Several familiar faces with links to Essex feature in the star-studded line-up for the new series of the BBC hit Celebrity Traitors.
Celebrity Traitors is a BBC reality game show in which famous faces play a high-stakes game of detection, deceit and trust in the Scottish Highlands.
The second series hits screens on September 23, with several big names linked to Essex among the cast.
Girl group star Leigh-Anne Pinnock, while originally from Buckinghamshire, has lived in Essex in recent years and is often associated with the county through her lifestyle and social ties.
Broadcaster and entrepreneur Maya Jama also has a soft Essex connection.
Born in Bristol, she has spent time in the Essex-London commuter belt and is often linked to the area in the media.
Comedian Rob Beckett has one of the strongest Essex connections in the line-up.
Born in South London, he grew up in Essex and regularly references the county in his stand-up.
Actor and presenter Ross Kemp has a more traditional Essex connection.
He was born in Barking - historically part of Essex - giving him a legitimate claim to the county, depending on how boundaries are defined.
Kemp has also said he grew up in Rainham, Shenfield and Brentwood, and remains proud of his Essex identity.
The Essex links give the county a clear presence in the highly anticipated new series.
The full confirmed line up is as follows:
- Amol Rajan – Journalist and Broadcaster
- Bella Ramsey – Actor
- James Acaster – Comedian and Podcaster
- James Blunt – Singer/Songwriter
- Jerry Hall – Model and Actress
- Joanne McNally – Comedian
- Joe Lycett – Comedian
- Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
- King Kenny – Content Creator
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock – Singer/Songwriter
- Maya Jama – Broadcaster and Entrepreneur
- Michael Sheen – Actor and Presenter
- Miranda Hart – Actor and Author
- Myha’la – Actor
- Professor Hannah Fry– Broadcaster and Mathematician
- Richard E. Grant – Actor and Author
- Rob Beckett – Comedian
- Romesh Ranganathan – Comedian
- Ross Kemp – Actor and Presenter
- Sebastian Croft – Musician and Actor
- Sharon Rooney – Actor
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