The first guests to appear on Claudia Winkleman’s new BBC talk show have been unveiled.
Back in December, it was confirmed that Claudia had landed her own celebrity chat show, from the makers of The Graham Norton Show, after winning over viewers when she filled in for the Irish presenter earlier in 2025.
On Wednesday afternoon, the BBC announced the start date for The Claudia Winkleman show – and fans don’t have long to wait.
When does The Claudia Winkleman Show start – and which celebrities will be interviewed?
It’s been confirmed that the inaugural episode of The Claudia Winkleman Show will premiere on Friday 13 March at 10.40pm on BBC One – with a star-studded line-up of guests.
Joining Claudia for her first ever show will be Wicked star Jeff Goldblum, British screen treasure Jennifer Saunders, three-time Emmy nominee Vanessa Williams and comedian Josh Widdicombe.
The BBC previously revealed that the initial series will run for a total of seven episodes.
Self-deprecatingly as ever, the Traitors enthused (sort of…) last year: “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.”
Last year, Claudia and her Strictly Come Dancing co-host Tess Daly announced they were both stepping down from the long-running BBC reality series.
Since then, she’s fronted the hugely successful fourth season of The Traitors, with a second run of the show’s celebrity counterpart due to premiere in the autumn.
Claudia will also present the fourth season of the cult Channel 4 talent search The Piano later this year, alongside returning judges Mika and Jon Batiste.