Why is Claudia Winkleman hosting The Graham Norton Show tonight?

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Claudia Winkleman is all set to fill in for Graham Norton on his BBC chat show tonight.The host of The Traitors will be bringing her charm to the penultimate episode of the series, where she'll be chatting with stars Chris Pratt, Toby Jones, Saoirse-Monica Jackson and Rob Beckett on the iconic red sofa.

But fans are wondering, why is Claudia stepping in? Well, earlier this month, Graham revealed he'd be taking a week off to tour Australia, sharing the news while Claudia was visiting his show. "Claudia does have another little job coming up," he said. "At the end of this series I'm popping off to do a tour of Australia and my seat is going to be filled for one week only by none other than Claudia Winkleman." Claudia quipped in response: "I apologise in advance," reports the Mirror.

Not new to hosting, Claudia also presents BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with Tess Daly and previously stepped into Graham's shoes in 2021 for his BBC Radio 2 Saturday morning slot.

At the time, an excited Claudia expressed: "I'm not often speechless but the chance to be with the wonderful Radio 2 listeners every Saturday has left me, quite frankly, gobsmacked." Graham Norton is set to charm audiences in Australia with his upcoming live tour, "An Evening with Graham Norton," hitting cities like Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, and Melbourne throughout March.