Celebrity Traitors Final: Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft Win £83,000 Charity Prize
Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won The Celebrity Traitors series 2 final on BBC One on Friday 30 October 2026, ending the show as the last two Faithfuls standing. The pair shared an £83,000 prize pot, with each winner’s £41,500 share going to a charity of their choice.
Ranganathan, a comedian, chose the Refugee Council, while Croft, known for Heartstopper, chose Choose Love. The result capped an 80-minute finale that also delivered the celebrity spin-off’s biggest overnight audience to date.
Celebrity Traitors Final at a Glance
| Detail | Final result |
|---|---|
| Show | The Celebrity Traitors, series 2 |
| Channel and date | BBC One, Friday 30 October 2026 |
| Host | Claudia Winkleman |
| Setting | Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands |
| Winners | Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft, as Faithfuls |
| Prize pot | £83,000, split as £41,500 each for charity |
| Charities | Refugee Council (Ranganathan); Choose Love (Croft) |
| Remaining Traitors exposed | Maya Jama and King Kenny |
| Average overnight audience | 11.2 million, peaking at 11.6 million |
| Audience share at peak | 62.9% |
How the last Faithfuls outlasted the Traitors
Seven players entered the final episode: Faithfuls Ranganathan, Croft, Michael Sheen, James Blunt and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, alongside Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny. Sheen was murdered by the Traitors at the start of the finale, removing one of the Faithfuls before the final votes began.
Jama and Kenny, the last remaining Traitors, were then exposed and banished, while Leigh-Anne Pinnock and James Blunt were also banished during the endgame. That left Ranganathan and Croft as the final two, after Blunt insisted on one more banishment vote and was himself voted out by the pair.
The twist mattered because all three players at the firepit at that point were Faithfuls. Blunt’s decision to keep voting, rather than end the game, handed Ranganathan and Croft the deciding votes and cost him a share of the prize.
Where the £83,000 prize money is going
Unlike the civilian version of The Traitors, celebrity winners do not keep the money. The full pot goes to their nominated charities, which is why the final is framed as a charity win rather than a personal payday.
Ranganathan’s £41,500 goes to the Refugee Council, an organisation he supports as a patron. Croft’s £41,500 goes to Choose Love, a humanitarian charity supporting refugees and displaced people. Both choices drew praise online, alongside some divided reaction to the charities selected, as reported after the final.
The winners follow Alan Carr, who won the first celebrity series in 2025 as a Traitor and secured £87,500 for Neuroblastoma UK. That comparison underlines how the celebrity format has kept its charity premise even as its audience has grown.
Why the finale ratings broke the spin-off record
The finale attracted an average overnight audience of 11.2 million viewers on BBC One, according to BBC figures reported by the Press Association, with a peak of 11.6 million and a 62.9% audience share. It became the most-watched episode of the celebrity spin-off to date, ahead of last year’s final, which averaged 11.1 million overnight.
That audience also makes the finale one of the biggest UK television events of 2026 outside major sport. The show’s format — suspicion, round-table votes and overnight “murders” — has proved unusually durable for appointment viewing, with viewers returning across the series to see whether the Faithfuls could catch the Traitors.
The BBC has commissioned both The Traitors and The Celebrity Traitors until at least 2030, so another celebrity series is due in 2027. The full series 2, including the finale, is available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
What the result says about this series
This series was defined by early self-exposures, including Richard E. Grant unmasking himself as a Traitor and James Acaster admitting at a round table that he was a Traitor. Those moments left Jama and Kenny carrying the Traitor side into the final, with far less cover than a usual Traitor pair would expect.
Jama, in particular, lasted until the final episode despite being a Traitor from the start, a run that many viewers singled out after the result. Her banishment, sealed in part by Kenny voting against her, removed the last Traitor threat and set up the all-Faithful firepit.
For Ranganathan and Croft, the win was built on trust rather than a single dramatic reveal. They voted together at the decisive moment, and both confirmed they had played as Faithfuls from the start to the finish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won The Celebrity Traitors series 2?
Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft won as Faithfuls in the BBC One final on Friday 30 October 2026.
How much did the Celebrity Traitors winners win?
They shared an £83,000 prize pot, with £41,500 each going to their chosen charities rather than being kept personally.
Which charities did Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft choose?
Ranganathan chose the Refugee Council and Croft chose Choose Love.
Who were the Traitors in the Celebrity Traitors final?
Maya Jama and King Kenny were the remaining Traitors in the final, and both were banished before the final two were decided.
Where can viewers watch The Celebrity Traitors series 2?
The series, including the finale, is available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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