After the present’s breakout success in 2022, The Traitors returns for a second season this 12 months.
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the fact collection sees 22 contestants compete for a prize fund value as much as £120,000 at a citadel within the Scottish Highlands.
As they arrive on the citadel, a small quantity are chosen to be “Traitors” who should get rid of the “Trustworthy” contestants to assert the prize themselves. Nonetheless, if the latter handle to work out and “homicide” the deceitful contestants by means of day by day roundtable conferences, they win the money prize as a substitute.
The present’s second season kicks off Wednesday January 3 on BBC One from 9pm. However who’re the traitors and faithfuls within the firing line?
The Traitors season 2 forged: meet the contestants
Title: Andrew
Age: 45
Andrew is an insurance coverage dealer from Talbot Inexperienced, who has beforehand labored in shut safety safety. If he’s chosen as a Traitor, he’s keen to do “no matter it takes, inside motive”.
“I don’t thoughts throwing individuals beneath the bus, it’s me or them on the finish of the day. I’ll simply consider my household, my son, I wish to make them proud and I would like a greater life for them. I’m a pleasant particular person deep down and when my household are watching on the TV, they may know the true me.”
Title: Anthony
Age: 45
Anthony is a chess coach from Birmingham, who was enamoured with the present’s first season as a result of comparisons together with his job.
“Like a recreation of chess, each piece on the board is expendable, the one factor that issues is the king, that’s it. And in the end, the thought is to checkmate and win the sport. For me, it was like in a chess event the place you’ve bought to manage your feelings and psychologically handle your self. I used to be utterly intrigued by it.”
Title: Ash
Age: 45
Ash is an occasions coordinator from London, who describes herself as an “adaptable” and “resilient” particular person who can preserve composure.
“I’ve labored in some very nerve-racking conditions. We very often get known as ‘The Swans’ as a result of on the skin, we glance calm however beneath the water is one other story.”
Title: Aubrey
Age: 67
A retired store proprietor from Loughborough, Aubrey is gunning to be a Traitor so he can put on one of many present’s signature cloaks.
“I did say that’s what I wished as a result of I like the cloaks. I feel I’d be good as a Traitor, but when I’m not, I’m not going to be heartbroken. You can be recruited at one other level. What will probably be, will probably be!”
Title: Brian
Age: 33
Brian is a photographer from Glasgow, who has a knack for the social deduction format as he performs celebration recreation Werewolves together with his household each Christmas.
“At any time when I’m watching TV, I at all times assume ‘I may try this’ even for reveals like SAS: Who Dares Wins, though looking back I’d most likely final two minutes after which begin crying. I felt the identical manner when watching The Traitors and now I get the chance to see if I will probably be any good!”
Title: Charlie
Age: 34
Charlie is a psychological well being space supervisor from Bristol, who’s a giant fan of “analysing individuals”.
“Folks misjudge me a variety of the time as a result of I’m a bit nuts and continuously leaping round and being a lunatic. I don’t know whether or not individuals realise how insightful I truly am and the way a lot I choose up on issues.”
Title: Charlotte
Age: 32
A recruitment supervisor from Warwickshire, Charlotte is hoping she will probably be underestimated by her fellow contestants.
“My plan is to be underestimated and kill with kindness. I really feel like you’ll want to assess your group first, you’ll want to get to know everybody and work them out. I wouldn’t play the identical gameplan as everyone else.”
Title: Diane
Age: 63
Diane is a retired trainer from Lancashire who hopes to carry humour to the collection – albeit so long as she isn’t a Traitor.
“If I did find yourself being one, I don’t assume I’d be excellent, I feel I’d be very apparent. I’d simply should get on with it.”
Title: Evie
Age: 29
A veterinary nurse from Inverness, Evie has lived her total life within the Scottish Highlands so she doesn’t should journey far for the collection.
“My ultimate weekend is issues like chucking myself up a mountain, or tenting, or biking, getting soiled, or doing open swimming. So, I really feel like I’d be actually good at missions. I’ve not bought a lot concern. The one factor is spiders completely terrify me. Spiders should not my factor. However for £120,000 I’d get right into a vat of spiders, there’s an override in my mind and I feel I’d simply do it.”
Title: Harry
Age: 22
Harry is a British Military Engineer from Slough who, in response to his mum, is the “clumsiest however smartest man she’s ever met”.
As for what he’d spend the prize cash on, Harry stated: “I’m nonetheless solely 22. I feel that my happiness actually comes from making everybody round me comfortable, so I’d wish to use a few of the cash to deal with my household and my girlfriend. The opposite factor is I want to exchange my automobile.”
Title: Jasmine
Age: 26
A gross sales govt from London, Jasmine describes herself as a “skilled reality embezzler” who believes her character will assist her within the competitors.
“I’m very personable, and folks are likely to wish to befriend me lots which is the way you get individuals on aspect. It’s a recreation of constructing allies, isn’t it? You don’t need individuals to vote you out.”
Title: Jaz
Age: 30
Jaz is a nationwide account supervisor from Manchester, who desires to take his mum on the Orient Specific if he wins the money prize.
“After every thing we’ve been by means of as a household, I really feel like my mum deserves it. My spouse has additionally been such a pillar of power and I really feel like she positively deserves to go. Additionally, my mom and father-in-law have simply been every thing to me and it could be one thing that we may all do collectively to have a good time, it could be phenomenal.”
Title: Jonny
Age: 31
Jonny is from Bedfordshire and believes his historical past within the navy will serve him properly within the trials to return.
I’d say I’ve bought poker face. I learnt lots within the navy. So, I’ve very a lot bought that mindset. I learnt ‘Bullshit baffles brains’ – that’s my favorite saying. I’ve lived by that and it’s so true. I’ve performed so many alternative jobs since I left the military and it’s at all times labored.”
Title: Kyra
Age: 21
An apprentice economist from Kent, Kyra is a giant fan of social deduction video games like Amongst Us which led to her curiosity within the present.
“It was kind of like a recreation I used to play known as Amongst Us. As a result of it was nothing I’d seen earlier than it did sort of throw me, I used to be having a battle with myself about whether or not I’d wish to be a Traitor or a Trustworthy – I feel a Traitor.”
Title: Meg
Age: 22
Meg is an illustrator from Herefordshire, who has a knack for bursting into tune throughout occasions of panic.
“If I’m terrified, I’ll simply begin singing Florence & The Machine and folks will probably be like ‘Get her to close up, she’s too loud.’ As a result of I simply burst into tune at any second, my mum will typically have to inform me to close up, or individuals catch me at visitors lights, which is embarrassing!”
Title: Miles
Age: 36
A veterinary nurse from Birmingham, Miles desires to seek out his “eternally house” together with his husband and household if he wins the money prize.
“I’d prefer to repay our debuts and get into our eternally house and actually settle our roots. While every thing is ok as it’s, it could be pretty to go ahead with that and reside someplace within the nation.”
Title: Mollie
Age: 21
Mollie is a incapacity mannequin from Bristol, who additionally works as a healthcare assistant. She believes her age may be a profit to her possibilities within the present.
“I’m fairly harmless wanting. I really feel like my age, and the truth that I can come throughout fairly harmless, will probably be actually good for me and folks will assume I wouldn’t have the ability to be a Traitor.”
Title: Paul
Age: 36
A enterprise supervisor from Manchester, Paul is hoping he’ll turn out to be a Traitor – if solely to get nearer to Claudia Winkleman.
“Nicely, if Claudia touches my shoulder, I’m by no means washing that high once more. I hope that occurs as a result of the extra I take into consideration what the present is, it’s about the true Traitors, proper? To take part within the present absolutely is to be a Traitor I feel.”
Title: Ross
Age: 28
Ross is a video director from Lancashire, who’s barely nervous about stepping in entrance of the digital camera.
“I’m so used to being behind a digital camera that it’s truly very nerve-racking for me to be in entrance of 1. That is one thing new and I’m properly up for the problem. I’m fairly good on the previous Amongst Us recreation and I believed this seemed like a variety of enjoyable.”
Title: Sonja
Age: 66
A volunteer enterprise mentor from Lancashire, Sonja is hoping to knit her manner by means of the competitors.
“My recreation plan is to knit my approach to the finals. I’m an avid knitter. What I hope to do genuinely is knit whereas I’m considering. Additionally, you may knit recycled fishing nets and recycled plastic bottles, so it’s nice for the setting. I truly wish to train a few of the different tortured souls the right way to do a little bit of knitting whereas we’re there too.”
Title: Tracey
Age: 58
Tracey is a sonographer and clairvoyant from Inverness, who believes she’s going to carry an eccentric high quality to the present.
“I’ve at all times been informed off for being too loud in life. So, I feel I’ll be fairly eccentric, a few of my views and the issues that I’ve performed in life are fairly eccentric. I’m very non secular in addition to working for the well being service. So, I’m a little bit of a bizarre mixture.”
Title: Zack
Age: 27
A parliamentary affairs advisor from London, Zack is hoping to win the present by means of his capability to rapidly strike up shut friendships.
“I’d prefer to assume I give fairly first impression, I’m fairly charismatic, and I do strike up fairly intimate relationships fairly rapidly, so I’d prefer to lean into that a bit of bit.”
