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Ranganathan and Croft win Celebrity Traitors, donate winnings to refugee charities

The comedian and actor were the last faithfuls standing after Maya Jama's traitor team fell at the final Round Table.

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What to know

  • Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft were revealed as faithfuls and won the 2026 Celebrity Traitors series.
  • Traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny were unmasked and eliminated at the final Round Table after murdering faithful Michael Sheen on the eve of the finale.
  • A final mission added £18,500 to the prize fund, which the winners later donated to refugee charities, according to a social media post.

“I just really hope my mum’s proud, and also my youngest son Charlie, who wanted me to come on the show. Dad won, please show me some respect.”

Romesh Ranganathan, Winning contestant · Evening Standard ↗ · Oct 29

Romesh RanganathanRomesh Ranganathan Comedian, contestantSebastian Croft Actor, contestantMaya Jama TV presenter, contestantKing Kenny Social media star, contestantMichael SheenMichael Sheen Actor, contestantClaudia WinklemanClaudia Winkleman Host of The Celebrity Traitors

Ranganathan and Croft win Celebrity Traitors, donate winnings to refugee charities
Evening Standard

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    Winners donate their prize money to refugee charities

    A social media post reported that both Ranganathan and Croft gave their Traitors winnings to refugee charities.

    “Both celebrity winners of BBC TV's TRAITORS donated their winnings to Refugee Charities.”
    — @wokestudies.bsky.social
    • wokestudies.bsky.social

      Both celebrity winners of BBC TV's TRAITORS donated their winnings to Refugee Charities. Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft.

      wokestudies.bsky.socialBluesky12d ago59▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft win as faithfuls

    The pair were the last two remaining at the firepit, revealing they had both played the entire game as faithfuls and splitting the prize fund.

    “I began this game as a faithful, but I’m ending this game as a faithful.”
    — Sebastian Croft

    1. 2 outlets first by Evening Standard, 12d ago · also RTE News · read ↗

    2. 2 outlets first by ITVX, 13d ago · also Evening Standard · read ↗

  3. background

    Final Round Table unmasks traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny — At the last Round Table the faithfuls voted out presenter Maya Jama as a traitor, with fellow traitor King Kenny's fate also sealed, leaving only faithfuls at the firepit.

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    Finalists complete last mission, adding £18,500 to prize fund — Divided into helicopter and ground teams, the remaining players located dynamite and the correct bunker, boosting the prize pot from £64,500.

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    Traitors murder Michael Sheen on the eve of the final — Remaining traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny chose to murder Michael Sheen overnight, seeing him as too great a threat, and Claudia Winkleman revealed his exit to the stunned finalists.