Claudia Winkleman Accidentally Drops F-Bomb During Child Interview

Claudia Winkleman had an unfortunate slip of the tongue during a recent appearance on the Heart Radio breakfast show.

On Friday, the Traitors host joined Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston in the Heart radio show, where she spoke via video-link with Finley, a young fan who conducted a brief interview with her in his school uniform.

After the conversation was over, Claudia gave him a rapturous round of applause, while Jamie told listeners: “We’ll have more from our special guest Claudia Winkleman right after this.”

“Oh no,’ the former Strictly Come Dancing presenter joked in response to Jamie’s outro. “Fuck’s sake.”

Unfortunately, what she didn’t realise was that young Finley was still on the call, prompting her to issue a hasty apology.

“Finley, do not be me,” she instructed him, after the realisation began to sink in. “Ever! I’m so sorry, Finley!”

Claudia is currently on the promo trail for her new BBC talk show, which returns for its second episode on Friday night.

The first instalment aired last week, with Hollywood legend Jeff Goldblum, three-time Emmy nominee Vanessa Williams and comedy fave Jennifer Saunders among Claudia’s inaugural guests.

While critical reaction to the first episode was a little on the lukewarm side, the host has already been defended by fellow talk show presenter Graham Norton, whose production company is behind Claudia’s latest venture.

For her second episode, she will be joined by guests including pop singer Niall Horan, musical theatre icon Rachel Zegler, actor Guz Khan and comedian Joanne McNally.

The first season will come to an end next month after a run of seven episodes, after which the BBC will decide whether to renew The Claudia Winkleman Show for more instalments.

Listen to more of Claudia Winkleman’s recent appearance on Heart’s breakfast show on the Global Player here.