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Tamra Judge and Johnny Bananas Lead The Traitors Season 2's All-Celeb Lineup

Plus, Alan Cumming's dog Lala joins the Peacock competition as the host's "trusty sidekick."
  • Tamra Judge on WWHL; Johnny Bananas on The Challenge: USA (Photos: NBC/Jonne Roriz/Paramount)
    Tamra Judge on WWHL; Johnny Bananas on The Challenge: USA (Photos: NBC/Jonne Roriz/Paramount)

    It's time to stock up on tartan, because hit competition show The Traitors is slated to return to Peacock early next year. On Thursday, the streamer revealed the full cast for The Traitors Season 2, which, unlike the first season, will be comprised entirely of celebrities from across television, sports, and politics.

    The Season 2 cast leans heavily on familiar faces with competition experience, including The Challenge's Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio and Chris "C.T." Tamburello, former Survivor castaways Parvati Shallow and Sandra Diaz-Twine, and Big Brother's Dan Gheesling and Janelle Pierzina. However, there are also quite a few Bravo stars represented — Housewives Tamra Judge (Orange County), Shereé Whitfield (Atlanta), and Larsa Pippen (Miami) will be heading to the Scottish Highlands — as well as athletes like boxer Deontay Wilder and basketball player Marcus Jordan.

    The full cast list is as follows:

    • Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen (Love Island USA)
    • Chris "C.T." Tamburello (The Challenge)
    • Dan Gheesling (Big Brother)
    • Deontay Wilder (Boxer)
    • Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu (Love Island UK)
    • Janelle Pierzina (Big Brother)
    • Johnny "Bananas" Devenanzio (The Challenge)
    • John Bercow (UK Parliament)
    • Kevin Kreider (Bling Empire)
    • Larsa Pippen (The Real Housewives of Miami)
    • Marcus Jordan (Basketball Player)
    • Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Dancing with the Stars)
    • Mercedes "MJ" Javid (Shahs of Sunset)
    • Parvati Shallow (Survivor)
    • Peppermint (RuPaul's Drag Race)
    • Peter Weber (The Bachelor)
    • Phaedra Parks (Married to Medicine)
    • Sandra Diaz-Twine (Survivor)
    • Shereé Whitfield (The Real Housewives of Atlanta)
    • Tamra Judge (The Real Housewives of Orange County)
    • Trishelle Cannatella (The Real World: Las Vegas)

    Though the cast makeup has changed, the format of The Traitors Season 2 remains the same. The 21 celebrities will gather at a castle in the Scottish Highlands, where they will be divided into two camps: "the Faithful" and "the Traitors." The contestants compete in a series of physical and mental challenges for a chance to win a $250,000 prize, but as the competition progresses, the Traitors take steps to steal the prize — including "murdering" someone under the cover of darkness — while the Faithful attempt to root out the rats among them.

    Alan Cumming returns as The Traitors host, but in Season 2, he'll have some assistance from his dog Lala, described by Peacock as his "trusty sidekick." Lala's role in the competition remains a mystery, but at the very least, fans can expect her and Cumming to serve some fabulous matching looks.

    The Traitors Season 1 is streaming on Peacock. Join the discussion about the show in our forums.

    Claire Spellberg Lustig is the Senior Editor at Primetimer and a scholar of The View. Follow her on Twitter at @c_spellberg.

    TOPICS: The Traitors, Peacock, Alan Cumming, Johnny Bananas, Larsa Pippen, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Parvati Shallow, Peter Weber, Phaedra Parks, Tamra Judge