Celebrity Traitors stars left gobsmacked as spin-off begins with major twist minutes in

Fans were left shocked minutes in to the first series of Celebrity Traitors, as host Claudia Winklemanannounced a huge twist in the game.

The iconic BBC show, which has had three regular series in the UK has welcomed its first star-studded cast to the Scottish castle. However, in a huge twist, it was revealed they won't be starting their game in the iconic landmark.

Despite arriving in four-by-fours at the iconic dwelling, the cast were taken to a spooky graveyard instead, with Strictly Come Dancing star Claudia waiting for them to arrive. There's no special treatment for the 19 celebrities either, as they were given the classic Traitors treatment - being forced to dig their own graves.

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It was a shock for the celebrities, as the show started with comedian Stephen Fry given a note, saying he'd been invited to join The Traitors castle. He was then picked up by rugby player Joe Marler and actor Celia Imrie as they made their way down to meet their fate.

The trio were all laughs on their way there, but the smiles quickly dropped when they realised what the BBC show had in store for them.

"Aren't we lucky?" Celia said, as Stephen, who must be a fan of the show, added: "So far. What's coming is a blizzard of horror," and he couldn't be more right.

The celebrities were all smiles as they saw the iconic castle out the window, but things took a huge turn when the five SUV's carrying the celebrities made a dramatic U-Turn, and ended up dropping them all off at the graveyard.

It was there that the gang met host Claudia Winkleman - who was there to greet them all with gravestones labelled with their names on. Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway was given a shock, as she hilariously revealed she thought she'd be eating canapés in the castle.

"We're starting as we mean to go on, surrounded by death," Claudia said.

The celebrities were then told to dig their own graves as they got to work, with the first six to find them being told they'd be given immunity from the first murder.

TV legend Jonathan Ross was the first to find the shield, but how will the rest of the twist, and the series, play out?

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