Presenter Claudia Winkleman has said what happens in the upcoming series of hit BBC show The Traitors is "truly extraordinary".
Series four follows hot on the heels of the hugely popular celebrity version of the game, which was won by comedian Alan Carr.
Before the latest series, which launches on New Year's Day, Winkleman, 53, teased that there is "something new" that viewers can look forward to.
The recent first series of The Celebrity Traitors, which aired in the autumn, was a cultural touchstone and a ratings winner for the BBC and saw Carr snatch victory from faithful historian David Olusoga and actor Nick Mohammed.
It made a TV star out of former rugby player Joe Marler, who became a fan favourite with his shrewd analysis of the game and his friendships with comedian Joe Wilkinson and Mohammed.
Asked if she ever revealed any spoilers to her family, Winkleman said: "Genuinely I’d lose my job. Plus, there’s no fun in knowing. When Alan won my husband and youngest son couldn’t stop screaming and crying and shouting, 'but you knew’."
Speaking about the upcoming series, Winkleman added: "There’s something new and what happens in this series is truly extraordinary with moments that made me gasp.
"I can’t wait for people to see it. The producers have the greatest minds on Earth."
The Traitors series four will see 22 people from across the UK descend on a Scottish castle in the Highlands to take part in a game of "deceit and betrayal" that could see them win up to £120,000.
Winkleman said: "The Scottish Highlands might be the most beautiful place on the planet. It’s a privilege to spend so much time surrounded by the jaw-dropping landscape. I’ve never been anywhere like it.
"There’s something about the expanse of sky, the breathtaking lochs and the flora and fauna."
Winkleman’s role on the show is to oversee challenges and help pick the traitors, who secretly murder the larger group of faithfuls in a bid to take the prize pot for themselves.
She said: "It’s nerve-racking but I don’t choose them alone. I interview all the players and some are absolutely desperate to be faithful. Anyone who convinces me otherwise is in contention.
"I then go into a small room with the bosses and an enormous tin of biscuits and we pick."
To win the prize money, players must survive until the end of the competition and avoid being "murdered" or "banished".
The BBC has promised "even more twists, turns, secrets, epic missions, deception, banishments and, of course, murders aplenty" for the upcoming series.
The Traitors starts on 1 January at 8pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
The Traitors: Uncloaked will start on BBC Two immediately after the main series on New Year’s Day at 9.05pm.
Source: Press Association
