Season two of Celebrity Traitors is nearing its finale, with a huge prize pot up for grabs.
It’s been an eventful series, which has seen Richard E Grant accidentally revealing he was a Traitor within minutes of being selected, Ross Kemp going viral for his paranoid reactions, and many meme-able moments.
No matter how long they survive on the show, the star-studded cast are all being paid for their participation – and according to reports, the celebrities are paid a flat fee of £40,000 for appearing in the series.
On the Rest Is Entertainment podcast last year, host Marina Hyde said: “Look at the calibre of the people they got. They were able to pay everybody a blanket £40k fee, right? They’re paying them a £40k fee.”
However, 2025 contestant and former rugby player Joe Marler said this varied from star to star as he was paid £30,000 to appear on last year’s series.
The BBC declined to comment on the fee when asked by The Independent.
As for the prize money, the celebrities will be competing for up to £100,000, with the exact figure depending on how well the celebrities perform in each challenge. At the time of writing, the 2026 prize pot currently stands at £59,500.
Unlike the regular version, where the contestants keep the jackpot, the celebrities will give their prize winnings to a charity of their choice.
In the civilian version of the game of deception, a slightly higher total prize of £120,000 can be won by the contestants.
Comedian Alan Carr, who won the show in 2025, donated £87,500 to the children’s cancer charity Neuroblastoma UK.
This year, Michael Sheen, Maya Jama and James Acaster are among the celebrities competing for the prize pot.
The full list of celebrities taking part in the series, and their current status in the game, can be found here.
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