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Former Strictly host lands new BBC role

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly receive special farewell message from Royalty
  • Claudia Winkleman will host her own chat show, The Claudia Winkleman Show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
  • The programme is scheduled to launch in spring 2026 and will feature Winkleman interviewing celebrity guests in front of a live studio audience.
  • So Television, the production company responsible for The Graham Norton Show, will produce Winkleman's new series.
  • Winkleman expressed her gratitude for the opportunity, humorously remarking that she expects to be "awful" but is "over the moon".
  • This new venture follows Winkleman's recent departure from Strictly Come Dancing and her acclaimed work on shows like The Traitors.
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