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Claudia Winkleman apologises after dropping an F-bomb in front of school kid

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Claudia Winkleman was left red-faced during a radio appearance today, after she inadvertently swore in front of a schoolboy.

The host of The Traitors was on Heart Breakfast ahead of her chat show’s return to BBC One this evening for its second ever episode.

Sitting in the studio on Friday with Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston, Winkleman was first interviewed by school pupil Finley, who was tuning in remotely.

But, as a clip from the studio showed, Winkleman didn’t quite realise that Finley was still on the call after the interview had ended.

Theakston teased Winkleman would still be on the show after a break, to which the former Strictly Come Dancing host said: ‘Oh no.’

As Britain’s Got Talent judge Holden assured there would be more chat to come, Winkleman replied: ‘F*** sake.’

EDITORIAL USE ONLY Host Claudia Winkleman during filming for the Claudia Winkleman Show, at BBC Studioworks 6 Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, to be aired on BBC One on Friday March 20. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 19, 2026. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments — ‘Finley do not be me, ever’ (Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments)

Almost immediately, her face turned to a picture of shock as she saw that Finley was still listening in. Next to her, Holden started to howl with laughter – if anything, watch the clip for her priceless reaction.

The apologies came thick and fast from Winkleman, as she said: ‘Finley do not be me, ever,’ but he seemed to take it all in his stride, laughing along.

Holden then joked: ‘I bet mummy swears, as Winkleman topped up her apologies to the school pupil.

EDITORIAL USE ONLY (left to right) Niall Horan, Rachel Zegler, Guz Khan and Joanne Mcnally with host Claudia Winkleman (back) during filming for the Claudia Winkleman Show, at BBC Studioworks 6 Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, to be aired on BBC One on Friday March 20. PA Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 19, 2026. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments — The Claudia Winkleman Show returns for its second episode today (Picture: Matt Crossick/PA Media Assignments)

This evening’s instalment of The Claudia Winkleman Show will see the presenter joined by comedian Joanne McNally, as well as actor Guz Khan, ahead of his new Amazon Prime series Bait, which he stars in alongside Riz Ahmed.

Also on the star-studded sofa will be former One Direction member Niall Horan, to discuss his new album.

Rounding out the sofa is Olivier Award nominee Rachel Zegler, off the back of her hugely popular run as the lead in Evita on the West End.

The premiere BBC episode was met with a mixed reception, including a three-star review in the pages of the Metro, which said Winkleman needed to do a better job at ‘keeping the show on the rails’.

BBC viewers at home had a similar take, with many agreeing that Tom Allen had acted as more of a host than Winkleman did herself.

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Graham Norton Defends Claudia Winkleman After Mixed Reaction To Her New Talk Show

As is often the case with a brand new TV format, there were a couple of bumps in the road when The Claudia Winkleman Show launched last week.

Claudia’s BBC talk show premiered on Friday 13 March, and was quickly met with somewhat mixed reviews from critics.

The Guardian gave it just two stars, branding the debut episode a “mess”, although it fared slightly better in The Telegraph, where it received three stars even if it was described as a “bit of a bore”.

In The Independent’s three-star review, the outlet’s critic compared her interviewing style unfavourably to Graham Norton, claiming that the format “might need a few tweaks” to achieve its “brilliant potential”.

Radio Times questioned whether the show was “too reliant on its audiences participation”, lamenting there aren’t more of the “off-script moments” Claudia has excelled at in her past, although The Times called it a “respectable first shift” and The Sun gave it a glowing five stars, calling it “awkward, endearing, and full of fun banter”.

Graham Norton – whose production company helped create The Claudia Winkleman Show – has now weighed in on the Traitors host’s first outing, praising the presenter for doing things her own way.

“What Claudia did was The Claudia Winkleman Show, and that’s what she’s supposed to be doing,” he told the Daily Mail.

“She shouldn’t be trying to be me. She should be trying to be Claudia, and she nailed that.”

The second instalment in The Claudia Winkleman Show’s initial seven-episode run will air on Friday night on BBC One.

Her guests this week include pop singer Niall Horan, musical theatre legend Rachel Zegler, actor Guz Khan and comedian Joanne McNally.

When her new show was confirmed in December, the former Strictly Come Dancing presenter said in a statement: “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.”

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