The charity deeply grateful for Sebastian Croft’s Celebrity Traitors win is Choose Love, which will receive his £41,500 share of the prize pot. Croft and comedian Romesh Ranganathan won the BBC show for the Faithfuls, with Ranganathan directing his equal share to the Refugee Council.

Their donations followed the finale, where traitors Maya Jama and King Kenny were banished. The victory secured the £83,000 prize pot for the winners’ chosen charities, according to the report on the finale.

Charity Deeply Grateful for Croft’s Donation

Croft, 24, is donating £41,500 to Choose Love. The global humanitarian organization and movement, previously known as Help Refugees, supports refugees and displaced people through emergency aid and longer-term support.

Emma Stevenson, Choose Love’s acting chief executive, said the organization was “absolutely thrilled” and “deeply grateful” that Croft chose it after his win. She called Croft a longtime friend and dedicated supporter of the organization’s work.

Stevenson said the funding would “quite literally change and save lives.” She said it would help the organization extend critical support to refugees and displaced people, including LGBTQ+ individuals facing displacement, violence and persecution because of who they are.

The statement did not specify how many people the donation would reach or how the funds would be divided among programs. Stevenson said Choose Love was grateful to Croft, adding that the contribution “means the world.”

Ranganathan Donates His Share to Refugee Council

Ranganathan is giving his share to the Refugee Council, which supports people who have fled war, violence and persecution. The organization helps them find safety and rebuild their lives in Britain.

Katie Ghose, the Refugee Council’s chief executive, said the organization had enjoyed watching Ranganathan on the show. She described his victory as “the icing on the cake” and called him a champion for its cause.

Ghose said Ranganathan’s support would help the council continue frontline services for refugees and people in the asylum system who come to Britain seeking safety and a chance to rebuild their lives. The two charities described different work, while both connected their funding to support for displaced people.

The result also drew a large television audience. The finale averaged 11.2 million viewers, the highest average overnight audience of the show’s second series. BBC One recorded a peak audience of 11.6 million, also the series’ highest, and the episode became the celebrity spin-off’s most-watched to date.

Jama Donates Despite Missing the Prize

Jama missed out on the prize after fellow traitor Kenny voted against her at the final roundtable, which led to her banishment. She later said she had donated what she would have won to Action for Children.

The report said Jama donated £83,500 to the charity, which works on issues including poverty, abuse and finding foster homes for vulnerable children. Action for Children said it was “absolutely thrilled” to receive the donation.

The finale’s charity choices add another dimension to the show’s ending: Croft and Ranganathan directed their shares to organizations supporting refugees, while Jama gave to a children’s charity after her elimination. Coverage of Croft’s donation and the show’s friendship dynamics offer related reading about the program and its contestants. Readers can also find other entertainment coverage on the site.