53 h. ago The joy of Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s Traitors (Traitors Australia, season two).Theoretically then, C...

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53 h. ago The joy of The Traitors is in rooting for real people. Does anyone care about celebrities in that way? | Zoe Williams

Having famous contestants is a betrayal of all that’s great about the show – and a misunderstanding of what makes humans tickIf you have never seen The Traitors, you will be sick to death of people telling you to watch The Traitors: everybody loves it, no one can ever explain why. They describe the premise and it’s a load of people lying to one another. Contestants perform challenges – such as the challenge of running faster than most of them would like – and then they lie. They are often presented with the dilemma of whether to lie or not, but there is very little suspense, because they always choose lying. That is, of course, if they have anything to lie about; the ones who don’t just operate in a perpetual fog of misdirected trust and reptile-brained paranoia. It sounds like the kind of thing you wouldn’t have to watch twice, but that is so far from true you could easily find yourself scouring the world for the connoisseur’s The Traitors (The Traitors Australia, season two).Theor...

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3 d. ago Claudia Winkleman makes surprising Celebrity Traitors confession: 'I was scared'

The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman has revealed that she initially rejected the idea of a celebrity version of the show.

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3 d. ago Claudia Winkleman admits she rejected The Celebrity Traitors as she admits 'I was scared'

The presenter has revealed she was firmly against the idea of the hit BBC One show being filled with famous faces at first.

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3 d. ago Claudia Winkleman reveals BBC ignored her when she begged bosses not to make a celebrity spin off of The Traitors

Claudia Winkleman has been crucial to the success of The Traitors.

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4 d. ago Claudia Winkleman tried to stop The Traitors' celebrity version

The Celebrity Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman has said her fear was because she's 'in love with this show' and 'wanted to keep it small' - but she's glad bosses ignored her

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4 d. ago The Celebrity Traitors star Claudia Winkleman 'extremely unlikeable' in series

Claudia Winkleman is hosting The Celebrity Traitors with 19 famous faces all trying to win £100,000 for their chosen charity - but Claudia isn't her usual bubbly self

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4 d. ago Claudia Winkleman reveals 'biggest challenge' presenting Celebrity Traitors in 'absolutely nuts' tease

Claudia provided an insight into presenting one of the nation's biggest shows

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4 d. ago Celebrity Traitors' Claudia Winkleman admits bosses tell her off after crying confession

Claudia Winkleman is hosting the celebrity version of BBC smash hit The Traitors, and she admitted she was 'in awe' being in Scotland filming with the famous faces

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6 d. ago Jodie Whittaker confesses she is 'too old to care' about trolls who criticised her casting as the first female Doctor

The English actress, 43, made history when she was announced as the first female Doctor in 2017, taking over from Peter Capaldi.

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1 week ago The Celebrity Traitors trailer drops as Claudia Winkleman warns there will be ‘no special treatment’

The hotly anticipated spin-off of the hit reality series launches on October 8, with celebrities swapping the red carpet for Ardross Castle in Scotland

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1 week ago Claudia Winkleman issues warning to Celebrity Traitor contestants in first

A first look at the upcoming series of Celebrity Traitors has been released by the BBC, which shows host Claudia Winkleman welcoming famous faces to the roundtable for the first time.

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1 week ago Celebrity Traitors FIRST LOOK: Claudia Winkleman issues brutal warning to star

Claudia Winkleman appeared on screen in the intense 40-second clip just moments after signing off from the first episode of Strictly Come Dancing's new series.

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2 w. ago ‘I’m sorry for all of this’: Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin reportedly confessed in group chat after the shooting

Tyler Robinson reportedly confessed to the killing in a group chat message to friends

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3 w. ago Do Aaron and John die in Emmerdale and are they leaving? Futures 'confirmed' after cliff plunge

Emmerdale aired some huge scenes tonight as Aaron Dingle finally confronted his husband John Sugden on what he had done, as he finally confessed to his crimes

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3 w. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso convicted in 2013 for murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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3 w. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, actually had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso was convicted in 2013 for the murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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4 w. ago Minnesota man freed after 27 years in prison for murder he did not commit

Bryan Hooper’s first-degree murder conviction vacated after woman confessed to 1998 killing of Ann PrazniakA Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder who spent nearly three decades in prison after being falsely implicated by a woman who has since confessed to the crime has been released.State district court judge Marta Chou had vacated Bryan Hooper Sr’s first-degree murder conviction the day before. He was released on Thursday morning from Stillwater correctional facility, a Great North Innocence Project spokesperson said. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Female teacher caught having sex with two students including meet

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Disgraced English teacher Julie Rizzitello, 37, resigned from her post at a New Jersey school days before she was put in cuffs, after she confessed to a series of grim crimes

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last month ITV true crime drama with Happy Valley star is leaving Netflix in just weeks

Netflix is removing BAFTA-nominated crime drama A Confession from its endless archive of TV shows - and subscribers have just days to dig into the show with Siobhan Finneran

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