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BBC icon Dawn French has undergone such a drastic image transformation, it's made fans 'spit their coffee out'. The 65-year old has become a National treasure over the years thanks to roles in shows such as The Vicar of Dibley, French and Saunders and the Harry Potter films.

Viewers were left "in tears" as they watched Claudia Winkleman do everything and anything Ant and Dec told her to do during a visit to IKEA in a skit for Saturday Night Takeaway.The Traitors host, 51, appeared on tonight's episode of the popular show during the 'Get Out of Me Ear' segment, where she went on a shopping trip to the popular Swedish furniture store to cause some chaos. During her visit, the hosting duo made Claudia have awkward encounters with some members of staff to ask about some products before throwing wooden spoons on the floor because they weren't the ones she wanted.

Dawn French and Claudia Winkleman have officially joined forces to raise money for Comic Relief in an exciting Traitors themed sketch for the annual charity event. The Vicar Of Dibley star, 65, looked virtually unrecognisable as she posed alongside the Strictly Come Dancing host, 51, in a playful Instagram selfie on Friday. Dressed in one of Claudia’s iconic jumpers and sporting a black wig complete with signature blunt fringe, Dawn posed alongside Claudia in the cheeky selfie ahead of the sketch which is due to air next week.

Dawn French is famous for her exceptional impersonation skills but in her latest photo, shared on Thursday, she upped the ante with an unrecognisable transformation you will not believe.Taking to her Instagram account, the Vicar of Dibley star, 65, donned an a chunky black fringe, knitted grey roll-neck jumper and added lashings of concealer to her lips as she transformed into Strictly Come Dancing host, Claudia Winkleman, who was also captured in the photo giggling away. Dawn sent fans wild with the hilarious updateCaptioning the hilarious moment, the star penned: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief." The image was also reshared by Claudia herself who couldn't get enough of her "hero's" new look.Claudia wrote: "Coming soon…#traitors #comicrelief.

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has acquired global rights to “The Piano,” the format from Love Productions, makers of “The Great British Bake Off.” “The Piano,” hosted by Claudia Winkleman, recently launched in the U.K. on broadcaster Channel 4 and is a ratings success. Created by Richard McKerrow, the British version of the format sees talented amateur pianists invited each week to play on public pianos in well-known train stations. Unknown to the performers, acclaimed classical pianist Lang Lang and platinum selling pop superstar Mika are secretly watching and one performer from each train station is invited to perform on one of the world’s most prestigious stages. 

Lanarkshire residents can now apply to win up to £120,000 in cash as the hit BBC series The Traitors is set to return to our TV screens.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The BBC is staying 100% loyal to “The Traitors.” The public broadcaster officially greenlit a second season of the smash hit reality series, which is the biggest entertainment launch for the BBC in two years. Casting is now open for the next competition. “The Traitors,” which aired in December, has had 34 million views on BBC streaming service iPlayer. The Studio Lambert-produced show was the biggest new series for young audiences across all BBC titles last year, and the highest rating new entertainment series on the public broadcaster since at least 2017 for young audiences.

Gogglebox star Stephen Lustig-Webb has explained why he was absent from the latest episode of the show with his husband Daniel. A new series of the Channel 4 show started on Friday (February 24) but fan favourites Stephen and Daniel were nowhere to be seen.

Gogglebox recently made a welcome return to our TV screens and the first episode of the new series proved for emotional viewing as Pete Sandiford broke down in tears. The latest episode of the hit Channel 4 show aired on Friday 24 February, and showed the cast watching a selection of TV shows including This Morning, Starstruck and Netflix's You.

If you’ve ever wondered what Claudia Winkleman would look like without her trademark fringe, we now have the answer – completely different.The Strictly Come Dancing host is surprising Twitter this week after an old clip of her without her iconic hairstyle went viral. The clip is from 2003 and shows Claudia hosting a BBC chat with Frasier star Jane Leeves.

Strictly Come Dancing, The Traitors and now The Piano but when TV host Claudia Winkleman isn't donning sparkly dresses and cheering on hopeful contestants, the star loves nothing more than spending quality time with her family. But who are her loved ones? Claudia has been married for 22 years and is a mum-of-three.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed that she would be up for hosting a version of Love Island for middle-aged people, a show announced by ITV.

Lorraine Kelly could be named as the host of ITV's middle-aged Love Island, if predictions are correct.

The Traitors US landed on BBC iPlayer today - and host Alan Cumming shared some behind-the-scenes clips from the stateside spin-off series to celebrate it airing in the UK.

The Traitors became one of the most popular new reality TV shows of the last year, and to the delight of fans the US version will be available to stream on BBC iPlayer tomorrow.

TV favourite Davina McCall revealed a blunt fringe as she returned to screens on ITV's The Masked Singer last week and it completely divided fans.The 55-year-old presenter appeared on the judging panel alongside Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan. Replacing her signature long bob and middle parting with a blunt fringe, Davina's look was the talk of viewers that tuned in to see this year's disguised contestants.Sean Ryan @Ryan5skipper typed: “Davina McCall looks like she’s in some sort of battle on this masked singer lost so much weight sad to see.” (sic).While other fans said she looked like she'd cut her fringe "with a knife and fork" and others compared her look to Courteney Cox's appearance in 1997 horror Scream 2 and Strictly host Claudia Winkleman.But others were "sickened" by the negative comments about Davina's appearance and rushed to defend her."I'm absolutely sickened by the stupid comments people have made this evening about Davina's appearance," one fan wrote."She is absolutely stunning. Extremely fit and healthy and a lovely person.

The Masked Singer UK - and it completely divided fans.The 55-year-old presenter debuted a blunt cut fringe on the celebrity judging panel alongside Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Mo Gilligan.Yesterday, Lorraine discussed the divisive hairstyle on her ITV show, prompting a viewer to address the topic of debate on Twitter.@lewniverse typed: “@ThisisDavina’s fringe being the topic of discussion on Lorraine.“First of all, she looked stunning, second... I think it’s time we stopped commenting on a woman’s choice to do whatever the f**k she wants.”Davina clearly elated with this response, retweeted it and typed: “Yay!”.Replacing her signature long bob and middle parting with a dramatic new fringe, Davina's look was the talk of The Masked Singer viewers, who had tuned in to see this year's disguised contestants.Some fans said she looked like she'd cut her fringe "with a knife and fork" while others compared her look to Courteney Cox's appearance in 1997 horror Scream 2, and Strictly host Claudia Winkleman.“Davina McCall may be a queen, but not even she can get away with cutting in a fringe with a knife and fork…" one viewer tweeted.“Davina giving Scream 2 vibes," another added.A third wrote: "Why does Davina McCall look like a Claudia Winkleman version of the emoji."But others were "sickened" by the negative comments about Davina's appearance and rushed to defend her."I'm absolutely sickened by the stupid comments people have made this evening about Davina's appearance," one fan wrote."She is absolutely stunning.

Davina McCall showed off her bold new hairstyle as she returned to The Masked Singer last night - but fans are divided about her dramatic new look.

The Traitors winners Meryl, Aaron and Hannah have shared their advice for fans looking to compete in the second season.

BBC bosses are reported to be planning a celebrity version of The Traitors after its first season became the surprise smash hit success of the end of 2022.

The series finale of Strictly Come Dancing aired last weekend, however, fans of the show will still be able to get their ballroom fix over the festive period.