u/BitGirl777

Between the Critic’s Table (having Grace Dent or Jay Rayner tear into your soufflé), Chef’s Table in a 3-star Michelin kitchen, and the classic 20-minute Skills Test, which challenge do you think carries the absolute highest pressure?

One thing I’d genuinely like to see in future casts is more queens who have been doing drag for decades.

There’s something so different about watching someone who has spent 20+ years performing compared with a queen who has only been doing it for a few years.

Who would you love to see cast?

Rachel, Stephen or Fiona?

I'm tempted to judge it purely on who managed to survive the most pressure without becoming the obvious target, rather than who was the most entertaining.

Remember when early series used to chuck the candidates onto Oxford Street at 6:00 AM with a box of random tat - like rubber chickens or bulk cheese - and told them to flog it to bewildered commuters? Nowadays, every task feels super-sterile with digital marketing pitches, corporate wellness apps, and designing electric cars. Do you prefer the high-stakes boardroom tension of the corporate pitches, or was the chaotic street-selling era peak entertainment?

Whenever I need to buy a new TV, headphones, or a kitchen gadget, I feel completely overwhelmed by sponsored YouTube videos, AI-generated blog roundups, and fake Amazon reviews. It’s almost impossible to find an honest, impartial opinion anymore where the reviewer hasn't been sent the item for free.

Where do you guys actually go online for trustworthy, straight-talking consumer reviews on electronics?

I've been approached to take on an external examiner role for an undergraduate programme at another Russell Group university. On paper, it looks good for the CV and academic citizenship portfolio.

However, looking at the sheer volume of scripts and module boards you have to sign off on for a fee that works out to about £3 an hour, I'm hesitating. For those who do it: is it genuinely rewarding or just a massive administrative headache?

Don't get me wrong, it’s a good laugh seeing famous faces on the box, but it always feels a bit too media-trained and self-conscious. You miss the raw, unfiltered chaos of normal families eating massive sharing bags of crisps in their actual cluttered living rooms. Give me the regular lot any day of the week.

Sometimes the food jargon gets so out of hand you genuinely can't tell if they're serving you dinner or a science experiment. What’s the funniest piece of menu-speak you've seen a contestant try to pitch?

Sometimes I watch the Traitors plotting in the dead of night and think, lads, you are overcomplicating this massively. They spend hours crafting these intricate, mastermind-level framing plots when they could literally just murder the most popular Faithful and call it a night. Stop trying to write Agatha Christie novels and keep it simple!

Absolute powerhouse, brilliant sportsmanship, and genuinely terrifying on the games. Every time she's locked in on Duel or The Wall, you know someone's about to get launched. Easily one of the best castings of the entire revival

When Tim took over from Claude alongside Karren, a lot of people thought he’d be the nice advisor because he was the original Series 1 winner. But Tim’s facial expressions and subtle side-eyes in the boardroom when a candidate lies about sales numbers are brutal. How do you rank him compared to Nick Hewer and Claude?

If you had to pick ONE audition that instantly screamed "a star is born," which one is it?

I took a permanent Lecturer (Teaching & Scholarship) role two years ago to secure job stability in the UK after years of short-term postdocs. I have managed to keep publishing in my own time, but my formal workload allocation is 80% teaching and admin. Has anyone successfully transitioned back to a balanced Teaching & Research pathway within UK HE, or does taking a T&S contract permanently label you in the job market?

For me, it’s the painted arch behind a bed or desk

Who do you think is currently the most inconsistent judge on the panel - Craig, Motsi, Shirley, or Anton?