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Claudia Winkleman's tears as she nearly quit hosting Strictly despite Tess Daly pact

Claudia Winkleman candidly revealed she almost hung up her Strictly Come Dancing dancing shoes, despite having a "pact" with co-host Tess Daly to exit the show as a duo. The beloved 49 year old TV presenter once confessed that she was on the brink of leaving the hit BBC dance extravaganza, when she realised it clashed with taking her eldest son Jake to university.The devoted mum-of-three, who returns hosting reality TV show The Piano on Channel 4 on Sunday, 19 May, shared how she was brought to tears over the dilemma, ultimately making an emotional call to a show boss called Sarah, insisting that being there for her son's first day at uni was a non-negotiable parental milestone.
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Idris Elba set to star in new thriller series ‘Hijack’
Idris Elba will play a hostage negotiator in Hijack, a new seven-part drama series announced for Apple TV+.The series will follow the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, according to a press release, with negotiator Sam Nelson (Elba) using his experience in the business world to attempt to save the lives of the passengers.Written by George Kay (Lupin, Criminal) and directed by Jim Field Smith (The Wrong Mans), who also executive-produced the series alongside Elba, the project forms part of the Suicide Squad actor’s first-look deal with Apple TV+ and his Green Door Pictures.Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta and Kris Thykier are also set to co-star.Elba’s Green Door has several recent TV credits, such as BBC2’s Idris Elba: Fight School, which launched in the UK last week, as well as Netflix comedy Turn Up Charlie. Earlier this year (February 22), Elba said that he is planning on “leaning away from the acting work” to focus more on his music in the coming years.The Luther and The Wire actor founded the record label 7Wallace in 2015, while he regularly performs DJ sets (including a slot at Coachella in 2019) and has released a host of solo and collaborative records in recent years.“Some may think, ‘Well, it will be the death of your acting if your music’s shit’,” the 49-year-old told Vanity Fair.
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‘I was a wreck’ Claudia Winkleman relied on pals as she 'fell apart' over farewell at home
Strictly Come Dancing and BBC Radio 2 presenter Claudia Winkleman, 50, has credited her “girlfriends” for their support when she had to say goodbye to a beloved family member. The star admitted that despite wanting to stay strong, she broke down after leaving her eldest son Jake Thykier, 18, at university for the first time.Claudia shares Jake, Arthur Thykier, 10, and Matilda Martha Thykier, 16, with her husband Kris Thykier.Reflecting on the heartbreaking time while chatting to Lorraine Candy and Trish Halpin on the Postcards From Midlife Podcast, Claudia explained her close friends “held her up” after Jake left home.The Strictly host said: “I remember my mum dropping me off at university and she could not stop crying, and I was like, ‘I won’t do that, I’ll be brave’. “And, of course, I fell apart, because they’re my life and I know I’m boring and I sound like a stuck record.“That is why girlfriends… lots of people expect girlfriends to land in our lap and everything will be easy peasy, and often it is.“But I think the more effort we can make with our girls, like you would, you know, when you first meet a boy and you really fancy him and you’re like, ‘maybe I’m going to wear this top, or maybe I’m going to make Moussaka’.“Me and my girls do that for each other, not that we make moussaka, ever!“But we look after each other.” The star added: “We’re there for each other, and they held me up when Jake left because I was a wreck.”It comes after Claudia humorously opened up on how her family survived the third coronavirus lockdown together. The BBC favourite, who has been married to husband Kris since June 2000, admitted she sometimes questions “why or how” they are still together.Explaining her doubts, Claudia revealed she
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