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Richard Osman ‘accidentally reveals Celebrity Traitors series two launch date’

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, September 5). Richard Osman ‘accidentally reveals Celebrity Traitors series two launch date’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/richard-osman-joe-marler-bbc-michael-sheen-stephen-fry-b1295913.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-05 · by Casey Cooper-Fiske

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Richard Osman accidentally revealed that the second season of BBC reality game show "Celebrity Traitors" will begin on September 23, while hosting a live podcast at London's Southbank Centre with journalist Marina Hyde and special guest Joe Marler. Marler and Osman discussed the upcoming series, which sounds like it was more intense than the first season. The new series will feature 21 celebrities competing for up to £100,000 in prize money, including Michael Sheen, Maja Jama, and James Blunt. The first season of "Celebrity Traitors" drew a peak audience of 15.4 million viewers and an average audience of 14.9 million people during its run last autumn.
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Richard Osman, co-host of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast and former TV presenter, accidentally revealed on his show that the new series of BBC reality gameshow Celebrity Traitors will begin on September 23. During a live episode at London's Southbank Centre, Osman confirmed that he had been asked to keep the launch date under wraps, saying "it starts on September 23... let’s talk about what we call the events of September 23 this year, the cat’s out of the bag isn’t it?" The new series is expected to be more intense than the first one, according to Osman. Former Celebrity Traitors finalist Joe Marler joined the podcast and shared his thoughts on the upcoming series, saying that he believes it will have a different tone from the first season, which was more focused on socializing and having fun.

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🔮 Celebrity Traitors final sees shock murder, dramatic betrayals and tense endgame showdown The Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Friday night as the remaining contestants entered the final episode with one question hanging over them - could the faithfuls root out the last traitors before it was too late?
🔮 “I just knew he was a traitor, and I was banking on James voting for Kenny, so it would be a split vote, because if he’d gone for Romesh, James would have gone.
🔮 “I feel that I’ve won the game, despite I would say my key development area in this game being identifying Traitors correctly.
🔮 Celebrity Traitors final sees shock murder, dramatic betrayals and tense endgame showdown The Celebrity Traitors came to a dramatic end on Friday night as the remaining contestants entered the final episode with one question hanging over them - could the faithfuls root out the last traitors before it was too late?
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Final episode of The Celebrity Traitors as faithfuls
🔮 It came after a meeting between the pair in the turret saw Kenny opt for Sheen as he was “too authoritative on that table”, but Jama worried that the murder may turn the heat on her on the BBC reality gameshow.
🔮 “I couldn’t just go, ‘guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really’.
🔮 “I couldn’t just go, ‘guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really’.
🔮 “And I would have to remind myself they don’t have a game without you, literally, if no one’s doing this stuff, they can’t play, and they all want to play.
🔮 “I couldn’t just go, ‘guys it’s me, vote for me, but that’s all I can do really’.
🔮 Rooney found out she had been murdered after McNally was banished at the roundtable, where both contestants attracted heat, with the traitors, social media star King Kenny, TV presenter Maya Jama and comedian James Acaster, killing Rooney to create confusion among the faithfuls.
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“And this lady, she went, ‘Look, I’ll be straight up, I have no idea who you are, I don’t know a lot about rugby, I’ve not really heard of you, a good friend of mine, Richard Osman, has put me in touch and said you should have a look at this guy’.”
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🔮 During a live edition of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, which he hosts with journalist Marina Hyde, at London’s Southbank Centre on Saturday, the 55-year-old said the new series of the BBC reality gameshow would begin on September 23.

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During a live edition of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, which he hosts with journalist Marina Hyde, at London’s Southbank Centre on Saturday, the 55-year-old said the new series of the BBC reality gameshow would begin on September 23. asserted
series → host → September
The pair were joined by special guest, former Celebrity Traitors finalist Joe Marler, who when speaking about the advice he would give new contestants, said: “What is it September 23 the next series?” asserted
it → join → contestants
To which Osman confirmed: “By the way to point out, it’s absolutely embargoed that it starts on September 23… asserted
it → confirm → September
let’s talk about what we call the events of September 23 this year, the cat’s out of the bag isn’t it? asserted
it → let → bag
Osman also said that from what he had heard from those involved, the new series “sounds like it was quite intense”. asserted
it → say → those
Marler added: “I believe it was a slightly different emotion than our experience, ours was very laugh-led, and everyone was sort of enjoying catching up, you know, pratting about to the point where they went, ‘guys we’re trying to play a game’. “ asserted
we → add → game
It’s not just for the laughs, ‘oh do you remember going to that party darling?’… asserted
you → ’ → party
“Whereas this lot really want it from the start, and then I guess they see how well the first series has gone asserted
series → want → start
there’s a little bit of pressure on them to be like, ‘oh I’d quite like a bit of that’.” asserted
I → ’ → that
Marler went on to reveal that Osman had helped him get a place in the first series of The Celebrity Traitors. asserted
him → go → Traitors
Speaking about when he went to meet the show’s booker, the former England rugby player said: “I turned up – ‘Hi, how are you doing? Nice to meet you’, and things. asserted
you → speak → you
“And this lady, she went, ‘Look, I’ll be straight up, I have no idea who you are, I don’t know a lot about rugby, I’ve not really heard of you, a good friend of mine, Richard Osman, has put me in touch and said you should have a look at this guy’.” asserted
you → go → guy
The Celebrity Traitors will return to screens with a new batch of 21 celebrities who will face one another for the chance to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice. asserted
who → return → choice
Set in a Scottish castle in the Highlands, the game follows the celebrity contestants – the majority of whom are known as faithfuls – as they try to seek out the murderous traitors among them, who kill off players in the middle of the night. asserted
who → Set → night
Stars taking part in the new series include Welsh actor Michael Sheen, Love Island presenter Maja Jama, The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey, singer James Blunt, and former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock. asserted
Stars → take → Us
The first series of The Celebrity Traitors aired on the BBC last autumn, with its nail-biting finale hitting a peak of 15.4 million viewers, according to the broadcaster. uncertain
finale → air → broadcaster
It featured a star-studded cast including actors Celia Imrie and Nick Mohammed, singer Paloma Faith, author and actor Sir Stephen Fry, broadcaster Jonathan Ross and comedian Alan Carr, who went on to win as a Traitor. asserted
who → feature → Traitor
The spin-off series brought in an average audience of 14.9 million people during its run – the biggest TV audience of 2025. asserted
series → bring → 2025
The BBC has been contacted for comment. asserted
BBC → contact → comment
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