Actress Elizabeth Hurley has said she joined new gameshow The Inheritance after she "really enjoyed" watching The Traitors.
The Channel 4 show, which is co-produced by Traitors creator Studio Lambert, sees 13 strangers summoned to a stately home to compete for part of the fortune left in the will of Hurley's character, the Deceased.
Overseeing the stipulations of the Deceased’s will is her executor, Robert Rinder, the criminal barrister who fronted the ITV show Judge Rinder.
Hurley said: "I really enjoyed The Traitors and loved the idea of being part of a show in which audiences were really invested.
"I thought Rob Rinder and I would be a good combination, and I knew it would be great to shoot in such an exquisite location."
Asked about how she found playing a dead character in the show, the 60-year-old continued: "I’ve died on screen quite a few times, but I don’t recall lying in a coffin before.
"I quite enjoyed it actually, it was very restful."
To win the money, players need to fulfil a series of final requests, as stipulated in the Deceased’s will.
The Inheritance will air on Channel 4 from Sunday, 31 August at 9pm, and run for 12 episodes.
Source: Press Association
