Claudia Winkleman speaks about being 'mean' while hosting her new reality game show The Traitors

Claudia Winkleman has spoken about having to be 'mean' while hosting her new reality game show The Traitors. Speaking about hosting the series, Claudia admitted she had to do something that she felt 'very uncomfortable with' as she spoke about having to be 'mean' in her role Game show: The series sees contestants selected by Claudia to be 'The Traitors', before they have to secretly plot to 'murder' their fellow players and try to steal the pot of prize money The person they choose then reveals if they are a Traitor or a Faithful before being eliminated from the show. Changing her mind: Claudia said she originally turned down the opportunity to host the reality game show, before changing her mind when she watched the original Dutch version She was joined on the BBC chat show by Kristin Scott Thomas, George Takei, William Shatner and Jamie Oliver, while First Aid Kit performed live. Chatting to Graham, Star Trek actor George, 85, admitted that he didn't think the popular sci-fi franchise would be a lasting show - but was proven very wrong Career: He was joined on the iconic red couch by Kristin, 62, who admitted she finds working on TV 'quite challenging' as she discussed season two of spy thriller Slow Horses To which he replied: 'You are the last chat show host to be allowed to ask that question as it has become so tiresome to talk about. Cooking: Meanwhile, chef Jamie, 47, also graced the star-studded line-up to speak about his brand new cookbook One: Simple One-Pan Wonders Impressive: When reminded that it is the 26th cookbook he has released, Jamie said he is lucky that he has never run out of ideas during the last 25 years Kristin, who plays Diana Taverner in the spy thriller, said: 'I find TV quite challenging – because I'm not in it all the time I always feel like the new girl.