Celebrity Traitors fans immediately reacted after host Claudia Winkleman picked three contestants to be Traitors in the opening episode last night (October 8).
The popular BBC show debuted its first-ever celebrity series on Wednesday night, where the likes of Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Stephen Fry are on the line-up.
But who did Claudia choose to be a Traitor?
Celebrity Traitors host Claudia Winkleman picks three Traitors
After introducing viewers to this year’s line-up, all 19 celebrities sat down at the iconic round table to find out who will be the Traitors and who will play as a Faithful.
With their blindfolds on, Claudia tapped singer Cat Burns, comedian Alan Carr and TV host Jonathan Ross on the shoulder, immediately making them the first three Traitors of the series.
With much anticipation leading up to the moment, fans immediately reacted online to share their thoughts. For the most part, a lot of people were buzzing. But complaints did pour in that one particular celeb wasn’t chosen to be a Traitor.
‘Let the games begin!’
“Jonathan, Cat and Alan as Traitors is SO MUCH FUN!!” one user wrote on X.
“Cat Burns as a Traitor, she’s gonna thrive,” another person shared.
“Alan Carr is either going to be the worst Traitor of all time or possibly the best we’ve ever seen. There is no in between. Either way, let the games begin!” a third remarked.
“I think Cat will be an incredible Traitor #CelebrityTraitors,” a fourth said.
“Alan Carr as the Traitor is going to be gold,” a fifth expressed.
Another echoed: “Alan and Jonathan as Traitors is going to be absolute chaos. Obsessed.”
‘Way too obvious!’
Meanwhile, some were not impressed that YouTuber Niko Omilana wasn’t picked as a Traitor.
“Huge loss not having Niko as a Traitor,” said one. “As a Niko fan I mourned the fact that he’s not a Traitor for like a second because honestly this traitor lineup is ELITE and I think he’d make a great Traitor hunter, I just hope he doesn’t go too early,” a second commented.
They really missed out not making Niko a Traitor honestly #CelebrityTraitors pic.twitter.com/oHeztlGx0m
— PRMSE (@PRMSEofficial) October 8, 2025
niko isn’t a traitor #TheTraitors #celebritytraitors pic.twitter.com/0M7aa28CCK
— ♍︎ mollie-mae (@m0lli3ma3) October 8, 2025
“I hate to say but not picking Niko as a Traitor might be the worst marketing I’ve ever seen. He’s obviously going to be eliminated early as he’s nowhere near as famous as the rest and when he does you lose 90% of your young audience,” another warned.
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