Claudia Winkleman will appear in two BBC programmes on the same evening, reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story before the new season of Celebrity Traitors begins.
The presenter will narrate Huw Aaron's tale Monkeypig on CBeebies at 6.50pm on Thursday 1 October, with the story also available on iPlayer. The playful story centres on Molly, who lives happily among the monkeys in the jungle despite secretly being a pig. When chief monkey Norman grows suspicious that a fraud has entered the group, he makes everyone take part in a series of monkey challenges, putting Molly at risk of being discovered.
Celebrity Traitors returns later that evening
Later that same evening, the new season of Celebrity Traitors will air on BBC One at 8pm. As usual, Claudia will choose her Faithfuls and Traitors shortly after the cast arrive at the castle. Following her selections, the competition will officially begin as the participants try to identify and eliminate the Traitors. The programme will broadcast twice weekly on Thursday and Friday nights at 8pm, with an extra-long opening episode on 1 October.
Claudia on motherhood and embarrassment
Speaking about watching her own children grow up, Claudia said: "When it comes to my kids, I've loved all the chapters. I love them when they are little, I love them when they are squishy, I love them when they are toddlers, I also love them when they are 23, like my eldest."
She added: "Every little bit is a gift and I am so happy to have them. I'm looking forward to all of it. I'm really really looking forward to being a grandma. No pressure guys."
She continued: "I am a deep embarrassment to my children because I'm too orange, my lipstick is too white and I wear too much black, so they find me excruciating and that's just how it should be...I embarrass them but that's our job. So if you find your parents embarrassing that's good, it means they're smashing it."
Claudia joins a line-up of famous faces who have appeared on Bedtime Stories, including Celebrity Traitors personalities Joe Marler and Paloma Faith. Claudia Winkleman reads Monkeypig by Huw Aaron on CBeebies at 6.50pm on Thursday 1 October, with Celebrity Traitors following at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
