Claudia Winkleman bars her three children from watching her shows.
Claudia Winkleman bars her three children from watching her shows
The TV host, 51, who will be presenting the new series of the ‘The Traitors’ in the New Year and has been on screens this Christmas with ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘The Piano’, added she prefers to watch festive films with the kids she shares with husband Kris Thykier, also 51.
She told Radio Times magazine when asked if her family gathers to see her on TV over Christmas: “Absolutely not. They aren’t allowed to watch anything I do.
“This year we filmed ‘Traitors’ when the little ones weren’t at school, so they came to visit me.
“‘Why are we in a castle, mum?’ (they asked about the set of the reality contest.)
“They’ve never seen it. Much better.”
She added about their holiday movie picks: “We love ‘Home Alone’ and I used to always watch ‘ET’ at this time of year, so we’ll do that, too.”
Claudia went on about her family’s festive traditions: “We start listening to Christmas music with real gumption from 1 December and I put brandy butter on my toast every single morning.
“We love this time of year and still have the same decorations that I and my husband had as kids.
“They’re very moth-eaten and worn out, but who doesn’t like half a crocheted mouse hanging off a tree branch?”
Claudia added she and her brother are “gravy obsessives” and both cook over Christmas – but she asks him to make an “extra batch” of his gravy when they are together over the holiday and admitted “by 5pm we’re just drinking it like lemonade”.
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