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PETA asks The Traitors to replace wool in Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe
PETA has asked The Traitors’ producers to stop using animal wool in host Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe.
The group wants wool, mohair and cashmere replaced with plant-based knits.
The request covers outfits on the BBC series, where Winkleman often wears chunky knitwear.
The show is filmed in the chilly Scottish Highlands, including at Ardross Castle.
PETA says sheep and other animals are harmed for their fleeces and argues that alternatives are available.
The group says cruelty-free fabrics can preserve Winkleman’s familiar style without using animal fibres.
The BBC has been contacted for comment, but the show’s producers have not announced a change.
PETA has asked producers of The Traitors to replace wool, mohair and cashmere in Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe with animal-free alternatives.
The animal rights group made the request in a letter to the show’s producers.
PETA says sheep and other animals are harmed and killed for their fleeces.
The group proposed plant-based knits made from materials including cotton, hemp and bamboo.
The BBC had been contacted for comment.
- Who
- PETA is asking The Traitors’ producers to change Claudia Winkleman’s wardrobe.
- What
- The group wants wool, mohair and cashmere replaced with plant-based knits.
- When
- The request was reported on 1 November 2026.
- Where
- The Traitors is primarily filmed at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands.
- Why
- PETA says animals are harmed and killed for clothing, and that animal-free alternatives are available.
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- Requested change
- Replace sheep’s wool, mohair and cashmere with plant-based knits
- Recipient
- The Traitors’ producers
- Presenter
- Claudia Winkleman
- Filming location
- Ardross Castle, Scottish Highlands
- Reported
- 1 November 2026
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What people are saying
Every woolly garment worn on The Traitors promotes an industry that betrays gentle sheep, goats, and other animals, who are pinned down and cut to ribbons for their fleeces
Today, animal wool can easily be replaced by natural plant wools made from cotton, hemp, bamboo, wood pulp, soybean fabric, and more.
When it comes to wool, it's humans who are often the traitors.