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Who won Celebrity Traitors 2026?

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Watts, M. (2026, October 31). Who won Celebrity Traitors 2026? Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/who-won-celebrity-traitors-2026-b1303045.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-31 · by Matt Watts

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The second season finale of BBC One’s "Celebrity Traitors" aired on Friday night, concluding with a dramatic vote that left contestants Ranganathan and Croft as the winners. The final prize pot amounted to £83,000 after the successful completion of missions throughout the series. The episode featured intense voting rounds where various celebrities were banished, including Leigh-Anne Pinnock, James Blunt, and eventually Kenny, with Ranganathan and Croft agreeing on his removal despite initial uncertainty about their own alliances.
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The second series of BBC One's The Celebrity Traitors concluded on Friday night with Sharon Rooney and Joanne McNally facing potential banishment. After a tense roundtable discussion, fans were left in suspense until the finale when it was revealed that actor James Blunt would be banished, while Ranganathan and Croft emerged as winners. In an emotional scene, Croft stated he started the game as a faithful and ended it the same way, despite initially suspecting others of being traitors. King Kenny admitted his decision to turn on Maya Jama was "high risk," explaining that supporting her would have made him look suspicious among other players. The show's finale brought closure to weeks of suspense and drama among celebrity contestants.

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Matt Watts
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🔮 Speaking in an emotional cutaway scene, Croft said: “That was just incredible, this might actually be the best day of my life.”
2026-10-31 · assertive framing · Who won Celebrity Traitors 2026?
🔮 In a statement posted to social media, Sir Ian said: “You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt.
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🔮 “There will be an increased police presence in the area over the coming days, and anyone with concerns is urged to speak to officers.
🔮 Asked by reporters if he wanted to say anything, he said: “Due to the circumstances of the day I think it would be inappropriate for me to say anything other than I’m very grateful that today is the day for truth and justice.”
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🔮 The trial is expected to gain huge media attention through to its conclusion.
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Ranganathan PERSON · 9× Croft PERSON · 8× Blunt PERSON · 4× Kenny PERSON · 4× Jama PERSON · 3× Sheen PERSON · 2× BBC One's ORG · 1× Bash PERSON · 1× Charlie PERSON · 1× Leigh-Anne Pinnock PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Before voting for faithful Blunt, Croft said: “I believe you’re both faithful, and I’m sad to be in this predicament, and I’m sorry James because I truly believe that you’re a faithful, but I’m a man of my word, and so I’ve had to go for you.”
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🔮 Speaking in an emotional cutaway scene, Croft said: “That was just incredible, this might actually be the best day of my life.”
2026-10-31 · Evening Standard
Who won Celebrity Traitors 2026? · assertive framing

Claims (27 extracted, 2 hedged)

The second series of BBC One's The Celebrity Traitors reached its nail-biting climax on Friday night with millions tuning in to see how the drama unfolded. asserted
drama → reach → night
Speaking as they revealed their identities, Croft told Ranganathan: “I began this game as a faithful, but I’m ending this game as a faithful.” asserted
I → speak → faithful
Ranganathan said: “Bash, I began this game as a faithful, and I’m ending this game as a faithful.” asserted
I → say → faithful
The pair then cheered and embraced shouting “oh my God”. asserted
pair → cheer → ?
Speaking in an emotional cutaway scene, Croft said: “That was just incredible, this might actually be the best day of my life.” uncertain
this → speak → life
Ranganathan added: “I just really hope my mum’s proud, and also my youngest son Charlie, who wanted me to come on the show. asserted
me → add → show
Dad won, please show me some respect.” asserted
Dad → win → respect
It came after all contestants decided to banish again in the first round at the firepit, with former Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock receiving the most votes and being banished, with all of her fellow players voting for her. asserted
all → come → her
Players chose to banish again in the second round, with Ranganathan saying he thought singer James Blunt was a remaining traitor with the You’re Beautiful singer replying that he was “entirely wrong”, but Kenny opted to end the game. asserted
Kenny → choose → game
The second banishment saw two votes each for Blunt and Kenny, splitting the vote, leaving Ranganathan and Croft to vote again to try and break the deadlock, eventually deciding to banish Kenny. asserted
votes → see → Kenny
Players were then given the option to banish again, with Blunt choosing to banish again despite Ranganathan saying his conversation with Croft had changed his mind on whether he was a faithful or a traitor. asserted
he → give → mind
Ranganathan and Croft voted Blunt out, with the singer explaining his actions by saying Ranganathan had “left a question mark in my head”. asserted
Ranganathan → vote → head
Before voting for faithful Blunt, Croft said: “I believe you’re both faithful, and I’m sad to be in this predicament, and I’m sorry James because I truly believe that you’re a faithful, but I’m a man of my word, and so I’ve had to go for you.” asserted
I → vote → you
Earlier in the show, the final mission saw the teams tasked with finding two underground bunkers in the Scottish Highlands filled with gold, with one team boarding a helicopter and others getting into buggies. asserted
others → see → buggies
Once they found the bunkers they had to blow them up with dynamite. asserted
they → find → dynamite
To find the bunkers, the team in the buggies had to answer questions, before waving in the helicopter team to drop off the dynamite and detonator, with Jama, Croft and Pinnock hanging off the side of the helicopter to deliver the equipment. asserted
Jama → find → equipment
The group successfully found and detonated both bunkers, adding £18,500 to the prize pot, bringing it to £83,000. asserted
group → find → 83,000
After being voted out at the final roundtable, Jama did not reveal her identity as a traitor as per the rules for the last episode, but told her fellow players: “Thank you, alright, love you all, good luck, you’re going to need it.” asserted
you → vote → it
The murder followed a meeting between the pair of traitors in the turret, which 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. uncertain
murder → follow → her
After discovering his fate on the BBC gameshow, Sheen said: “The time has come, can’t say I’m surprised, but I am incredibly disappointed, gutted that I got so close to the end. asserted
I → discover → end
“It’s been absolutely unforgettable, and I’ve loved every minute.” asserted
I → love → minute
Croft said of his charity: “It’s an organisation that I used to volunteer at. asserted
I → say → that
“The money will be going to refugees and displaced people, but predominantly queer refugees and displaced people, and they are just the best organisation.” asserted
they → go → refugees
Ranganathan added: “I am playing for the Refugee Council, helping displaced people who need help, and of course it’s very close to my heart. asserted
it → add → heart
So I’m very, very grateful for this.” asserted
I → ’m → this
The traitors “kill off” players in the middle of the night. asserted
traitors → kill → night
The stars play the game at Ardross Castle in the Highlands, with a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice up for grabs. asserted
prize → play → grabs
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