Claudia Winkleman

Claudia Winkleman
Winkleman in 2020
Born
Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman

(1972-01-15) 15 January 1972
London, England
Alma materNew Hall, University of Cambridge
Occupations
  • Broadcaster
  • writer
  • journalist
Years active1991–present
Employer(s)BBC
Channel 4
Spouse
Kris Thykier
(m. 2000)
Children3
MotherEve Pollard
RelativesSophie Winkleman (half-sister)
Sir Nicholas Lloyd (step-father)
Sally Soames (aunt)
Lord Frederick Windsor (brother-in-law)
Tracy-Ann Oberman (cousin)

Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman MBE (born 15 January 1972) is an English broadcaster and writer. She co-presented the BBC One dance competition Strictly Come Dancing (2010–2025) and hosts the BBC One reality series The Traitors (2022–present), the latter of which won her a BAFTA award in 2023. She hosted the Saturday mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 from 2020 to 2024. Winkleman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting.