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The stage is set for tonight's nail-biting finale of The Celebrity Traitors, with Alan Carr, Cat Burns, Joe Marler, Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga battling it out to bank a huge jackpot prize. Following weeks of detective work, eliminations and betrayals, tensions have reached boiling point, with the 'traitors' - Carr and Burns - still in the game. They stand to pocket the entire prize fund of up to £100,000 unless the remaining 'faithful' trio of Marler, Mohammed and Olusoga can expose them at the final moment. The star-studded version of the programme has proved a massive hit for the BBC and, while audiences await the series finale, speculation is already mounting about what lies ahead. Corporation chiefs have yet to formally greenlight a second run of the celebrity edition, but they're reportedly already scouting potential participants, according to radio presenter Chris Evans. The Virgin Radio UK host revealed that producers had contacted him about joining the series while chatting to former England football boss Sir Gareth Southgate , who remained tight-lipped when questioned about his own potential involvement in the BBC show. "Now, I know they're putting out feelers for next year's Celebrity Traitors," said Evans, before asking Southgate: "Have they reached out to you?" When the former Three Lions manager paused and laughed, the host continued: "They've reached out, I love it! Yes, you've got to do it!". However, Southgate then responded that, having played a version of the game within the England camp, he recognised that he was a "hopeless traitor". The manager has now revealed that the idea to play the game in camp came from Wrexham defender Conor Coady , with the former Liverpool, Wolves and Leicester man potentially another target for the BBC given his enthusiasm for the format. "Thanks to Conor Coady , we also had 'Traitors' to play -- our version of the popular TV game," Southgate wrote in his newly-published memoir. "All of the players were involved, taking the role of either 'traitor' or 'faithful,' and all spending their downtime engaging in the deception, trying to eliminate their opponents or remain undetected. Conor's innovation was so popular, in fact, that in future tournaments, such as Euro 24, the wider staff started playing too." However, there might be more than one famous face from the world of football featured in a future series, with Chelsea and England legend Frank Lampard also said to be a huge fan of the programme. Harry Clark, who claimed victory in the second series of the regular show as a traitor, revealed earlier this year that the Premier League icon had messaged him on Instagram after the series concluded. "Frank said he was impressed with how I played the game," he said. "He actually asked me where I learned the tricks I used to get everyone on my side on the show. I said, 'I learned them from watching you on the football pitch'. He's actually a mastermind!" Outside of football, Sir Andy Murray is another potential candidate for a follow-up series, having reportedly pulled out of the current series alongside his mother Judy. The duo had been linked with appearing on the spin-off for some time but talks fell through last year, according to the Scottish Sun. With the tennis icon now embracing his retirement, there's a possibility he could be lured back into negotiations with BBC executives and become the latest knight of the realm to step into the castle. Meanwhile, NFL star Travis Kelce has also expressed interest in participating in a version of the programme, with his mother Donna featuring on the most recent US series. "I just want to play the game," he revealed to his brother Jason on their New Heights podcast. "Like, it's a show that I think I would have fun with." Beyond the sporting world, other famous faces being linked with participating in a second series include Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones, comedian Bob Mortimer, singer Lily Allen and Friends icon Courteney Cox.
