WHEN it comes to speaking her mind, Claudia Winkleman isn’t afraid to let loose.
The Strictly Come Dancing host certainly knows how to cha-cha her way through her career, with her charm, humour, and relatable style making her a firm favourite in British media.
At 52, the dark-haired dynamo shows no signs of slowing down – especially when it comes to her sex life.
Claudia, who is married to film producer Kris Thykier and shares three children – Jake, 21, Matilda, 18, and Arthur, 13 – has proven that the spark is well and truly alive in her marriage.
While she usually keeps her family life private, Claudia, who is famed for her fringe and thick black eye liner, isn’t shy about opening up when it comes to sharing the secrets of a lasting relationship.
In a previous interview, Claudia admitted she fell head over heels for Kris thanks to his “magic characteristics.”
She told OK! Magazine: “What did it for me was how he behaved in restaurants, bars, and planes – basically, just around people. ‘Thanks so much,’ ‘no rush,’ ‘I’ll carry it over for you,’ ‘here, have a drink on us.’”
But that’s not all she’s shared about her love life.
Opening up about the early days of their relationship, Claudia revealed Kris made her feel as though her “head shot off her shoulders” when they stripped down, adding a little spice to their wild sex life.
Having worked as a waitress from the age of 16, Claudia, who hosts BBC‘S The Traitors, said it was that “magic characteristic that tipped her over the edge.”
Claudia also shared that she fell for Kris not just for his charm, but for his intelligence and passion for history, politics, and social issues – serious topics being her “kind of foreplay.”
In an interview with Red Magazine, she emphasised the importance of prioritising her partner, even with her demanding work schedule. “Working too hard puts a strain on things, but we’re still working hard now,” she explained.
In an exclusively candid moment with The Sun, Claudia joked about the pressure we often place on ourselves, saying: “I haven’t had sex with my husband for two days, let’s do it on the stairs.”
Claudia also hinted that her love life might get an extra boost once their eldest son, Jake, moves out of the family home.
She laughed: “I’m sure it will be great.
“Me and my husband will learn how to make stew, read lots of books, and do tickling – that’s code in case anyone’s wondering.”
Hosting The Traitors has certainly brought out a more ruthless side in Claudia Winkleman.
Known for her warm and friendly presence on shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Piano, Claudia has admitted that watching contestants lose on the BBC murder-mystery show is still gut-wrenching.
In the first series, she was horrified when she had to send two players packing immediately during a brutal line-up task.
But these days, Claudia’s all in for the drama.
As she kicked off series three, the 52-year-old presenter reflected on how much she’s embraced the more cutthroat elements of the show.
“The first meeting I had, they told me I had to send two people home and I just refused,” she recalled. “I said, ‘I can’t.’ They just told me I had to. Now I’m like, ‘What are we going to do?’ This is what the game is. The quicker they go, ‘Oh, OK,’ the better.”
The Traitors first launched in the UK in 2022, after the Dutch format was acquired by the BBC.
Claudia Winkleman is the show’s host, and has now hosted all three series to date.
How does it work?
It is a reality game show that involves 22 contestants, and some of them are chosen to be The Traitors.
The Traitors sees a group of contestants taking part in “the ultimate game of truth and deception”.
The group of contestants are competing for the chance to walk away with a huge cash prize.
While navigating through a series of challenges, the team are also tasked with figuring out who the Traitors are in the group (usually three contestants).
Each night, the Traitors gather to “eliminate” one of the Faithful, removing them from the competition
Meanwhile, the traitors can be “banished” if they’re successfully outed as a traitor by a faithful.
The winners of the show are either the Traitor who remains undetected or the Faithfuls if they successfully eliminate all the Traitors.
The prize sees the winner could get £120K.
With The Traitors season two already a huge hit, pulling in an average of six million viewers per episode, Claudia’s ready for even more savage twists.
And luckily for her, the masterminds behind the show have an even more brutal bag of tricks lined up for the new cast.
