The Claudia Winkleman Show: Everything we know about The Traitors host’s new chatshow
For those who simply can’t get enough of Claudia Winkleman there’s good news - her new BBC chatshow has just been confirmed.
Whether you’re a fan of Claudia Winkleman’s hosting skills on Strictly, are obsessed with her array of knitwear on The Traitors or you just long for more opportunities to marvel at the inch-thick eyeliner, there’s good news. The Bafta-winning presenter will soon be hosting her very own chatshow.
The BBC has announced The Claudia Winkleman Show will be arriving on screens next year seeing the 53-year-old joined by a “sofa full of stars”. Claudia, who will interview celebrities in front of a studio audience, has said she is ‘over the moon’.
Speaking about the show, which will air in spring 2026, Claudia said: “I can’t quite believe it and I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity. I’m obviously going to be awful, that goes without saying, but I’m over the moon they’re letting me try.”
The news comes after Claudia and her Strictly Come Dancing co-host Tess Daly announced their exit from the BBC dancing show in a joint statement shared on Instagram in October this year. The pair fronted the series together since 2014, and their last appearance presenting the show was during its pre-recorded festive episode, which aired on Christmas Day.
Winkleman’s new show will be produced by So Television, the company behind the award-winning The Graham Norton Show, which currently holds the Friday night talk show slot on BBC One. Earlier this year, Winkleman filled in for Norton hosting his show while he was in Australia.
Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment commissioning at the BBC, said: “Claudia is a true national treasure – warm, witty and endlessly entertaining. She has an extraordinary ability to put people at ease and bring out the very best in them, whether they’re global superstars or members of the audience.
“It’s very exciting that she will be fronting her very own show on the BBC, and we can’t wait for viewers to join Claudia and her sofa full of stars.”
Graham Stuart, managing director of So Television and executive producer, said: “Graham Norton has made the Friday night talk show slot a dazzling appointment to view. How can you possibly follow that? By booking a host equally as brilliant. So we have.”
In October, it was announced that the BBC has agreed a three-year deal with Norton and So Television, which will see them produce three more series of The Graham Norton Show. The three-series deal starts with the 34th series which airs in 2026.
Along with Tess, Claudia took home the best entertainment programme gong at the Bafta TV Awards in 2024 and also won best entertainment performance award at the Baftas in 2023, for her role hosting hugely successful competition show The Traitors. She still currently hosts the hit BBC show, as well as its spin off The Celebrity Traitors.
The Claudia Winkleman Show will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and will air in spring 2026. Celebrity guests and broadcast details are yet to be announced.