Richard Osman didn’t pull any punches when it came to those criticising the Celebrity Traitors winners’ choice of charity, with the TV presenter branding the commentators “pathetic idiots” who should “f*** off”.

The 2026 series of Celebrity Traitors came to an end on Friday, with Faithful contestants Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft winning and splitting the £83,000 prize pot between their respective charities : the Refugee Council and Choose Love.

While many applauded their choice of charities, which both work with refugees, parts of the right-wing media criticised the decision – claiming that it was proof that the BBC are biased.

Addressing the backlash on the latest episode of their podcast The Rest is Entertainment , Osman and Marina Hyde singled out “sections of the broadcast media and a couple of Tory MPs” who thought the prize pot “shouldn’t be coming from the licence fee”.

Romesh Ranganathan and actor Sebastian Croft won the 2026 series of ‘The Celebrity Traitors’ (BBC/Studio Lambert)

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