Claudia Winkleman in the Traitors castle

It’s hard to imagine The Traitors without Claudia Winkleman, but it turns out th show almost had a different host entirely.

Over the last three years, Claudia has become a much-loved part of the murder mystery-themed reality show, thanks to her Highlands-meets-goth fashion choices, deadpan delivery and palpable love of the game.

However, BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has revealed that if it weren’t for a diary clash, Claudia may not have ended up on our screens at all.

Speaking on Richard Osman and Marina Hyde’s podcast, The Rest Is Entertainment, she explained that US Traitors host – Scottish actor Alan Cumming – was first to be called up for the gig.

“Alan Cumming had been signed to do the American one, so I thought that Alan was known here as a popular Scottish actor,” she........

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