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Claudia Winkleman wasn't actually the 'original choice' to present The Traitors, the BBC ’s Chief Content Officer revealed.

The Strictly Come Dancing boss has been the face of the hit series since it premiered back in 2022. Since airing, viewers have become obsessed with all the drama that unfolds in the Scottish Highlands, where the faithfuls have to locate the traitors.

Competing in challenges to raise money for the prize pot, there have been three seasons of the public version of the show to date. The fourth season is expected to air early in the New Year, featuring even more lies and tales of deception from the traitors.

Just weeks after the first ever version of the Celebrity Traitors saw Alan Carr pull off a win few people saw coming, the origins of the series

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