The BBC’s Traitors has been a smash-hit TV series and the first celebrity instalment this year was no different.
Comedian Alan Carr ending up winning the show as a traitor earlier this month, in what proved to be an emotional final.
In fact, the celebrity version was a record-breaker – episode one became the biggest single episode on TV so far this year with 14.8m views, according to the BBC.
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With fans just getting over the first celeb series, the broadcaster has announced a second series of Celebrity Traitors will return to screens in 2026, with Claudia Winkleman returning as the host.
And unsurprisingly, a number of big stars have been linked with the second instalment, revealed by Gambling.com’s Entertainment expert James Leyfield.
Odds on Celebrity Traitors 2 cast
*celebrity – odds – probability
Gareth Southgate – 5/4 – 44.4%
Danny Dyer – 11/8 – 42.1%
Bob Mortimer – 13/8 – 38.1%
Alison Hammond – 7/4 – 36.4%
Courteney Cox – 15/8 – 34.8%
Martin Lewis – 2/1 – 33.3%
Dermot O’Leary – 5/2 – 28.6%
David Mitchell – 3/1 – 25%
Southgate
Former England rugby union player Joe Marler was one of the stars who were trumped by Alan in this year’s finale – and several sports stars have been linked to season two.
Former England football manager Gareth Southgate is just 5/4 to join the show, after he failed to rule out the possibility.
Gavin & Stacey star Ruth Jones remains favourite, at 6/5, to join Celebrity Traitors series two, following reports she is in talks with show bosses.
A Royal Traitor?
Former England rugby union star Mike Tindall – who is married to the late Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Tindall – is a 6/4 shot to sign up.
But his pal and fellow former England rugby star James Haskell (8/1) has distanced himself.
This Morning’s own Alison Hammond (7/4) and Dermot O’Leary (5/2) are keen to appear in the next Celebrity Traitors, although Alison admits her enthusiasm could be her downfall.
Other odds
Following Alan’s success in the turret, several comedians have been linked with an appearance on next year’s series, including Bob Mortimer (13/8), David Mitchell (3/1) and Ricky Gervais (7/2).
Russell is 13/2 to appear in series two, just in front of the likes of singer James Blunt (8/1) and Hollywood actress Anna Kendrick (9/1) in the market.