OHMYGOSSIP — Claudia Winkleman’s new show ‘Traitors’ has been renewed for a second series – before the first series has made its debut.
The 50-year-old television presenter will front another season of the intense competition series – which is filmed in the Scottish Highlands – that challenges contestants to see who they can trust to succeed in the various tasks.
A source told The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: “Rumours are Beeb bosses are so impressed with the finished product they’ve already got wheels in motion with the production company.
“And host Claudia has also been blown away by the experience of making the 12-parter, so is likely to return to front the new season too.
“It’s unusual for executives to be so excited by a programme that they take this step. It’s certainly a vote of confidence in the format.”
The programme – which is yet to air – aims to get players to collaborate to carry out breathtaking feats of physical and mental endurance to be in with a chance of taking home a jackpot of up to £120,000, which is racked up by successfully completing a level.
To be in with a chance, individuals must get through to the next stage and avoid being “murdered” or “banished”.
Claudia is believed to be integral to the drama through selecting some of the contestants to act as ‘traitors’ after being a huge fan of the original – which aired in the Netherlands – as she “couldn’t stop watching”.
She added: “The fact that the BBC version is set in a castle in Scotland and the producers want me to wear tweed meant I was all in.”
At the time of the show’s announcement, the broadcaster labelled the show “high stakes”.
Kate Phillips, BBC Commissioning director of entertainment said: “The Traitors is a high-stakes entertainment series full of false promises and paranoia. Set against the stunning Scottish landscape, I can’t wait for these very different Highland Games to begin, where the biggest rule of all is trust no one!”
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