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Claudia Winkleman will return to BBC One in a matter of weeks for the return of Strictly Come Dancing alongside her co-host Tess Daly. BBC viewers can also look forward to the 53-year-old and her fingerless gloves presenting Celebrity Traitors, which will land on screens this autumn.

While Strictly is all about glitter and cheer, The Traitors is a game of greed, deception and darkness - but Claudia hosts both BBC shows effortlessly. Ahead of the programmes making a highly anticipated comeback, Express.co.uk spoke exclusively to The Traitors' 2024 winner Harry Clark and runner-up Mollie Pearce, who was robbed of the £95,000 due to his betrayal.

When asked if Claudia would be a good contestant on The Traitors, Mollie opened up about the star's true colours, which she saw backstage.

Addressing whether Claudia would make a good contestant on the celebrity version of the gameshow, the model said: "I think she would be absolutely brilliant at it. She's got a really good game face. She obviously spends a lot of time with us contestants and knows what's going on behind the scenes, so I think she'd be great at the game."

However, Harry added: "I just don't think you can put the queen of the game in there herself because she just would have immunity. Surely she could never be murdered because Claudia has that level of love.

"I think the way she hosts the game is what elevates The Traitors, especially. There wouldn't be The Traitors if Claudia weren't the host and weren't involved because she takes it to that next level. The whole dropping the pictures at breakfast and the way she sets the scene is why the game's so amazing."

After gushing about Claudia, the pair opened up about their latest venture together - having teamed up with Bosch to launch the new Series 6 Air Fryer.

The duo has cooked a variety of dishes, from lobster tails and tandoori cauliflower bites to cheesecake and apple pie in the fryer.

Sharing a great meal to rustle up in the fryer, Mollie said: "Maybe a pasta dish? If you're trying to impress, but if I were going to say air fry, I would do something like a chicken. I've been doing wedges like potato wedges, and like sweet potato wedges in the air fryer, and they're a little bit healthier for you as well, because you're not using all the oil."