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- Celebrity Traitors series two has debuted with 21 contestants, including Bella Ramsey, Maya Jama, and Michael Sheen
- Richard E Grant made an admission 'no one has done on the show before' moments after the traitors were selected, throwing a huge curveball into the game
- BBC culture correspondent Noor Nanji analyzes Grant's 'wild admission' and the show's latest twist
- Deadline reports the premiere drew nearly 9 million viewers, marking the franchise's biggest-ever launch episode
- BBC Entertainment's coverage flags 'chaos, coffins and Claudiapatra' as standout moments from the opener, riffing on host Claudia Winkleman
Why it matters: Deadline's near-9-million viewer figure makes this the biggest launch episode the Traitors franchise has ever logged, confirming the celebrity edition's audience pull from night one — before the rest of the series has even aired.
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