its launch, the mammoth prize is up for grabs for any of the remaining Traitors or Faithful.

But, in a major faux pas for the series, Canadian streaming site Crave uploaded the entire episode on Wednesday evening, allowing hundreds of people to stream it online.

It means that a number of viewers have already discovered the result, which the Daily Mail has opted not to spoil for fans waiting for the finale.

Tonight’s five finalists were revealed after an action-packed penultimate episode which saw a murder in plain sight and a final roundtable slanging match.

After Celia Imrie was brutally murdered at the hands of Alan Carr at the beginning of the episode, it was Kate Garraway who was the final star to be booted from the castle during the banishing after she was frequently deemed ‘useless’ throughout the series.

Keen to catch one more Traitor before the final, discussions between the contestants got heated with David Olusoga and Kate exchanging blows.

Host Claudia Winkleman announced the reveal of her final five around a fire pit, where the group had to prove their innocence by telling each other they were Faithful.

While Alan appeared to give up his game by bursting into fits of giggles, attentions also turned to singer Cat, 25, who has so far flown under the radar.

Hello and welcome to the Daily Mail’s live coverage of the Celebrity Traitors finale!

After many weeks of murders, backstabbing and celebrity slanging matches, tonight’s the night we will discover whether Traitors Alan Carr and Cat Burns will survive or if Joe Marler, David Olusoga and Nick Mohammed from the Faithful will prevail.

The first ever celebrity spin off has gripped the nation since it came onto our screens last month with millions captivated by events at Ardross Castle.

Stick with us as we guide you through tonight’s final which starts in an hour’s time on BBC One and get in touch to let us know your thoughts in our comments section or by emailing me at [email protected]

Until then sit back and follow our build-up as we bring you the most memorable moments of the series plus more on the final five players.