Chaos, coffins and 'Claudiapatra' steal the show in Celebrity Traitors
The second series of The Celebrity Traitors premiered with a dramatic entrance by host Claudia Winkleman and a major gameplay blunder by actor Richard E. Grant. Grant accidentally revealed his status as a traitor to other contestants immediately after being selected.
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Image source, BBC/Studio Lambert Image caption, Claudia Winkleman emerged from her coffin to greet the celebrities in church
Spoiler warning: This article reveals details from the first episode of The Celebrity Traitors, series two.
One person in particular may have dominated much of this opening episode, but Claudia Winkleman's gothic arrival still caused a stir.
Carried aloft by druids in a closed coffin, the show's host arrived in a church, to greet 21 anxious-looking celebrities.
"That was quite the nap," she said as she emerged.
"Claudiapatra!" gasped model and actress Jerry Hall - spotting similarities in both grandeur and hairstyles between Claudia and Cleopatra, the Egyptian queen.
Winkleman said at the show's press launch she loved her "iconic entrance", but admitted she'd initially wanted to hide in the castle's suit of armour.
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