The Traitors UK host Claudia Winkleman as soon as advised her husband Kris Thykier ‘I feel it is over’ when she feared the BBC present would flop
Kris Thykier and Claudia Winkleman (Picture: Jeff Spicer, Getty Photographs for BFI)
Claudia Winkleman has disclosed she as soon as feared a major tv alternative would collapse, confessing she advised her husband, “I feel it’s over,” throughout a second of uncertainty in regards to the venture. The presenter, greatest recognized for fronting Strictly Come Dancing alongside Tess Daly, stated she had real considerations earlier than accepting what would grow to be one of the profitable programmes of her profession.
Trying again on the choice, she advised Nearer: “Traitors was not alleged to be what it was. I bear in mind phoning my husband and saying, ‘I feel it’s over’,” earlier than explaining that she had been inspired to observe a world model and take an opportunity. That threat in the end proved worthwhile. The UK model of The Traitors, which debuted in 2022, shortly turned a phenomenon and has since loved a number of profitable sequence, alongside a star spin-off. The programme has performed a significant position in cementing Winkleman’s standing as one of many UK’s most recognisable tv personalities.
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Claudia and Kris (Picture: Getty)
Regardless of her success, she admitted the expertise nonetheless leaves her feeling uneasy in an uncommon method, saying: “It makes me wish to scratch myself, however in a bizarre method. I’m extremely fortunate.”
Away from the competitors format, Winkleman has continued to broaden her skilled work. She not too long ago hosted her personal chat present, The Claudia Winkleman Present, on BBC One. Whereas the programme marked a notable milestone, she acknowledged it obtained a combined reception and described the position as “nerve-wracking” and one thing she initially “didn’t like.”
Regardless of her prominence on British tv, Winkleman stays reluctant to embrace superstar standing. She stated: “I don’t assume I’m well-known. I take the Tube in every single place and I don’t go round singing the Strictly theme tune. I feel it’s a way of thinking.”
Away from the highlight, she shares her life with husband Kris Thykier and their three youngsters: Jake, 23, Matilda, 19, and Arthur, 14. She stated her household stay largely unaffected by her public profile, joking that whereas she has inspired them to embrace “nepo child” labels, none of them are serious about getting into the leisure trade.
Claudia and Tess spent 11 years presenting Strictly Come Dancing, establishing themselves as one of the recognisable presenting partnerships in Saturday evening tv.
Winkleman additionally revealed how she and Daly plan to observe the newest sequence collectively. “Tess and I’ve already deliberate it,” she advised Nearer. “We’re having jacket potatoes and salmon. She’s coming to ours, she and [husband] Vern. I’m going to set her up with a nightie and we’re going to watch and help.”
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