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The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 Premieres on BBC iPlayer With 21 Celebrities Competing for Charity

The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 premieres October 1 at 8pm BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. TechRadar reports 21 celebrities will compete for up to £100,000 for charity, with UK viewers able to stream free and overseas viewers using a VPN.

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The new series will be accompanied by two extras on BBC iPlayer: The Celebrity Traitors: Uncloaked, the official video podcast hosted by Ed Gamble, and a one-off Traitor or Faithful? Claudia Decides special, which shows how Claudia chooses her Traitors.

In the UK, the BBC holds the rights to broadcast The Celebrity Traitors Series 2, and the show is available to stream free on the BBC iPlayer app and website alongside BBC One. To watch, users need to create a BBC account, provide a valid UK postcode and have a TV Licence, according to TechRadar's guide.

Viewers outside the UK face geo-blocking. TechRadar says a VPN can help them access BBC iPlayer by connecting to a UK server, provided they do not breach any broadcaster terms and conditions. The guide recommends NordVPN as its top choice and says it is offering up to 75% off and three extra months free. After connecting to a UK server, users can sign in to BBC iPlayer and stream the show, TechRadar says.

TechRadar lists the supported devices as Amazon Fire tablets, Cube, Stick and TVs; Android TV, though some models are not supported; Android mobile and tablet devices running Android 7.0 or above; Apple TV with tvOS 14 or later; Google TV devices including Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield; Freely; Freesat, though some models are not supported; Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes, though some models are not supported; iOS 14 or above on iPhone and iPad; LG Smart TVs from 2016 to 2024; NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes with minimum firmware v11.5.0; PlayStation 4 and 5; Roku Stick and Roku-OS-powered TVs with minimum firmware v11.5.0; Samsung Smart TVs from 2017 and above; Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck; Virgin Media 360, Stream and TiVo; YouView services from BT, Humax, Sony and TalkTalk; and Xbox One, Series X and Series S.

TechRadar lists the celebrity contestants as Amol Rajan, Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, James Blunt, Jerry Hall, Joanne McNally, Joe Lycett, Julie Hesmondhalgh, King Kenny, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Maya Jama, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart, Myha’la, Professor Hannah Fry, Richard E. Grant, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Ross Kemp, Sebastian Croft and Sharon Rooney.

The opening episode on October 1 is described as extra-long and begins at 8pm BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Editor's Summary The Celebrity Traitors Series 2 premieres on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on October 1, with 21 celebrities competing for up to £100,000 for charity. UK viewers can stream the series free with a BBC account, a valid UK postcode and a TV Licence, while TechRadar says overseas viewers can use a VPN such as NordVPN to access the geo-blocked service. The series includes two iPlayer spin-offs and is available on a range of devices.