Who was selected as the first Celebrity Traitors? Claudia’s deadly twist explained

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Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inGreg EvansThursday 01 October 2026 20:44 BSTThe Celebrity Traitors 2026 full trailerClaudia Winkleman has selected her Traitors for the start of Celebrity Traitors 2026 but with a twist.Love Island host Maya Jama was selected as the first Traitor excitedly declaring that she was now in her “villain era”.Next was much-loved actor Richard E Grant, who seemed ecstatic about the news, so much so that he soon started telling the other contestants, in a questionable tactic.However, there was a twist with Claudia revealed to the cast that the Traitors line-up wasn’t complete yet and another will be added to the mix once the first murder has happened.Once Maya and Richard’s identities are uncloaked to each other, Claudia informs them that tomorrow they’ll be able to pick the third Traitor for themselves by inviting two celebrities to make the case to join them in the turret. The celebrity which isn’t chosen will be murdered.In fullCelebrity Traitors 2026 live: Castle in meltdown after Richard E Grant makes shocking confessionMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in