A mother-of-three, Claudia chooses to maintain her household life non-public and barely posts about her kids Jake, 16, Matilda, 12 and Arthur, seven. Speaking to HELLO! final 12 months, the 47-year-old, who has been married to husband Kris Thykier since 2000, gave an uncommon perception into her every day life and the “chaotic” faculty run. “It’s a bit better now that they’re older,” she revealed, “but the kids wake up really early at 7am. We’re all up making breakfast, do the drop off then come back and I’m back into bed.”
In March, Claudia teamed up with fellow Strictly presenter Tess Daly to boost cash for Comic Relief in ‘Radio 2’s Longest Ever Danceathon’. Dancing persistently for 24 hours and 5 minutes, the pair had been joined by stars akin to Mary Berry, Ed Balls and Jon Snow, in addition to the casts of musicals Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Mamma Mia!. As the pair accomplished their ultimate dance to Survivor by Destiny’s Child, they collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. “I never want to dance again,” Claudia mentioned. “I don’t like movement.” Tess discovered assist in her presenting associate all through the danceathon, saying: “She’s had my back the whole way through. We’ve looked after each other. We’ve seen each other strapped up with tape. We both had a little cry.”
