The presenter is preparing for the fourth season of her BBC reality competition
Claudia Winkeman has said ‘I’d lose my job’ as she provided a ‘truly extraordinary’ admission ahead of the return of The Traitors.
It’s been a busy period for the BBC presenter, who recently presented Strictly Come Dancing for the final time. Claudia and her co-host Tess Daly’s final episode saw former footballer Karen Carney lift the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
Fans were also delighted to see Claudia joined by a host of famous faces in the Scottish Highlands back in October for the first ever season of The Celebrity Traitors. The programme featured the likes of Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, Cat Burns and Kate Garraway.
However, it was comedian Alan Carr who managed to pull off the victory as he managed to outsmart historian David Olusoga and Ted Lasso actor Nick Mohammed. Rugby legend Joe Marler came extremely close to winning, only for Nick to doubt him at the last second.
For those who haven’t seen it, the series sees secretly assigned Traitors lie to eliminate Faithfuls, while Faithfuls must identify and banish Traitors before they’re all ‘murdered’ or the game ends.
Known for its stunning challenges, twists and turns, the programme has been a huge hit for the BBC since it premiered back in 2022. Last year saw Faithfuls Jake Brown and Leanne Quigley walk away with a shared prize of the £94,600 prize money.
Following the success of the celebrity version, the public Traitors returns to the BBC on New Year’s Day, January 1. With the series pre-recorded, Claudia has opened up about if she ever revealed any spoilers to her family.
“Genuinely I’d lose my job. Plus, there’s no fun in knowing. When Alan won my husband and youngest son couldn’t stop screaming and crying and shouting, ‘but you knew’,” she said.
Speaking about the upcoming series, Claudia added: “There’s something new and what happens in this series is truly extraordinary with moments that made me gasp. I can’t wait for people to see it. The producers have the greatest minds on Earth.”
The Traitors series four will see 22 people from across the UK descend on a Scottish castle in the Highlands to take part in a game of ‘deceit and betrayal’ that could see them win up to £120,000.
“The Scottish Highlands might be the most beautiful place on the planet. It’s a privilege to spend so much time surrounded by the jaw-dropping landscape. I’ve never been anywhere like it.
“There’s something about the expanse of sky, the breathtaking lochs and the flora and fauna,” Claudia noted.
Claudia’s role on the show is to oversee challenges and help pick the traitors, who secretly murder the larger group of faithfuls in a bid to take the prize pot for themselves.
She said: “It’s nerve-racking but I don’t choose them alone. I interview all the players and some are absolutely desperate to be faithful. Anyone who convinces me otherwise is in contention.
“I then go into a small room with the bosses and an enormous tin of biscuits and we pick.”
The BBC has promised ‘even more twists, turns, secrets, epic missions, deception, banishments and, of course, murders aplenty’ for the upcoming series.
The Traitors starts on January 1 at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer. The Traitors: Uncloaked will start on BBC Two immediately after the main series on New Year’s Day at 9.05pm
