For a Comic Relief sketch with Claudia Winkleman and Mary Berry

Claudia Winkleman, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to star in a Comic Relief sketch based around The Traitors.

French will play a spoof version of Winkleman, who assembles celebrity ‘Faithful’ and ‘Traitors’ to try to unmask the villains in their midst.

Writer Richard Curtis revealed the sketch on Winkleman’s Radio 2 show, today and announced the first celebrity name joining the round table will be Dame Mary Berry.

The real Winkleman said: 'I can't wait for people to see this sketch. I'm so grateful to Comic Relief for putting the whole thing together. I feel like I'm in an alternate universe, and I like it.'

Saunders added: 'Worst day of my life, I don’t know why I agree to these things. The only reason why I agreed to this one was to meet Mary Berry."

And French said: 'This was the second worst day of my life. The absolute worst one was meeting Jennifer Saunders. The only reason I agreed to this one was to show Claudia Winkleman the horror that awaits her in the mirror in 30 years’ time…"

Curtis said: 'I’m unbelievably excited about this sketch. The Traitors is the most brilliant reality show of all time, and I hope that we can mercilessly tear it apart. There's a very impressive group of actors who gathered together to destroy the reputation of Claudia Winkleman and the BBC in aid of Comic Relief.'

The Comic Relief Red Nose telehton will air on f March 17  on BBC One.

Published: 4 Mar 2023