The early favourites to appear in The Celebrity Traitors series two as bookies give their verdicts on the stars the BBC will be desperate to lock in
Early favorites to appear in series two of The Celebrity Traitors have emerged as bookmakers weigh in on who the BBC will desperately lock in on.
Fans of the reality show were delighted last week when Alan Carr, 49, was revealed as the winner of the first season.
Famous Traitors saw Claudia’s Alan, Jonathan Ross, 64, and Cat Burns, 25, tag Traitors, while other famous faces were Loyalists.
They are Charlotte Church (39), Clare Balding (54), Tom Daley (31), Nick Mohammed (45), Paloma Faith (44), Niko Omilana (27), Tameka Empson (48), Ruth Codd, 29, Mark Bonnar, 56, Joe Wilkinson, 50, Stephen Fry, 68, Lucy Beaumont, 42, Celia Imrie, 73, Kate Garraway, 58, Joe Marler, 35 and David Olusoga, 55.
Alan and Cat managed to fool their other friends all the way to the final and in the end the funny man won the show.
Many viewers have been left desperate for the show to return to our screens after the Beeb confirmed it would return for a second season.
The early favorites to appear in the second series of The Celebrity Traitors have emerged as bookmakers weigh in on who the BBC are desperate to lock in.
Fans of the reality show were delighted last week when Alan Carr, 49, was revealed as the winner of the first season.
Meanwhile, EastEnders star Danny Dyer, 48, is another name with odds of 2/1 and a probability of 33.3%.
Online Casino provider Slingo has revealed exactly who it thinks will take part – and 55-year-old documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux has odds of 6/5 with odds of 45.5%.
Meanwhile, 48-year-old Danny Dyer, star of EastEnders, is another name with 2/1 odds and 33.3% probability.
And 48-year-old comedian Richard Ayoade has a 2/5 chance and a 28.6% probability.
Countdown star Rachel Riley, 39, has odds of 3/1 and odds of 25.0%.
Journalist Piers Morgan has the lowest odds at 11/1 and a probability of 8.3%.
A representative from Slingo said: ‘The first series of the star-studded Celebrity Traitors line-up was a huge success and with the second series now officially confirmed, the early favorites to take on Ardross Castle next time are already starting to emerge.
‘The group is led by BBC superstar Louis Theroux 6/5 and is thought to be a perfect fit for the psychological games of this series.
‘His intelligence, charm and uncanny ability to read people make him a natural favourite, quietly gaining the upper hand over his rivals.
And 48-year-old comedian Richard Ayoade has odds of 5/2 and odds of 28.6%.
‘Behind him is Danny Dyer at 2/1; His larger-than-life personality and competitive streak can cause him to dominate alliances and create tension at every turn.
‘Meanwhile, actor Richard Ayoade, known for his role in The IT Crowd, is at 5/2, while numbers genius and Countdown co-host Rachel Riley is at 3/1.
‘And comedian Katherine Ryan is also at 7/2, all in the running to be alongside Claudia Winkleman.’
Alan won the Famous Traitors award after a thrilling final last Thursday night.
The audience applauded the unfortunate comedian, who is among the bookies’ favorites, for managing to remain unnoticed throughout the competition by committing two ‘murders’ in plain sight.
However, he faced an uphill battle early in the game when the Loyalists voted out the other Traitor Cat, leaving him as the last man standing.
After Alan managed to convince Nick and David Olusoga that he was Loyal and ended the game by doing so, he burst into tears when host Claudia asked him to finally reveal his true identity.
Alan revealed the betrayal “torn me to pieces” as a stunned Nick put his hand over his mouth in shock, while David was – to quote Kate Garraway – “stunned”.
The comedian said: ‘I was so bad, I had no poker face but here I am.
‘Perhaps I sometimes exaggerate a showbiz story.
‘But it was hard to lie to people’s faces.’
Fans will be delighted to learn that Celebrity Traitors has been renewed for a second season, with more than 14 million viewers tuning in to see the winner of the record-breaking first series.
The BBC has also revealed the huge financial impact on the company after attracting millions of viewers thanks to the hit series.
The first episode reached a whopping 14.8 million viewers, making The Celebrity Traitors the BBC’s biggest unscripted film since 2021.
The finale also broke records, averaging 11 million viewers throughout its broadcast; It was the BBC’s biggest audience ever for the night, surpassing last year’s Gavin & Stacey Christmas special finale, which broke its own record.
The final was also watched on BBC iPlayer with 1.9 million viewers; this was the highest live viewing figure of any entertainment program broadcast on the streaming site.
The series’ popularity has meant huge profit increases for Scotland, where the UK series is filmed; The new Economic Impact Report has confirmed that The Traitors series generated an estimated £21.8 million for the Scottish economy across its UK, US and Celebrity editions.
The report included contributions from Visit Scotland and Screen Scotland.
Celebrity Traitors is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
