{"id":2048315,"date":"2026-07-17T10:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048315"},"modified":"2026-07-17T10:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:03:26","slug":"claudia-winkleman-quits-chat-show-after-one-season-i-was-just-too-nervous-to-enjoy-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2048315","title":{"rendered":"Claudia Winkleman quits chat show after one season: \u201cI was just too nervous to enjoy it\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Winkleman-BAFTA.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Claudia Winkleman quits chat show after one season: \u201cI was just too nervous to enjoy it\u201d<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The show ran for seven episodes between March and April<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-17T11:03:26+01:00\">17th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Winkleman-BAFTA-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Claudia WInkleman\" title=\"Claudia Winkleman BAFTA\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Claudia Winkleman. CREDIT: Zak Hussein\/Variety via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Claudia Winkleman has announced that she is leaving her own chat show after just one season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> The best TV shows of 2026\u2026 so far!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The popular host debuted <em>The Claudia Winkleman Show<\/em> in March and ran for seven episodes. Guests included Jeff Goldblum, Niall Horan, Lisa Kudrow and James McAvoy. The show was produced by Graham Norton\u2019s production company, So Television, but received mixed reviews. Now, Winkleman has announced that she will not be returning, citing anxiety as the reason for her departure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and chat to me, and the production team who were simply excellent,\u201d Winkleman said in a statement. \u201cSometimes you have to try something to see how it fits, and I realised I was just too nervous to enjoy it. Maybe one day I will give it another try, but for now I already have the best jobs in the world and absolutely love the shows I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Goldblum's criminal past | The Claudia Winkleman Show - BBC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4MwcmrEwxzk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Those shows include the UK version of <em>The Traitors<\/em> as well as its celebrity edition, and music competition show <em>The Piano<\/em>, which recently began its fourth season. <em>Variety<\/em> has reported that the decision to leave was Winkleman\u2019s rather than the BBC\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth season of <em>The Traitors UK<\/em> aired in January, and made <em>NME\u2019s<\/em> list of the best shows of 2026 so far. \u201cIt was always a tough ask to top Alan Carr\u2019s tears and Celia Imrie\u2019s fart from 2025\u2019s <em>Celebrity Traitors<\/em>, but the fourth season of <em>The Traitors UK<\/em> delivered,\u201d the show\u2019s entry explained. \u201cThis mere mortals version gave us a secret traitor (Fiona, wickedly brilliant), a boyfriend-girlfriend mystery (Ellie-Ross) and the first ever joint winners (Rachel-Stephen), as the game spilled over with tensions. Yes, the tasks are still annoying, but the fashions (Stephen\u2019s trousers, anyone?) and the foul-ups (Hugo\u2019s exit) were what made it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>James McAvoy<\/li>\n<li>Jeff Goldblum<\/li>\n<li>Niall Horan<\/li>\n<li>The Celebrity Traitors<\/li>\n<li>The Graham Norton Show<\/li>\n<li>The Traitors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span 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class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Slipknot \u201chave so much material\u201d and are working on a new album with producer Matt Wallace<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Claudia Winkleman has announced that she is leaving her own chat show after just one season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> The best TV shows of 2026\u2026 so far!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The popular host debuted <em>The Claudia Winkleman Show<\/em> in March and ran for seven episodes. Guests included Jeff Goldblum, Niall Horan, Lisa Kudrow and James McAvoy. The show was produced by Graham Norton\u2019s production company, So Television, but received mixed reviews. Now, Winkleman has announced that she will not be returning, citing anxiety as the reason for her departure.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to the BBC for giving me the opportunity, to the guests who agreed to come and chat to me, and the production team who were simply excellent,\u201d Winkleman said in a statement. \u201cSometimes you have to try something to see how it fits, and I realised I was just too nervous to enjoy it. Maybe one day I will give it another try, but for now I already have the best jobs in the world and absolutely love the shows I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jeff Goldblum's criminal past | The Claudia Winkleman Show - BBC\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4MwcmrEwxzk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Those shows include the UK version of <em>The Traitors<\/em> as well as its celebrity edition, and music competition show <em>The Piano<\/em>, which recently began its fourth season. <em>Variety<\/em> has reported that the decision to leave was Winkleman\u2019s rather than the BBC\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth season of <em>The Traitors UK<\/em> aired in January, and made <em>NME\u2019s<\/em> list of the best shows of 2026 so far. \u201cIt was always a tough ask to top Alan Carr\u2019s tears and Celia Imrie\u2019s fart from 2025\u2019s <em>Celebrity Traitors<\/em>, but the fourth season of <em>The Traitors UK<\/em> delivered,\u201d the show\u2019s entry explained. \u201cThis mere mortals version gave us a secret traitor (Fiona, wickedly brilliant), a boyfriend-girlfriend mystery (Ellie-Ross) and the first ever joint winners (Rachel-Stephen), as the game spilled over with tensions. Yes, the tasks are still annoying, but the fashions (Stephen\u2019s trousers, anyone?) and the foul-ups (Hugo\u2019s exit) were what made it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/claudia-winkleman-quits-chat-show-after-one-season-i-was-just-too-nervous-to-enjoy-it-3957475&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Claudia-Winkleman-BAFTA.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Claudia Winkleman quits chat show after one season: \u201cI was just too nervous to enjoy it\u201d The show ran for seven episodes between March and April By Victoria Luxford 17th July 2026 Claudia Winkleman. CREDIT: Zak Hussein\/Variety via Getty Images Claudia Winkleman has announced that she is leaving her own [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2048315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2048315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2048315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2048315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2048315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2048315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}