New pics of The Traitors Series 3 are here - and Claudia looks fab
Ever since The Traitors first arrived on our screens in 2022, we’ve been totally obsessed. Hosted by the inimitable Claudia Winkleman – showcasing an exceptional wardrobe of elevated winter woollies and showstopping coats and capes – the BBC reality show invited 22 strangers to a beautiful castle in the Scottish Highlands to take part in the ultimate game of trust, backstabbing and detection in a bid to win up to £120k.
Once you got the hang of it, the premise of the game was relatively simple. Upon arrival, Claudia secretly appointed three contestants to be traitors, whose mission was to avoid detection and tactically eliminate the others – known as faithfuls – so that only the traitors remained standing and sharing in the cash prize. Once you added eventful group challenges to boost the cash pot, drama-filled roundtable sessions to vote people out and covert traitor get-togethers in the turret to ‘murder’ faithfuls at night, you had a thoroughly entertaining, hugely addictive show that offered a fascinating insight into human psychology. We were hooked!
As we get excited about the start of the new series, here are all your questions answered…
What can we expect from series 3?
According to host Claudia, things are different this year. She teases: “There are some really exciting things that have changed, which keeps everyone on their toes and feeds into the central premise of trust! I can’t wait for everyone to see.” While she’s keeping the finer details of those changes under her cloak, she reveals that there’s one twist this year that will have viewers on the edge of their seat. She also confirms that the missions are bigger, better and even more exciting, adding: “They have more stakes in the bigger picture of the game than ever before.” Styled by Sinead McKeefry, on the fashion front, expect the return of Claudia’s trademark fingerless gloves, lots of tweed, more big sweaters and apparently, at one point, Claudia looking like an actual yeti – her words, not ours! We can’t wait. And for a sneak preview, here is her newest look...
Who will be in it this year?
The BBC is keeping schtum about who the new batch of traitors and faithfuls are, but with the TV production company Studio Lambert – who also handpick the brilliant contributors for award-winning shows Race Across The World and Gogglebox – at the helm, we have high hopes. With last year giving us excellent characters such as arch-manipulator Paul Gorton and the secret mother-son combo Diane and Ross Carson, the bar has been set very high indeed.
Where is The Traitors filmed?
The 19th century Ardross Castle – 30 miles north of Inverness – provides the perfect backdrop for all the sleuthing and skulduggery. Set in approximately 100 acres of gardens and parkland near the Easter Ross town of Alness, it boasts elaborate architecture, including turrets and fortress-like battlements.
Who won The Traitors series 2?
In the most tense and shocking finale ever, 22-year-old traitor Harry Clark was crowned the winner during an extraordinary final roundtable gathering that led to the ultimate betrayal. Faithful Jaz Singh – who had cottoned on early to Harry’s deception and incredible game-playing but kept quiet for fear of being banished – finally decided to make his suspicions known. In a bold move, Jaz voted against ending the game and sharing the cash prize between the three of them, instead voting for one final banishment to take place.
However, faithful Mollie – blinded by her friendship with baby-face backstabber Harry – didn’t realise that Jaz wouldn’t suggest this if he really was a traitor and voted him out! And, in the most agonising twist of all, viewers saw that Mollie had originally written Harry’s name on her chalkboard before replacing it at the last minute with Jaz’s, allowing the gleeful former British Army engineer to walk away with a staggering £95,150.
When can I watch The Traitors?
The Traitors starts on BBC1 on New Year’s Day at 8pm and airs every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout January.
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