Claudia Winkleman ‘s iconic outfits and trademark fringe seen on the BBC ‘s version of The Traitors may never have happened.

BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has admitted that the broadcaster and producer Stephen Lambert had originally asked The Traitors ‘ U.S. host Alan Cumming to present the British show.

“Alan Cumming had been signed to do the American one, so I thought that Alan was known here as a popular Scottish actor,” she told the Rest is Entertainment podcast. “Full disclosure, we did ask Alan if he would do it, but he couldn’t do our dates.”

Both the BBC series and Peacock’s program in the States are produced by Studio Lambert .

Phillips also revealed the production’s initial plan had been to shoot the UK and U.S. versions in Costa Rica, but the BBC’s

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