‘I always think my head will fall off when Traitors turn on each other’: the inside story of the world’s biggest TV show
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Celia’s guffs, Richard’s gaffes, Claudia’s glorious knitwear – The Traitors has become the most successful show on the planet. The creators and the queen of the castle herself talk exploding pirate sh...
In the hood … Claudia Winkleman, host of The Traitors.Photograph: BBC/Studio Lambert/Cody Burridge/Euan Cherry
It all began on a Dutch trading ship in 1628. No, really. When the Batavia set sail from Amsterdam, it crashed and the shipwrecked survivors were left stranded on a tiny island off the coast of Western Australia. As mutineers eyed the Batavia's stash of silver, shipmates, friends and families turned on each other. About 100 people were brutally murdered, making it one of the most violent chapters in maritime history.
