Claudia Winkleman seems to have her next career all sewn up – as a security guard at the Bayeux Tapestry.
While the crowds weave their way towards the famous embroidery, the Traitors host hopes to have them in stitches.
But her apparent stint as a security guard is merely an attempt to entertain history lovers waiting to see the Bayeux Tapestry. With queues of up to two hours to view the exhibition, the museum has given them a few distractions to help conquer their boredom.
These include Ms Winkleman, who is a trustee of the museum, starring in a video as the head of security who stumbles upon a reenactment of the Battle of Hastings inside the museum.
The two-minute clip can be watched by scanning QR codes found around the museum while waiting to view the tapestry.
The footage shows Ms Winkleman entering the museum on her first day as a security guard and discovering an Anglo Saxon warrior walking around.
She then enters the museum’s main hall where she discovers an army of Normans facing off against Anglo Saxons – as they did in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry.
Winkleman tries to calm tempers between the two armies before thinking better of it and legging it to the exit.
Claudia Winkleman as an employee of the British Museum in a trailer for the Bayeux Tapestry
Winkleman said: ‘It was an honour to be part of this excellent film.
‘We are so excited about the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the British Museum and for everyone to see the exhibit.’
Her video will also be accompanied by a longer and informative film by the curator of the exhibition Dr Michael Lewis.
Guidance for visiting the museum now tells guests: ‘On your way to the tapestry, there will be videos to help you learn more about the object’s history.’
The British Museum began exhibiting the tapestry in September and will do so until July next year.
Since the tapestry arrived in Britain from France earlier this year there have been long waits to see it.
Responding to the delays, the museum has added extra stools and chairs, and it is thought there will also be quizzes for children.
Ticket holders for the tapestry are advised to arrive at the museum 30 minutes before their 40-minute-long viewing slot.
To help the millions of people who want to see the 230-foot-long tapestry visitors are asked to keep moving when they are looking at it.
History fans can wait hours to see the tapestry but now they have the film to entertain them
The embroidery from the 11th century depicts the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings
The tapestry was made in the 11th Century and shows the events which led up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
The battle brought about the end of the Anglo-Saxon reign of Harold Godwinson and saw William the Conqueror establish Norman rule in England.
Until it was brought to Britain, the tapestry was displayed in Bayeux, Normandy, France.
The deal to transport it across the Channel was agreed between the British and French governments last year.