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Claudia Winkleman enjoyed a rare outing with her husband Kris Thykier on Thursday as they joined a slew of stars at a star-studded party to celebrate Chiltern Firehouse’s 10th anniversary.
The Strictly Come Dancing presenter, 52, enjoyed a break from her hosting duties to attend the chic event with her husband of 24 years.
Showing her signature sense of style, Claudia opted for a chic black velvet blazer and white button-up shirt, teaming it with leggings and knee-high boots.
In keeping with the masquerade theme of the event, she and Kris both wore matching masks as they entered the party.
Chiltern Firehouse made sure they celebrated their anniversary in style, with stars including Ellie Goulding, Sienna Miller and Lily Allen in attendance.
Claudia Winkleman enjoyed a rare outing with her husband Kris Thykier on Thursday as they joined a slew of stars at a star-studded party to celebrate Chiltern Firehouse’s 10th anniversary
The Strictly Come Dancing presenter enjoyed a break from her hosting duties to attend the chic event with her husband of 24 years
Showing her signature sense of style, Claudia opted for a chic black velvet blazer and white button-up shirt, teamed with leggings and knee-high boots
Claudia has once again joined Tess Daly as host of Strictly Come Dancing 2024, and viewers were left reeling last week after she made a surprise announcement on Sunday’s show.
As the contestants who made it through to the next round sat on the blue couch in the ‘Clauditorium’, host Claudia dropped a huge bombshell about what would happen the following week.
She revealed that professional dancer Gorka Marquez and celebrity partner Dr. Punam Krishan for week three of the competition, the Film Week theme, would do the first Couple’s Choice routine of the series.
Introduced to the show in 2018, the Couple’s Choice allows the professional and their partner to perform a freestyle routine that is not limited to any particular style of Latin or Ballroom.
Still, fans were shocked by the announcement, as Couple’s Choice is usually introduced later in the series.
Claudia turned to Gorka and Dr. Punam and revealed, “Gorka, you two are doing the first pairing choice of the series.”
Gorka, who has been in a relationship with former Strictly contestant Gemma Atkinson for six years, replied: “What we’re doing is a first time. This style of dance has never been done before’.
The other participants refused to give away any more and shared their joy with a fit of sighs.
In keeping with the masquerade theme of the event, she and Kris both wore matching masks as they entered the party.
Claudia has once again joined Tess Daly as host of Strictly Come Dancing 2024, and last week viewers were left reeling after she made a surprise announcement on Sunday’s show
However, not everyone was happy with the couple’s choice being allowed so early in the competition, and some viewers took to X to vent their frustration:
‘No. Absolutely no need for a couples choice in week 3 #SCD #Strictly’
“Couples’ choice is just a blank canvas to hand out high scores and save someone. It must be thrown away. #strictly’
‘Couple choice in the 3rd week. Ridiculous. #StrictlyComeDancing’
The couples choice category was first introduced in series 16, where couples were originally given the choice of three different dance styles to perform: contemporary, theatre/jazz and street/commercial.
These three styles were used until series 19 where the couple’s choice then became a freestyle dance and was no longer limited to a specific dance style.
Viewers were also left reeling in the results show after Olympic swimmer Tom Dean became the first celebrity to be eliminated from the dance competition.
