Claudia Winkleman’s new chat present is ready to begin very quickly and The BBC has determined to launch it in March in a slot beforehand taken by a long-showing TV talkshow

Claudia Winkleman is ready to switch a TV legend within the schedules inside weeks after stepping down as co-host on Strictly Come Dancing – a task she took on for over a decade.

Now, the host of The Traitors has signed a big-money deal to entrance a brand new chat present for the BBC. It is going to be taking the place of The Graham Norton Present for quite a lot of weeks throughout the spring. Bosses on the BBC have determined it’s going to begin airing in March. Graham defined the change throughout an look on Lorraine this week.

He mentioned: “So, mainly, what’s occurred is that after I completed on the finish of February, I used to come back again and do April, Might. I finished doing that a number of years in the past.

“And, this concept got here up that Claudia might come and do it. But it surely’s a really standalone present, she stood in for me final yr and he or she did a tremendous job, I believed it was very – it was simply very Claudia.

“And that is going to be much more Claudia as a result of it’s her personal set, her personal all the pieces. “I believe, truly, she begins in March. In direction of the tip of March, I believe, she’s on.”

Claudia has admitted she will’t wait to entrance the present.

The star, who not too long ago stepped down as one of many hosts of Strictly, mentioned: “I can’t fairly consider it and I’m extremely grateful to the BBC for this wonderful alternative.

“I’m clearly going to be terrible, that goes with out saying, however I’m over the moon they’re letting me strive.”

As for her Strictly alternative, BBC haven’t confirmed the official hosts however rumours have been flying about who might tackle the function for BBC’s primary present.

Christine Lampard has stepped into the body as a number one contender to switch Tess and Claudia. The Northern Irish presenter, 46, is claimed to be excessive on BBC bosses’ want listing following the shock departure of the long-serving hosts final month.

Christine additionally introduced she was stepping again from her function on Lorraine after eight years co-hosting.

A TV supply advised the Solar: “Bosses suppose Christine can be a tremendous candidate to co-host the present.

“She has an enormous fanbase from her years on breakfast tv, and he or she’s a complete professional at dealing with dwell TV, which is not any imply feat. In addition to being glamorous and nice to work with, Christine is extremely likeable and has wonderful interview expertise. Now she has extra free time, she’s change into a agency frontrunner and a reputation on everybody’s lips.”

The Traitors continues tonight at 8pm on BBC One and streaming on iPlayer.

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