Claudia Winkleman has revealed that she was forced to improvise when she ran out of sunscreen while filming The Traitor at remote Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
The 52-year-old presenter admitted he needed emergency replacements after a week of filming on the hit BBC reality show, but Forced to use gravy instead.
She revealed that the only thing that resembles fake sunscreen available in local stores is “gravy granules”.
Speaking on BBC1’s ‘Would I Lie to You?’ “Since I was in a castle, I didn’t have my usual fake tan on, so I thought, ‘Let’s use something!'” she recalled. did.
“I don’t think I’m allowed to say the brand, but it was gravy granules.
“I’ve had spray tans before, and that was episode 5. Roundtable, I’m wearing tweed, what else do I need?” Gravy granules.
“They come from the store – there’s a store there – and it’s really good. It actually works.’
Claudia admits that when she was a student 30 years ago, she used Bisto and tea bags as a tanning substitute.
But BBC viewers will surely be surprised that she returned to her cheap tricks while filming the multi-million pound TV series.
Claudia went on to joke that her fake tan is just one of two skills she has on TV, saying, “What I do is paint myself orange.” , just read the autocue,” he added.
It comes after The Traitors star Molly Pearce revealed how host Claudia comforted her after the show’s explosive finale.
Viewers watched in horror as the 22-year-old model lost out on a share of a £95,150 bounty to traitor Harry Clarke, 23, after successfully convincing an army engineer that she was loyal. I watched her with a look on her face.
After crying over the revelation, Molly was taken to see the show’s psychologist, but Claudia refused to leave until they could talk, even after filming ended. Told.
Telling the Mirror: “I actually love Claudia very much. I heard her voice outside the door. She was like, ‘Come in! I’m seeing her now.’ .
“She came in and gave me a hug, and I was like, ‘You made it.’ I love her. I felt better right away.”
She went on to talk about how the Strictly host reminded her that despite the betrayal, the show was just a game and her and Harry’s friendship was real.
Molly also admitted that she still has nightmares about the show’s infamous roundtable discussions, which pit the cast against each other.
He gushed about the series’ “amazing” filming location at a luxurious Scottish castle, and said he may never be able to visit it again because of the traumatic roundtable.
‘hoping [the round table] It’s not always there because it’s scary. Only the atmosphere of the room is really dark. I still can’t explain the tension I felt. I still dream about it all the time. ”
It comes after winner Harry Clarke admitted he had not yet spent his £95,000 prize money because he was still “too scared” to touch it.