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Daily Record
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Traitors star Claudia seen without eyeliner in candid photo from hospital bed
The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman has warned fans not to zoom in on her eye as she posts a candid pic from hospital bed. Mostly recognised for her iconic block fringe and eyeliner, Claudia Winkleman is being forced to change her look as she revealed that she had recently undergone eye surgery. As a result, the TV presenter won't be able to wear her staple eyeliner for the coming weeks as she recovers. On Friday night, the 53-year-old posted on Instagram a makeup free photo of herself and her doctor as she revealed she had surgery on her eye. Posing without her usual fake tan and heavy eye makeup, Claudia warned fans not to zoom into her eye as she shared that it's 'wonky'. Along with the picture, Claudia told her followers: "This amazing human makes me see. He's operated on my eyes before and he did it again today. No eyeliner for weeks and I sleep in goggles (no words) but I'm eternally grateful. "Do NOT zoom in on my left eye - it's wonky. Thank you Julian. I paid for the treatment, this isn't an ad. I just love him. It's very possible I'm still a bit sedated. Night night." One of the first to comment was Googlebox's Izzi Warner, who said: "We still have the costume and Bobby is willing to wear the eye liner for you if you need a stand in Claudia! Happy healing." Drag Race UK star Baga Chips also left praise for The Traitors host, writing: "You look beautiful Claudia." Also in the comments, one fan shared their experience with the same doctor. They said: "He did my eye surgery about 8 years ago! Played rock music as he did it. He told me it would be life changing and he was right. Amazing man!" Claudia informed her fans of her health update just days after she was made a MBE - Member of the Order of the British Empire - at the King Charles III's birthday honours. Alongside Strictly Come Dancing co-host Tess Daley, Claudia was honoured for her services to broadcasting. The new MBE said: "I am incredibly grateful to receive this honour. It's a real privilege to work with extraordinarily talented people and I have only got this because of them. "So this is for the BBC, the traitors and the faithful, for pianos and for the cha cha. I will buy a hat and am taking my mum. I am ridiculously lucky and will celebrate with Tess by doing a paso doble." As for her career in TV, the mum of three studied history of art at Cambridge University and began working as a TV and radio presenter after she graduated. She has fronted many BBC TV shows, such as Comic Relief and The Great British Sewing Bee. In 2004, Claudia became the presenter of Strictly's weekday companion show It Takes Two. However, she passed the mantle over to Zoe Ball when she took on the role of co-host for the Sunday night results show with Tess Daley. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. The presenter then became a regular fixture on the Saturday night show in 2014 after Sir Bruce Forsyth stepped down. Until 2024, she also presented on BBC Radio 2. On the station, she hosted a range of different programmes, including comedy quiz series Hot Gossip, Claudia on Sunday and the Claudia Winkleman Arts Show. In recent years, Claudia has been most notably recognised for being the Bafta-winning presenter of the hit BBC game show The Traitors - which won best entertainment performance at the 2023 awards. She is also set to presenter the upcoming spin-off series - The Celebrity Traitors. This show will see 19 celebs enter the Highlands' castle in a nine-part series set to be broadcast later this year. Some of the players include comedian Alan Carr, actor and broadcaster Sir Stephen Fry and retired diver Tom Daley.
Daily Mirror
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I'm travelling the world with my ex - we're still best mates after life-changing loss'
When head-strong Yin lost her partner unexpectedly, she leaned on her ex-husband for love and support and before they knew it, the close pair were off, travelling the world in pursuit of self-discovery When Yin and Gaz decided to travel across the world with one another, no-one batted an eyelid, after all, they were husband and wife. The only major difference was that now, the pair were actually separated, having been apart for nearly three years. Nevertheless, the friendly pair, who call themselves ' best mates ' decided to pop their joint application in to appear on hit BBC TV show Race Across the World and the rest is history. Ahead of the new series starting today [23 April], Yin admitted that times have been tough for her so she thought, 'what better time than now?' She said: "I saw the advert, and in that moment thought, you know what? I really want to do that. The last year has been quite a personal journey for me. "Gaz and I, although we used to be married, we've been separated for about three years. And then when we split up, I found another partner, but he passed away suddenly in September. The last year has been tough, but one of the things that Chris gave me was a real sense of adventure, and he really liked traveling. We talked a lot about traveling and so when this came along i thought 'why not?' something inside me made me fill out the application form." Back living with ex-husband Gaz so that he could look after her during her grieving period, Yin laughed and added that Gaz likely didn't know what he was getting himself into. "I just said 'do you fancy going on Race Across the World with me'. He was like yeah, whatever. He probably just said it more to amuse me, because he obviously knew what I was going through at that moment. But before we knew it, he'd filled out the application and the journey had begun!" Gaz, who travelled a lot in his early 20s while his mates were at university getting degrees, has seen bits of the show on Googlebox but that's about it. "I'd taken 9/10months out of my life to go traveling when i was younger, and Yin had never had that. I wouldn't probably do this with anyone other than Yin. I know that sounds weird, because we're not together, we're not husband and wife but we're still best mates. And I think even now, could i do this with my brother? No. Could I do this with any other mates? No. And Yin was pretty much the same." Race Across the World is a BAFTA-award winning BBC show that started in 2019 when five pairs of racers travelled from London to Singapore, with the contestants each given £1,329 for the whole race without using air transport. The racers travelled over a distance of 12,000 miles in 50 days. And the rest is history. This series, Yin and Gaz will start their race at The Great Wall of China and navigate their way, against four other teams, across three of Asia's most diverse nations, China, Nepal and India, in a race of over 14,000km to reach the finish line, Kanniyakumari, the southernmost tip of India. Yin stopped for a moment to reflect on what her late-partner Chris would think of her new adventures. "I definitely see it like a gift from Chris, I know he's gone, but I do think that he has had a meddling hat in this. He would be laughing hysterically but also cheering us on, wishing he was there, seeing all the different things and getting the new experiences." She also considered how therapeutic the time will be with Gaz again, allowing closure on certain things from married life. "This whole process so far has also been a vehicle for us to talk about when we were married, but in a really nice way." Hilariously, Gaz admitted to picking up a valid tip from other series - he shouldn't "lose his passport" - but did state that the pair have strategic plans in place to win the show together. Yin said: "Gaz is really great as the initiator of an idea and I'm the kind of person that takes a step back and looks at the plan and sees if its going to work. So I think we do compliment each other in the way that we work. Having known each other for well over 30 years, we know intrinsically where our strengths and weaknesses lie. "I can sometime be too cautious, and Gaz will push me to stop that dilly dallying which is his strength." Gaz added: "I would rush in 100 miles an hour and get it wrong every time you whereas Yin would reign me back in." And they both have a joint secret weapon. Gaz said: "We're both very good at striking up conversation. We're only ever going to do this once. So we need to take full advantage. So rather than be a shrinking violet and back off and not say things, we'll be asking people and if it's the wrong person, we'll go on to the next person. With regards to the money, we will split the money up and each of us hold on to our own passports." The competitive pair admit they're "not good at sitting in one place at one time" and prepared for their mammoth journey to come in the Lake District. "It was chucking it down with rain, we went on hikes, and we took the bags. We've also been going out for walks just to get some exercise, but also with our backpacks and all our gear on. We've been going to the gym and generally keeping fit and getting used to the weight on our backs," Gaz added, before laughing, "We've also cut down our intake of food!" There's on thing that Gaz will need from Yin more than anything though, and he's hoping she'll be kind. "I love peanut butter, I'm hoping Yin lets me spend some of the budget to get some!" Yin, who has been living in an under the stairs cupboard at Gaz's house for the last year, doesn't think she'll miss creature comforts, and said that all her belongings are "in a different house." Gaz plans to bring confidence and Yin is bringing a great sense of analysis with her but what does the family make of their trip together? "Our daughter is really proud, she's been there from day one, when Yin applied. I was a bit nervous about telling my mum, only because she's on her own apart from my brother, but she said 'go for it'." Yin admitted that they're "probably more nervous for us than we are ourselves." Contemplating how the show might change their relationship, Yin does reveal that afterwards it will finally be time to move on. "I've been staying with Gaz for coming up to a year now so I know that at some stage in the future, I need to move out. We're not married. And I think, what I'm hoping is that I'll gain in confidence, and that race will show that we can always rely on each other and that Gaz is always going to be there as a safety net and a support." "We'll always look back on it as we've done it together, as best friends, its so unique and will be such a wonderful story," said Gaz. "It's not lost on us that were very lucky. Its a memory that will stay with us forever."
BBC News
12-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Train carriage converted to library opened at Derby school
A train carriage has been converted into a library for pupils at a special school in Derby. The 1974 rolling stock, which was built in Derby and used for parcels and passengers, was transported by police escort from Burton-on-Trent to Ivy House School, in Littleover, last year before work began to convert it. The library, which includes the carriage's original chairs and outside is a departures board announcing Derby Railway Station's live train information, was officially opened by Googlebox star Baasit Siddiqu on teacher George Turner said it was now "a pristine and beautiful converted library". Mr Turner added: "It came on a massive HGV. We had to line it up perfectly and it got tilted and slid across onto the tracks. "It was a little bit hairy at times. We were concerned it might not go on the track, but it did. "It started as an old parcel carriage. It use to have seats in one end, and the other side was cages and containers."The departures board on the platform was bought online and can be linked to provide information from any station in the UK. Mr Turner said it had been "a huge community project" and school staff were "blown away" after they were "inundated" with offers of help from people and added volunteers helped to move the train, lay the tracks, convert the inside, paint the exterior, and add vinyl to the Sadiqiqi, who also works in education, said it was "brilliant"."You can tell it is an absolute labour of love," he added. "It is such a lovely, lovely space for them." Ian Armstrong, executive head teacher for Shaw Education Trust, told the BBC students "loved" the new said: "Because of our children's special educational needs and complex health, the vast majority of them struggle to get out in the community and experience some of the normalities that we take for granted. "We know lots of our students have never been up to a train, been on a train, so it was fantastic opportunity to come and learn in one."
