The Traitors fans distracted by Claudia Winkleman detail as she hosts new series

03 January 2024 , 22:07

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Claudia Winkleman was back hosting the new series of The Traitors tonight and fans couldn't stop gushing about having the Strictly Come Dancing star back on their screens

Claudia Winkleman left fans distracted by her outfit as she returned to host The Traitors tonight.

The Strictly Come Dancing host was back fronting the new series of the BBC show this evening, when a group of new contestants will find out if they are a Traitor or if they are a Faithful and get to work convincing their new friends of their true (or false) loyalty.

Claudia was back for hosting duties tonight, with fans thrilled to see her fronting the programme once again. Rushing to social media, fans praised Claudia's presenting skills, describing her as the perfect host for the brand-new series.

Claudia and the 22 new faces taking on the reality series (PA)

Taking to social media, one wrote: "Claudia’s red gloves > #thetraitors," whilst a second added: "THOSE RED LEATHER GLOVES. CLAUDIA #thetraitors." A third shared: "Claudia’s gloves are back!! #TheTraitors."

Speaking ahead of the new series, Claudia described the contestants this year as far more brutal. Ahead of the series, she said: "The players are more ruthless, they are less innocent, and they have no qualms about accusing people. In the first season, Maddy [Smedley, a faithful] would say 'I think it's him'... and everyone went 'shhh, you're wrong'.

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"And I was just like, 'listen to her!' But here [in series two], you see the first round table, it explodes. They want to play the game and they are, impatient is not the right word, but they're more brutal."

Despite there already being a previous series, Claudia insists it hasn't made the group wiser on how to behave.

"If you watch the first series, you work out that actually how to win is to be loveable and inoffensive, and be close to the traitor," she explained of the 22 new contestants, "That is the smart way to enter the castle. 'I'm just going to glide along here and not bother anyone, and if I see someone I suspect [is a traitor] I'll just get closer to them.'"

Asked why the show is so successful, Claudia added: "I think it taps into, I've been told all your life 'trust your gut'. You know, when you meet someone, fall in love, or you get asked to do a job - trust your gut. This blows that out of the water. It turns out, you can't. Your gut tells you absolutely nothing, you have no idea what you're doing."

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Jasmine Allday