BBC confirms Claudia Winkleman's new celebrity chat show with 'the biggest names in showbiz' hitting screens next year - but what does it mean for Graham Norton?
The 53-year-old and co-star Tess Daly, 56, who presented the show together from 2014, announced that they were quitting the dance competition in October.
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By LUCY MURGATROYD, TV REPORTER
Published: 20:06 GMT, 29 December 2025 | Updated: 01:24 GMT, 30 December 2025
Claudia Winkleman has landed herself a new celebrity chat show after her shock departure from Strictly Come Dancing.
The 53-year-old and co-star Tess Daly, 56, who presented the show together from 2014, announced that they were quitting the dance competition in October.
Fans will be over the moon to know that she'll be back on our screens in Spring 2026 to host The Claudia Winkleman Show on BBC One.
It will see The Traitors legend interview some of 'the biggest names from the worlds of film, television, music and beyond' with a live audience.
The programme will be produced by the production company behind The Graham Norton Show.
Speaking about her new gig, Claudia said: 'I can’t quite believe it and I’m incredibly grateful to the BBC for this amazing opportunity.
Claudia Winklemanhas landed herself a new celebrity chat show after her shock departure from Strictly Come Dancing
The 53-year-old and co-star Tess Daly, 56, who presented the show together from 2014, announced that they were quitting the dance competition in October
'I'm obviously going to be awful, that goes without saying, but I’m over the moon they’re letting me try.'
Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC, Kalpna Patel-Knight, 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.'
Managing Director of So Television and Executive Producer, Graham Stuart, added: 'Graham Norton has made the Friday night talk show slot a dazzling appointment to view.
