The nation realised that The Traitors UK was a smash hit from the very first series, so naturally the excitement levels are high for the third instalment of the show. The last series saw then-22-year-old Harry Clark betray his Faithful friend Mollie Pearce and take home the £95,150, so we can only hope for that level of drama from the next series.

On New Year’s Day, the third season of the UK show is set to premiere. The first two episodes will air at 8pm respectively, and then the rest will come out at 9pm, with new instalments being released on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.

It has been confirmed that the show's third season, hosted as ever by Claudia Winkleman, will start airing at 8pm on Wednesday 1st January 2025 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer - exactly one year after season 2 started airing.

As the third series of The Traitors has been confirmed, let's take a look back at what the stars of series two have been up to since the show ended

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The new series of The Traitors will see a new group of strangers play a game of strategy, suspicion and backstabbing in a bid to win a cash prize of up to £120,000

The Traitors, hosted by Claudia Winkleman, will return for a third series on New Year's Day - and the release date has now been confirmed in an exciting announcement

BBC announces series 3 release date – and it’s much sooner than expected - Show broke records earlier this year with Harry Clark winning the show