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Claudia Winkleman reveals exactly how The Traitors are chosen before the first round table - as she teases banishment twist ahead of the finale


Claudia Winkleman has revealed how The Traitors are chosen on the very first show.

In the first episode of the BBC programme, the host, 52, anonymously picks a number of contestants be the Traitors, who will secretly fake-murder the rest of the Faithfuls throughout the game in a bid to get their hands on the prize money. In the first episode of the BBC programme, the host, 52, anonymously picks a number of contestants be the Traitors, who will secretly fake-murder the rest of the Faithfuls throughout the game in a bid to get their hands on the prize money Previously, players banished during the final immediately confirmed whether they were a Traitor or a Faithful, providing a potential clue to the remaining contestants as to how many of each group could still be left in the game.

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