Fans are convinced Cheryl is going to be a late arrival on The Celebrity Traitors

Although Girls Aloud singer Cheryl has been relatively out of the spotlight in recent years, the 42-year-old was heavily rumoured to appear on the second series of The Celebrity Traitors.

With filming taking place right now at Ardross Castle in Scotland, the BBC confirmed the all-important line-up last weekend, but it didn't feature Geordie girl Cheryl, leaving fans well and truly gutted.

Despite landing names like Bella Ramsay, Richard E. Grant, Maya Jama and Romesh Ranganathan, some fans are devising theories that 'Call My Name' singer Cheryl could be a late arrival into the castle.

For the first series in 2025, the line-up included 22 famous names, whereas only 21 celebs have been announced for the 2026 series.

Another point fans are hanging onto is that host Claudia Winkleman has teased the show will be packed full of surprises in order to keep it fresh.

The fan theories don't end there, others believe bosses could even bring back a familiar face from the iconic first series, with a fan saying online: 'I could see them bringing an early out from season 1 back as a surprise cast member like Paloma or Tom'.

Another even thinks Danny Dyer could be a late arrival, adding: 'Danny Dyer was extremely heavily rumoured for this so it'd be funny if in Episode 2 he just gets thrown in like a grenade'.

Who has been announced?

After months of speculation, the BBC finally announced 21 celebs for series two of The Celebrity Traitors on Saturday 2nd May.

See the full line-up below:

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

Despite all of the recent fan theories, fans will just have to wait and see if there's any surprises in store when the show arrives later this year!