Claudia Winkleman has been married to her hubby for over two decades and they are parents to three children
Claudia Winkelman previously opened up about being left “in tears” following a huge change in the family.
The Strictly Come Dancing host has been married to film producer Kris Thykier for 25 years, having walked down the aisle in 2000. The couple are parents to three children, Jake, Matilda and Arthur.
And in 2022, Claudia was hit with a major life change when her eldest son Jake left home for university – with Claudia admitting she found it hard to cope during the transition.
On the Postcards From Midlife Podcast, Claudia was asked by host Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin: “You’ve spoken about having to learn to separate from (your children) and this is the big separating time, when they go to university…”
Claudia replied: “I handle it very badly. One is at university and I felt heartbroken. But it’s not fair on him for me to just keep him here with me all the time.
“Just having three meals a day and me looking in his eyes and going, ‘I’m not being funny but if you love that Rolling Stones album would you consider listening to this Led Zeppelin song.’
“He doesn’t want to do that. He wants to be with his friends. Roots and wings and all that, you have to give them both.” She continued: “I remember my mum dropping me off at university and she could not stop crying.
“I said to myself, ‘I won’t do that and I’ll be brave.’ Of course, I fell apart because they’re my life.”
Claudia usually keeps her family out of the spotlight but over the years she has shared details from their lives. In January, Claudia spoke about her eldest children now being university students and shared a rule about her TV projects that she has introduced.
The Strictly Come Dancing host shared the update in a new interview with Grazia. Asked the hardest part of being a parent, she told the outlet that “them leaving” was the most difficult aspect, calling it “horrendous”.
Her eldest two children, Jack and Matilda, are already at university, which Claudia teased she has found challenging. She said: “It’s horrendous. I don’t understand why they don’t have that in the baby books, along with all the advice about breastfeeding and how to steam a butternut squash.”
Strictly Come Dancing airs every weekend on BBC One.
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