The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman fights back tears as shares 'emotional' reaction to brutal banishment

The Traitors presenter Claudia Winkleman fought backmost tears connected the spin-off Uncloaked arsenic she reflected connected her "emotional" absorption to the BBC show's eventful final

It's been a melodramatic nighttime for fans of The Traitors, with the BBC One bid airing its jaw-dropping last and crowning its 2025 champions. While it was an emotionally charged occurrence for the contestants, it was conscionable arsenic teary for big Claudia Winkleman - who fought backmost tears portion talking astir filming the show.

Appearing connected The Traitors: Uncloaked, which aired instantly aft the finale, Claudia told big Ed Gamble that she recovered watching the occurrence backmost "very emotional".

"My oculus make-up is profoundly smudged, adjacent much than usual. I recovered it precise emotional," Claudia said astir watching the finale. "The past 3 days were precise affectional due to the fact that Minah went and Charlotte was brilliant. Freddie didn't privation to beryllium a Traitor and helium was amazing...It was precise affectional and precise tense."

Later successful the episode, Charlotte and Leanne were talking astir sharing a infinitesimal successful the room unsocial wherever they spoke astir knowing that Charlotte was a Traitor. A visibly upset Claudia said: "It truly made maine cry. I was watching upstairs - I can't outcry now. I was watching you some successful the kitchen," she said, dependable breaking.

Uncloaked big Ed provided immoderate comic relief, adding: "I mean it would assistance our ratings if you had a small cry."

Tonight's finale saw Faithful contestants Leanne and Jake locomotion distant with the £100,000 prize, splitting the winnings aft banishing Charlotte, Alexander and Frankie. Earlier successful the episode, Frankie recovered retired that Charlotte was a Traitor aft winning the powerfulness of The Seer and convinced her chap contestants to banish Charlotte up of the firepit ceremony.

Despite determination being conscionable 4 Faithfuls left, the radical decided to banish doubly - saying goodbye to Alexander and Frankie earlier ending the game.

Fans took to societal media to stock their thoughts connected the results, with many threatening to "call Ofcom" aft Alexander's banishment. "Alexander I americium atrocious these radical can't beryllium trusted, I americium contacting ofcom," wrote one. "I consciousness atrocious for Alexander," said a second, portion a 3rd commented: "They conscionable didn't merit Alexander."

A 4th simply wrote: "Alexander noooooooo," and different instrumentality added: "Alexander did not merit this," followed by a batch of crying emojis.

Others were aggravated astatine Frankie's banishment, with 1 spectator saying: "The lone crushed a traitor was adjacent recovered was acknowledgment to Frankie and she doesn't adjacent win. GOODNIGHT."

You tin watercourse The Traitors 3rd bid connected BBC iPlayer.

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