Claudia Winkleman has shared what she says is her "honest" response to whether she would take part in the Celebrity Traitors as the new series gets underway. The TV presenter will return to screens on BBC One on Thursday (October 1) when a new batch of famous faces enter the Scottish castle following the success of last year's first celebrity spin-off.
Claudia's self-deprecating response
However, Claudia said she would never want to be among their number. She said: "I'm too thick. I mustn’t play it in public. I must not, thank you so much. I’m just being honest. I could have come up with a schmoozier (answer) but no. It’s a privilege to play that game and to be at the round table, but I think I would just be too awful at it."
New celebrity line-up
Once again, the game follows the celebrity contestants – the majority of whom are known as Faithfuls – as they try to seek out the murderous traitors among them, who kill off players in the middle of the night. Stars compete to win a cash prize of up to £100,000 for a charity of their choice.
Actors Michael Sheen and Richard E Grant, supermodel Jerry Hall, presenter Maya Jama and comedians Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan and James Acaster are among the line-up, alongside Little Mix singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock, musician James Blunt and The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey. There are 21 new celebrities taking part in the second series of Celebrity Traitors.
Executive producer on the show's success
The first celebrity spin-off was won by traitor Alan Carr, and was a ratings hit, winning a slew of awards. Executive producer Sarah Fay said she was "chuffed" it was such a hit and hopes the second outing lives up to the past success and even ups the ante.
She commented: "We never take for granted that the audience is always going to come to it. So (the first series) felt a little bit like Monopoly money, it just didn’t seem real, but obviously we’re so, so chuffed."
She continued: "But going into the series, we wanted to make sure it felt it wasn’t comparable and we could bring a new freshness to it. A new cast could bring something to it, whether that’s the dynamics of Rob and Romesh, with a celebrity duo with new twists, new turns. We’re always looking at ways to up the ante and make it feel like compelling viewing."
The Celebrity Traitors begins on Thursday, October 1, at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
