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Claudia Winkleman gives Traitors tips to stage show host Nick Mohammed

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Feric, C. (2026, November 2). Claudia Winkleman gives Traitors tips to stage show host Nick Mohammed. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/claudia-winkleman-bbc-scottish-highlands-west-end-london-b1303205.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-02 · by Carla Feric

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Claudia Winkleman gives tips to Nick Mohammed, who is set to host the stage adaptation of The Celebrity Traitors. During a demonstration, Winkleman instructs Mohammed on how to walk confidently around the table where contestants sit during the game. This training occurs as part of preparations for the upcoming theatrical show written by John Finnemore and directed by Robert Hastie, which will feature five different versions of a single night's events in The Traitors.
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Claudia Winkleman, 54, recently taught Nick Mohammed, 46, her signature strut move ahead of his new role as host for "The Traitors – Acts Of Betrayal," a stage adaptation of the BBC reality show set to debut in London's West End next spring. The training took place at a roundtable with blindfolded contestants, where Winkleman demonstrated how she circles the table and stops abruptly to choose traitors during each game. Mohammed attempted to mimic her moves but struggled initially, prompting Winkleman to offer tips like pacing slower and stopping suddenly. This event follows Winkleman's appearance in a trailer for the show, where she joked about being out of a job due to Mohammed taking over as host. The stage adaptation is set to begin previews on May 11 with an opening night scheduled for June 8, at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London.

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🔮 It also does something television cannot, and answers the question of who would have won if different players had been chosen as the traitors.
🔮 However, she said she would also have voted to eliminate them had her vote been needed.
🔮 “The message is optimistic – whatever your parameters may seem to be in life, whatever you can do, do it as much as you can.
🔮 The big screen adaptation, which will be directed and produced by Mann, is in development, with filming reportedly postponed until January 2027.
🔮 He competed on ITV reality show I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! in 2003 alongside Danniella Westbrook and Toyah Willcox, finishing fourth overall.
🔮 “Maybe I was surprised because before I had only ever gone out with someone for two years – and if it was two years it would have been a disaster at the end.”
🔮 The hunt for the next Bond began in May and is believed to have reached its final stages, with Callum Turner, Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor among the stars reportedly in contention for the 007 role.
🔮 He will return to the stage in April 2027 with shows across the US and Canada, followed by performances in Paris, Madrid, Berlin, Rome and Dublin over the summer.
🔮 “This vital funding will quite literally change and save lives. “
🔮 “I knew I had to stay positive because it could have gone the other way and I could have relapsed.”
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Mohammed PERSON · 4× Winkleman PERSON · 3× Alan Carr PERSON · 1× John Finnemore PERSON · 1× Nick PERSON · 1× Robert Hastie PERSON · 1× Ted Lasso PERSON · 1×

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The TV presenter previously swore Mohammed into his new role as The Traitors host in a trailer for the upcoming stage show, in which she joked: “I’m out of a job.”
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🔮 It also does something television cannot, and answers the question of who would have won if different players had been chosen as the traitors.
2026-11-02 · Evening Standard
Claudia Winkleman gives Traitors tips to stage show host Nick Mohammed · assertive framing

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The Ted Lasso actor, 46, was a contestant on the first series of The Celebrity Traitors, where he reached the final but lost to fellow comedian Alan Carr. asserted
he → reach → Carr
As the pair stand before a roundtable filled with blindfolded contestants, Winkleman says: “Right, Nick. asserted
Winkleman → stand → contestants
“Let’s talk about the walk. asserted
’s → talk → walk
At the start of every game, you circle the table and choose your traitors. asserted
you → circle → traitors
So, here we go.” asserted
we → go → ?
The TV presenter, 54, begins to strut around the table as her heels clack against the floor before coming to an abrupt stop near one of the contestants. asserted
heels → begin → contestants
She asks: “Did you see what I did?” asserted
I → ask → what
After Mohammed says he did not see her do anything yet, she adds: “Well thank you, but no. asserted
she → say → you
What I have done is stopped.” asserted
done → do → What
As Winkleman continues to pace around the table, Mohammed tries to imitate her actions, and she watches on while offering instructions: “A bit slower… And stop!” asserted
she → continue → instructions
“Hurts, that,” Mohammed said after coming to an abrupt stop, to which Winkleman responds: “We’ll get you a thicker sock.” asserted
We → hurt → sock
The TV presenter previously swore Mohammed into his new role as The Traitors host in a trailer for the upcoming stage show, in which she joked: “I’m out of a job.” asserted
I → swear → job
Read More Written by John Finnemore and directed by Robert Hastie, the stage show is a cycle of five new plays, each playing out an entire game of The Traitors. asserted
show → read → Traitors
The production sees traitors chosen, players banished and murdered, and a winner crowned, all in one evening. asserted
winner → see → evening
It also does something television cannot, and answers the question of who would have won if different players had been chosen as the traitors. asserted
players → do → traitors
From Monday to Friday the story begins identically but takes five different paths. asserted
story → begin → paths
Characters banished or murdered early in one version emerge victorious in another. asserted
Characters → banish → another
On Saturdays the audience decides who will wear the cloak, and their choice determines which of the five plays unfolds that day. asserted
which → decide → plays
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