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Claudia Winkleman Biography

Birth Name:
Claudia Anne I. Winkleman
Birth Place:
Westminster, London, England
Profession
Television presenter, film critic, radio personality, journalist

Fast Facts

  • Her parents divorced when she was three years old and both remarried a few years later
  • Started appearing on television in the early 90s; in 1992 she was in a documentary where she toured the world for 34 days and reported from places such as Japan and The United Arab Emirates
  • Began her journalism career as a travel writer, and documented her experiences from her trips
  • Visited Uganda for Comic Relief in 2007
  • Hosted Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two untill 2011 when she went on maternity leave

Awards

  • 2017BAFTA Television Awards-Best Entertainment Performance: nominated
  • 2015BAFTA Television Awards-Best Entertainment Performance: nominated

Relationships

  • Matilda Martha -- Daughter
  • Barry Winkleman -- Father
  • Oliver Lloyd -- Half Brother
  • Kris Thykier -- Husband
  • Eve Pollard -- Mother
  • Arthur -- Son
  • Jake Leonard -- Son
  • Nicholas Lloyd -- Stepfather