How to watch "Celebrity Traitors" on BBC iPlayer – it's *FREE*

Claudia Winkleman in front of spooky castle, host of Celebrity Traitors season 1 2025 on BBC
(Image credit: BBC)

You can watch "The Celebrity Traitors" live on BBC iPlayer in the U.K., streaming for free on October 8. The free English stream includes all the backstabbing as secrets, fame and cash collide in the ultimate celebrity TV show.

The U.K. platform will stream every 'murder', powerplay and lie including the unmissable final. But how can you watch "Celebrity Traitors" 2025 free from anywhere? Can you get the free BBC iPlayer stream in the U.S., Australia and Canada? And what phones is the app available on?

Here's our full (and quick) guide to how to watch "Celebrity Traitors" free on BBC iPlayer...

How to watch 'Celebrity Traitors' free on BBC iPlayer

The BBC has exclusive rights to "The Celebrity Traitors" in the U.K. and will be broadcasting all the secrets and lies for FREE on bbc.co.uk & BBC iPlayer.

You must be a British resident and have a valid TV license. If so, register for your account today.

OUTSIDE THE U.K.? ACCESS iPLAYER FROM ANYWHERE WITH A VPN.

We signed up to check it out and it works perfectly. The quality is good, and worthy of one of the biggest reality TV shows of the year.

How to watch "Celebrity Traitors" on BBC iPlayer from anywhere

BBC iPlayer is free to watch, but is it only broadcasting Celeb UK Traitors for free in the U.K.

Traitors fans traveling or working outside the U.K. will need to use a VPN to access BBC iPlayer free stream in the U.S.A and Canada.

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It's really easy to use a VPN to watch "Celebrity Traitors" on BBC iPlayer.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you want to watch the free "Traitors" stream on iPlayer, choose 'United Kingdom' from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to the BBC website, sign in, and watch U.K. Traitors on iPlayer for free.

What does BBC's coverage of "Celebrity Traitors" include? Aftershow? Highlights?

Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked

(Image credit: BBC)

BBC One and BBC iPlayer will have full coverage of "The Celebrity Traitors" season 1, presented by taffeta queen Claudia Winkleman.

Joining her in the famous castle show will be the likes of social media influencer .

"Celebrity Traitors Uncloaked" is also back. The after show – "visualised podcast" – with Ed Gamble is available now on bbc.co.uk, should you have missed any of the action.

What devices can I watch BBC iPlayer on?

Amazon Fire (Tablets, Cube, Stick, TVs)

Android/Google TV (please note: some models aren’t supported)

Android (Mobile & Tablet) - Android 7.0 and above

Apple TV (tvOS 14 or later)

Google TV (Chromecast with Google TV and NVIDIA Shield)

Freely

Freesat (please note: some models aren’t supported)

Freeview Play (TVs and set-top boxes) (some models aren’t supported)

iOS (iPhone & iPad) - iOS 14 and above

LG Smart TVs (2016-2024)

NOW Smart Sticks and Boxes (minimum firmware v11.5.0)

PlayStation (PS4 and PS5)

Roku (Stick & Roku-OS powered TVs, minimum firmware v11.5.0)

Samsung Phones and Smart TVs (2017 and above)

Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream puck

Virgin Media (360, Stream, TiVo)

YouView (BT, Humax, Sony, TalkTalk)

Xbox (One, Series X, Series S)

Is BBC iPlayer the best way to watch "Celebrity Traitors"?

The BBC offers unparalleled access to "Traitors" from wherever you are in the world.

They will provide two episodes a week in HD. In 2024, the BBC's yearly report stated there were "14.1 million" average weekly "active accounts" using the BBC iPlayer, up from 13.4 million 12 months earlier.

Internet speed wise, 1.5 Mbps is recommended for standard definition and 5 Mbps for high definition (HD) Traitors streams.

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