Joe Marler has become a household name following his performance in the Celebrity Traitors.
After a glittering rugby union career came to an end in 2024, the 35-year-old has since rebranded himself as a funny and engaging media personality through his podcast work and, most recently, the hit BBC game show.
Marler got all the way to the final of the Celebrity Traitors, in which famous contestants competed for a jackpot that would be donated to the winner's chosen charity. The other celebrities to reach this stage were singer Cat Burns, writer and historian David Olusoga, actor and comedian Nick Mohammed, and comedian Alan Carr.
Joe did *not* like being compared to a boulder 😭 #CelebrityTraitors pic.twitter.com/jE4mfpaeCp
— The Traitors HQ (@the_traitors_) October 24, 2025
Marler's affable nature on camera, comic timing and largely shrewd reading of the game — he began the final with a clear plan to defeat remaining traitors Cat and Alan, whom he had correctly identified — left many predicting the former Harlequins prop would emerge triumphant.
It turned into arguably the UK TV event of the year.
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Did Joe Marler win Celebrity Traitors?
Marler reached the final of the 2025 Celebrity Traitors, but he did not win the jackpot of £87,500, which was to be given to the victor's chosen charity.
He was banished from the game in the tense last round after the three other remaining finalists voted him off, having said they were convinced he was a traitor due to his decision to cast a deciding vote to banish Cat earlier in the final.
Marler had initially said on camera that he would keep Cat in the game until the last moment as he was convinced she was a traitor, but he apparently changed his mind during the round-table discussion, choosing the banish her rather than David.
Who won Celebrity Traitors final 2025?
Comedian Alan Carr won the Celebrity Traitors final.
He, David Olusoga and Nick Mohammed voted off Marler in the final banishment. They then all agreed to end the game, with David and Nick mistakenly believing that Alan was a faithful.
As such, Alan took the full prize pot, which he said would go to a neuroblastoma charity.
We need a bank holiday in honour of Alan Carr’s #CelebrityTraitors victory I’m so serious pic.twitter.com/6X7FTjAoUg
— The Traitors HQ (@the_traitors_) November 6, 2025
Joe Marler rugby career
Marler enjoyed a 15-year senior professional rugby union career, spent entirely with London-based team Harlequins.
He joined the Quins academy in 2008 after a spell at Sussex-based club Haywards Heath, and he made his first-team debut the following season.
A loosehead prop throughout his career, Marler played 286 matches for Harlequins, twice winning the Premiership title and the Challenge Cup in 2011.
Marler won 95 senior caps for England and was part of three Six Nations-winning teams (in 2016, 2017, and 2020), and he was a member of Eddie Jones' squad that reached the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, in which England lost to South Africa. He also won the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup.
Voice of an angel @JoeMarler 😅🎤
— ITV Rugby (@ITVRugby) March 21, 2025
Sound on for some quick-fire questions with the man himself 👇🔊#ITVRugby | #GuinnessM6N | @EnglandRugby pic.twitter.com/NEXrLaOtpZ
Joe Marler height and weight
Marler is 1.83 metres tall, which is a fraction over six feet. This is on the lower scale when it comes to the height of elite-level rugby union players, although it's not uncommon for a front-row forward to be much shorter than, say, locks or wingers.
Marler's weight is estimated at around 120 kilograms, or 18st 13lb, although this will obviously fluctuate much more post-retirement.
Joe Marler wife and kids
Marler is married to wife Daisy, and they have four children: Pixie, Maggie, Felix, and Jasper.