Despite the recent addition of Celebrity Traitors and the revelation that The Traitors is headed to the West End, it appears some people just cannot seem to get enough of Claudia Winkleman.
The 54-year-old presenter might have bowed out of Strictly Come Dancing, but her appearance on the BBC’s murder mystery game show is eagerly anticipated by fans.
And it seems that one viewer in particular, Sharon Kulesa, has been so inspired by the success of the latest Traitors series that she has created a model of Claudia on her garden fence.
The 46-year-old artist’s latest creation to go on display outside her home in Stowmarket, Suffolk, is none other than Claudia after previous designs included a depiction of Queen Elizabeth II and Ed Sheeran.
Speaking to the BBC, she said: ‘Claudia is so iconic looking, and I think people love her, and I like to do something on the fence that’s quite relevant to what’s going on at the moment.’
Sharon also said that she hopes Claudia will be ‘quite flattered in a way’.
‘I think she’d find it hilarious, she added. ‘I think she’d be quite tickled by it, really.’
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Responding to the fence model on X, Mark called it ‘a thing of nightmares’, while Glen dubbed it ‘creepy’.
During the coronavirus pandemic Sharon first started creating models of well-known stars, including the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Since then, Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna and Snow White have been among some of her inspirations for new models, but her absolute favourite is Suffolk music legend Ed Sheeran.
‘The reaction it produces from the community is just always amazing,’ she told the publication.
‘People love it, especially the kids, because it’s on a main route to the primary school.’
The designs are mostly made from mannequins, newspapers, kitchen foil and masking tape.
Sharon also finds most of her outfits from charity shops and second-hand websites to keep the costs down.
This comes after Traitors victor Stephen revealed why he turned down doing one of the show’s classic shower scenes after he met his fellow cast.
The 32-year-old cybersecurity expert was spared from featuring in one of the BBC show’s bedtime cutaway scenes after he was made to be a Traitor.
However, he had already spoken with the production team to say he was not up for showing any skin.
Speaking to Greg James on Radio 1, he said: ‘I saw Jack’s a PT, Ross is a PT, Sam’s absolutely gorgeous, Matty’s absolutely gorgeous.
‘I spoke to the producers and said, “I can’t do a shower scene, I’m really sorry. I’ve just seen the rest of the men in this cast”.’
Prior to that, his fellows Traitors star Faraaz Noor received a bizarre offer from a reported billionaire who said he would love to pay for him and his family to embark on the pilgrimage to Mecca after he said that is what he would have used the winnings to do.
Metro has contacted Claudia Winkelman for comment.
The Traitors is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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