Claudia Winkleman

Journalist and broadcaster Claudia Winkleman presents the sister show to Strictly Come Dancing on BBC2, and the Oscars and Golden Globes shows for Sky. When not writing a column for The Independent she can be found buying dry mango or getting a spray tan. She would like us to add that she's very keen on tiny owls and peanut butter.

Claudia Winkleman: Take It From Me

Ha-ha. Brilliant. Just when you think the papers are full of stuff that's quite tricky to write a column about because it's too scary (Austria, Zimbabwe, Burma), or too dull (Charlotte Church would like to remind all new mothers of the importance of breastfeeding. YES, WE KNOW) – the story, the titbit if you will, of the year comes along and saves the day.

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Wednesday, 7 May 2008

So, apart from the two main topics of discussion – the first being, "Of course the wife bloody knew"; the second, "Jeez, is that bloke off the telly really the Mayor of London?" – my friends and I spent most of the weekend talking about the forthcoming Sex and the City movie. We're serious thinkers, us lot. Ahem.

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Wednesday, 30 April 2008

"Jesus. What have you done?" said a friend last week. No, I wasn't dressed as an enormous tomato and I wasn't in my, um, lumberjack outfit. It was a party at a friend's house and I turned up as usual, sort of on time but not too freakishly early (don't you HATE those people) and I was wearing jeans and a shirt. Nothing extraordinary so far...

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Wednesday, 23 April 2008

The new must-have pet in Britain is a hedgehog. Yes, you read right. That's what we're all going to be getting, according to recent studies. And it's an African pygmy hedgehog – a mix between an Algerian and a white-bellied. "They're unbelievably pretty little creatures, the way they bumble along," hedgehog breeder Bonnie Martin told Reuters. Who knew? Mrs Tiggy-Winkle for every house by 2020.

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Wednesday, 16 April 2008

"It's Monday night, babe. You know what that means."

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Wednesday, 9 April 2008

"Never Google yourself," somebody once said. I'm not sure who, but I think it was someone who had once been in Coronation Street, had then appeared on The Bill and was now about to take to the stage as Prince Charming in the smaller of the theatres in Hull. "You'll never find anything nice," they said.

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Wednesday, 2 April 2008

Let's be honest, someone must have dropped out and I got the spare invite. The special, embossed, glinty super-chic invite. This one was better than the "David and Elton are planning a karaoke night and they want to know if you'd tackle 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'"; and better than "uh, Donatella would like you to come into the store and pick a dress"; and even better than "Madonna is having a seance, she wants to talk to Marilyn, and she'd love you to come – can you put the 15th in your diary?". (These are obviously made up, and I would never be invited to any of them, but work with me here...)

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Wednesday, 26 March 2008

In an interview this week Sophie Dahl admitted to being "bewildered" and "horrified" by the media obsession with her boyfriend's height. She says the fact he's shorter than her is no big deal and that we should look past it. She says: "People have treated us like we're a carnival show. There's only 15 centimetres in it."

Claudia Winkleman: Take It From Me

Wednesday, 19 March 2008

So the last week has left me surprised. Everywhere I've looked, I've been amazed and slightly awed. You could say that even without the help of Olay's night cream (yes, I'm not a total arsehole – I know it doesn't work), my eyebrows look somehow suspended just under my hairline. I have gasped, I have rung girlfriends, I have had to sit down and my knees have shaken. All week long – shock after shock after shock...

Claudia Winkleman: Take It From Me

Wednesday, 12 March 2008

Prepare yourselves. Really, I mean it. This is not one of those "STOP PRESS, I've got a shocker to share but it turns out I don't really 'get' teapots" columns. This is going to stop you in your tracks.

Claudia Winkleman: Take It From Me

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

I've tried to stay off this subject because I know I'll sound like a moany old 80-year-old who just can't keep up with the times. Yet another reader will send me a brochure for stairlifts and think they're hilarious. (Thank you Mr Swift from somewhere bloody boring, I got the brochure and I wasn't having a go at ALL gadgets. I wasn't coming into your house telling you that you'rean idiot for investing in an Apple. It wasn't supposed to be personal.)

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