Clare Balding has teased that the upcoming celebrity edition of The Traitors will be 'tense' and 'good telly'. The BBC Sport presenter appeared on ITV's This Morning on Thursday (11 September) to discuss her role in the show, which is set to air on BBC One in October.
Speaking to hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard, Balding remained tight-lipped about specific plot points but assured viewers that the series would deliver. 'It will be really good telly. I can promise you that,' she said. 'I can't talk about it anymore, Ben. I'm just going to say, it's good telly and it's coming in October.'
Balding also revealed that she enjoyed the experience of getting to know fellow contestants, including Celia Imrie, Charlotte Church, and Tom Daley. 'I really enjoyed meeting the younger ones, the ones I hadn't met before. So, Ruth Codd and Cat Burns, and Niko [Omilana], just people I wouldn't have come across in any other situation,' she added.
The nine-part series, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, will see 20 celebrities compete for a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice. The lineup includes Alan Carr, Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, and Paloma Faith, among others. Winkleman has warned that the celebrities will not be given an easy ride, saying, 'We’re incredibly lucky these brilliant people have said yes. I’d love to say we’ll take it easy on them and they’ll just wander round the castle and eat toast for a couple of weeks but that would be a lie.'
Celebrity Traitors is coming to BBC One and iPlayer in October 2025.
