Claudia Winkleman has almost doubled her money in just a year’s worth of work - and her starting amount was already jaw-dropping.
The Traitors star keeps her holdings in the firm Little Owl Productions, and its latest accounts were filed with Companies House just days ago amid a bumper year for Claudia’s career.
The Little Owl Productions accounts cover the year leading up to April 2024, and while its cash reserves were already at a healthy £1.2 million at the beginning of the records, they ended up rising to £2.1 million, total equity of almost £1.6 million after tax and creditor payments, according to The Sun.
Claudia’s latest work with the BBC has gone down a storm, with the final episode of the third season of The Traitors attracting an audience 1.6 million larger than last year’s season finale.
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Guy Levy/BBC/PA)The BBC revealed that the final episode was watched live by an “average audience of 7.4 million” on the night it came out, making it the most watched episode of the show ever. Meanwhile, a further 4.8million people tuned into the aftershow, The Traitors: Uncloaked, which aired straight after the finale.
Claudia is now synonymous with The Traitors, but revealed last month that she turned down the show when first asked, worried that filming in the Highlands wouldn’t fit with her homebody lifestyle.
Speaking to Gabby Logan on her podcast The Mid Point, Claudia shared: “The Traitors is something that I initially turned down, because you know I don’t like leaving my bed or the kids, and they were like, ‘Would you go to Scotland for three and a half weeks?’ And I was like, ‘I don’t think so.’ And then I watched the Dutch version. I became so obsessed, I sent an email to Kate Phillips - who offered me the job, works at the BBC - saying, ‘I booked a train, I want to do this more than anything.’”
Alongside The Traitors, Claudia has also worked on Strictly Come Dancing alongside Tess Daly since 2010. The duo recently sparked concern that they wouldn’t return again later this year, after reports that their contracts had been drawing to a close and worries that other broadcasters may offer lucrative deals.
Thankfully, TV insiders have claimed that new contracts have cemented Tess and Claudia's dedication to the show and will stay on after being offered an "enhanced" contract by Strictly bosses.
If fronting two of the BBC’s biggest and most popular shows weren’t enough, Claudia has also been confirmed to stand-in on Graham Norton ’s chat show as host for the first time, in order to cover for Graham when he’s away doing his live theatre tour in Australia next month.
Claudia appeared as a guest on The Graham Norton Show earlier this month, and Graham thanked her for her promise to cover. It is not yet known who Claudia’s guests will be on February 28, but it will be the last live show of the series - so is likely to have some incredible stars. Graham will front a compilation show the following week, and then the show will return properly in September with a whole new run.
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