Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win second Celebrity Traitors series

Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian “Bash” Croft have won the second series of BBC One’s The Celebrity Traitors, sharing a £83,000 prize between refugee charities the Refugee Council and Choose Love. The pair emerged victorious after the final faithful players identified and banished the remaining traitors, Love Island presenter Maya Jama and YouTuber King Kenny. The result brought four weeks of suspicion, secret alliances and voting to a conclusion after the original field of 21 celebrities had been reduced to seven for the final episode.

Kenny reached the endgame after turning against Maya at the previous round table. He then joined Ranganathan, Croft and singer James Blunt around the fire pit, where the remaining contestants had to decide whether a traitor was still among them. A tied vote between Blunt and Kenny was broken after Croft persuaded Ranganathan to banish Kenny rather than Blunt.

Kenny had voted against Blunt, while Blunt also selected Kenny. Kenny reacted angrily to his elimination, saying he had come close to victory. Blunt then chose to continue with another vote.

That decision proved decisive. Ranganathan and Croft both ultimately voted against him, leaving the pair as the final two players. The BBC report said Blunt could have won alongside them if he had chosen to end the game rather than seek another banishment.

Croft, 24, became tearful after the result and called it possibly the best day of his life. Ranganathan said he hoped his mother and his youngest son, Charlie, would be proud. The two winners later learned that they were both faithful, confirming that the game had ended with the traitors removed.

The final episode also included the elimination of actor Michael Sheen at the start of the programme and the banishment of Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock during the endgame. Earlier departures included Ross Kemp, Jerry Hall, Miranda Hart, Joe Lycett, Hannah Fry and Amol Rajan. The series was also marked by contestants revealing their own identities as traitors.

Richard E Grant disclosed his status in the second episode, while comedian James Acaster gave himself away under pressure at a round table during the penultimate episode. Reports said filming was paused after Acaster became anxious and that welfare staff checked on him. A BBC spokesperson told the broadcaster that the safety and welfare of participants was the production’s “highest priority”, adding that players were closely monitored and supported by a dedicated welfare team.

More than 15 million people had been watching the series, according to the BBC. The Guardian’s live coverage described the ending as unusually unpredictable and questioned whether future editions should prioritise people who particularly want to play the game over larger celebrity names. Those comments were editorial observations rather than a BBC announcement about a third series.

The confirmed outcome is that Ranganathan and Croft won, the traitors were eliminated, and the prize will go to two refugee charities.