"In 2026 the doors of the castle will be opened again to welcome celebrity players to the game to see who can charm, who can scheme and ultimately who can survive in series two which promises to be just as unmissable as the first," the BBC's head of entertainment, Kalpna Patel-Knight, said in a statement. Is that a glance at everybody outside of the U.K. who watched the series through TikTok clips?
Forums were flooded with people from across the world claiming to have watched the episode in its entirety. Those who have seen the episode are largely maintaining an impressive level of respect for people who don't want it spoilered, however. The Reddit thread dedicated to the subject features users offering others the chance to message them directly if they want spoilers rather than posting them publicly.
Remember when fans feared that an all-star edition would risk ruining the hit reality game's magic? A triumphant inaugural VIP series of The Celebrity Traitors has blown such worries out of the Highland loch water. Ratings have surpassed 13m, overtaking Strictly Come Dancing as the BBC's biggest franchise. It has been the most talked-about TV show of the autumn, if not the year. Anticipation is now at fever pitch for Thursday night's final.
The former England rugby player, 35, is one of the cast members of the first series of The Celebrity Traitors. At the time of writing he's still in the game as a 'Faithful' and is hot on the case of one 'Traitor', Jonathan Ross. In the last episode (Thursday 23 October), Marler was confronted at the roundtable over his demeanour and approach to the game, being called "cocky" by other contestants.