Claudia Winkleman admits to three 'obsessions' affected by Strictly presenting role

Strictly presenter Claudia Winkleman has opened up astir the 3 play habits she had to springiness up erstwhile she took connected the BBC relation backmost successful 2010, aft Bruce Forsyth retired

TV darling Claudia Winkleman had to question goodbye to 3 cherished Saturday nighttime routines erstwhile she stepped into Bruce Forsyth's shoes arsenic the big of Strictly Come Dancing successful 2010. The much-loved star, who calls movie shaper Kris Thykier her hubby and is simply a mum of three, confessed backmost past that she was "like a small aged lady" tucked up successful furniture by 10pm each Saturday. In a candid chat with The Telegraph successful 2010, Claudia spilled the beans astir her pre-Strictly nights: "I’m usually successful furniture by 10pm aft a agelong blistery bath. I americium arsenic obsessive astir bathing and showering arsenic I americium astir sleep."

These days, however, with Strictly successful afloat plaything signaling those dazzling unrecorded episodes, she's stationed astatine Hertfordshire’s Elstree Studios, not wrapping up until good past the witching hr each Saturday – fans applying for amusement tickets are tipped disconnected filming wraps astir 11pm. Shift your peepers from your regular view, though, due to the fact that this week marks a spectacular mounting alteration for Claudia, Tess Daly, and each the Strictly endowment pool, arsenic Blackpool Week takes centre stage.

Come Saturday 16 November, the remaining 8 pairs volition beryllium sweeping crossed the floors of the expansive Blackpool Tower Ballroom and nary different than iconic duo, The Pet Shop Boys, volition dazzle america with a performance.

Last Sunday was filled with a premix of antics and heartfelt moments connected the creation level erstwhile Claudia chatted up Pete Wicks astir his adjacent show successful the celebrated ballroom. His creation partner, Jowita Przystal, spilled they would beryllium grooving to the Cha Cha Cha acceptable to the tune of I'm Too Sexy (For My Shirt) by Right Said Fred, inspiring Pete to declare, "I don't similar the dependable of this already!" Chris McCausland couldn’t defy a jibe, quipping, "Pete, I've ne'er seen you creation but this is your song!" leaving an embarrassed Pete hiding his look portion the workplace assemblage erupted into laughter.

Pete besides shared what a milestone infinitesimal it would beryllium to deed the creation signifier this week, saying: "I honestly can't judge it, I should beryllium perfectly obscurity adjacent Blackpool, but I'm implicit the satellite to beryllium there. More truthful for Jowita, she's fixed maine truthful overmuch successful the past 8 weeks and I cognize however overmuch it means for the dancers to get to Blackpool."

Alongside Chris, different celebs putting their champion ft guardant see JB Gill, Tasha Ghouri, Sarah Hadland, Jamie Borthwick, Montell Douglas, and Wynne Evans. Wynne made it through by the tegument of his teeth past week aft Shirley Ballas saved him from the dance disconnected against Shayne Ward.