Celebrity Traitors winners donate prize to refugee charities

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Celebrity Traitors winners Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft donated their £83,000 prize to refugee charities, prompting online backlash.

Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft, winners of this year's Celebrity Traitors, have responded to online backlash following their decision to donate their £83,000 prize to refugee charities. Ranganathan, a comedian, donated his half to the Refugee Council, whilst Croft, an actor from Heartstopper, gave his £41,500 to Choose Love. Both organisations support displaced communities internationally.

The donations sparked debate on social media. Some viewers praised the choice as embodying 'true British values', whilst others argued refugees did not need the money and suggested smaller charities would have benefitted more.

In a recent appearance on Croft's podcast Sunday Scaries, Ranganathan defended the decision, saying he had become involved with the Refugee Council because he was frustrated by rhetoric demonising refugees. He characterised such rhetoric as a 'distraction tactic'. Croft had previously volunteered with Choose Love. Ranganathan described their both donating to refugee charities as coincidental, insisting people have different opinions but asking critics not to attack him further.

How it is being reported

• Celebrity Traitors Winners Respond To People 'Kicking Off About' Prize Money Going To Refugee CharitiesCelebrity Traitors victors Romesh Ranganathan and Sebastian Croft have spoken out about the tiresome discourse that has come off the back of them both choosing to donate their winning prize money to organisations that help refugees. In The Celebrity Traitors, each famous player competes on behalf of a charity, all of which are revealed at the end of the series. Following their win in this year’s final, Romesh and Sebastian shared that each of them had chosen to donate money to refugee charities, with the former playing for Refugee Council and the latter picking Choose Love . Romesh…HuffPost UK · 9 Nov, 08:56
• Celebrity Traitors winner Romesh Ranganathan responds to people ‘kicking off’ about refugee charitiesHe's responded to the 'angry' backlash.Metro · 8 Nov, 13:27

In this story: Romesh Ranganathan · Sebastian Croft · Refugee Council · Choose Love · BBC

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