Inside Claudia Winkleman’s private wedding and 24-year marriage with handsome husband

Claudia Winkleman is often away from home thanks to her broadcasting duties, with the presenter spending the latter part of the year in Elstree for Strictly Come Dancing, while she spends another chunk of the year away in Scotland for The Traitors.

Always waiting for her when she returns home to west London is her super tall film producer husband, Kris Thykier, to whom she has been married for almost 25 years.

The presenter generally keeps her private life, including her three children, Jake, 20, Matilda, 17, and Arthur, 12, to herself. However, she has made the occasional remark about her and Kris’ life as a married couple.

Claudia and Kris’s private wedding ceremony

The couple have kept the details of their 2000 wedding mostly under wraps, however, it’s been reported that Claudia and Kris tied the knot in the prestigious Marylebone Town Hall in central London. 

The husband and wife reportedly kept things low-key for the ceremony and were surrounded by their closest friends and immediate family.

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While the Strictly presenter hasn’t spoken about the nuptials directly, she did make a surprising confession about her wedding dress. 

Appearing on The Wheel in 2021, the star admitted her true feelings about the gown when another contestant revealed she wanted to buy a wedding dress with the prize money from the show.

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When Claudia got the question wrong, she made a lovely gesture to the participant, adding: “I am going to buy you a wedding dress because I don’t think that’s the right answer. Mine was disgusting so I won’t lend it to you, but that’s what we’re going to do.”

Everything Claudia has said about her marriage to Kris

One aspect of keeping things fair, according to Claudia, is splitting house jobs. She told Red magazine previously: “You see, Kris is very Scandinavian. We’ve been together for 22 years and he’s never once said to me, ‘What’s for dinner?’ It’s always been, ‘What shall we have for dinner?'”

She continued: “We don’t have rules, but we look after each other more. So, whoever comes home first normally makes the dinner. It’s just about being nice to each other.”

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They both also share the load when it comes to their three children. Chatting previously to HELLO!, the 52-year-old said: “My husband is very good at the school run, he’s quite into it – so we share it. So, this morning, he took my daughter and I took my youngest son.”

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Clearly, a shared interest in board games is another great way that Claudia and Kris keep the spark alive! In an interview with The Guardian in 2024 she said: “My husband and I are obsessed with bridge. My fantasy is to tour the country playing competitions in matching tank tops.”

In the chat, Claudia was discussing her perfect Sunday as she continued: “So we’re going to play cards. There are no phones at the table. I’m a harridan when it comes to tech. I need to be less competitive. The 12-year-old might cry, but he’s got to be more careful about his bidding.”

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Not everything is perfect for the couple, and in her 2020 book, Quite, Claudia confessed: “Relationships are strange and what would be an absolute deal-breaker for one person is a sweet quirk to someone else. My husband and I fundamentally disagree about buffets and baby names, yet we have made it work.

“That said, and I don’t wish to be reductive here, but there are some lights-flashing, sirens-blaring, nailed on warning signs that I strongly believe should never be ignored.”