The BBC’s hit new show The Traitors has taken the UK by storm and show host Claudia Winkleman has revealed some new secrets from the murder mystery series.
After premiering in October, viewers have been on the edge of their seats as the cutthroat contestants kill each other off in a savage game of who’s who.
Now Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia, 50, has answered one of the burning questions left by viewers across social media as she spoke to BBC Radio 2 host Scott Mills, 49.
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During their chat, Scott asked: “Okay, big question, how do they get all of the Traitors back to the castle without the others spotting them? How do they keep everybody apart when the Traitors are picking who to kill off?
To which Claudia jokingly replied: “By the way, I’m not joking, I’d like to think the most important thing was what fingerless gloves I was wearing, but it’s just not true.
“The most important thing is that they never find out.”
Claudia, who is privy to all the show’s secrets then revealed: “So everybody goes off, they all get in the car, the clock strikes, they all go off. The Traitors meet much later. They’re all staying in different places, they have no phones. They’re man-marked.”
Man-marking means to stay close to a specific opponent to hamper his or her play.
Claudia went on: “Don’t know if you’ve ever played netball Scott? I wasn’t very good at it, but it is about marking – they are man-marked. They are going to individual places and then quite a while later, the Traitors are brought back.”
“I mean, it just adds to the drama,” Scott replied.
Described as the Highland Hunger Games, the gameshow is located at Ardross Castle in Scotland and sees contestants attempt to work out who among them is the Traitor.
(Image: BBC/Studio Lambert Associates/Llara Plaza)
Meanwhile, the chosen Traitors are tasked with going undetected while choosing one of the other contestants, the Faithfuls, to “murder” each night. The programme offers up a £120,000 prize at the end.
The BBC has struck a deal with Studio Lambert so that The Traitors can return for another run next year following its climactic debut last month.
Speaking to The Daily Record, a source said that the choice to commission a second series was a “no-brainer” given its popularity.
“The Traitors has become a big hit after just a few weeks,” the insider said. “It was a no-brainer to commission another series.
“Everyone is hoping it will be even more popular by next year and become one of the biggest shows on TV.”
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