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Claudia Anne I. Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, film critic, radio personality and journalist.
Winkleman was born in Westminster, London, to a Jewish family, the daughter of Eve Pollard, former editor of the Sunday Express, and Barry Winkleman (born 1939), former publisher of The Times Atlas of the World. Her parents divorced when she was three; both remarried in 1979. Her stepfather is Sir Nicholas Lloyd, former editor of the Daily Express, and her half-sister, from her father's second marriage, to children's author Cindy Black, is actress Sophie Winkleman, wife of Lord Frederick Windsor. She has a younger half-brother, Oliver Lloyd, from her mother's second marriage, to Nicholas Lloyd.
Brought up in the London suburb of Hampstead, Winkleman was educated at the City of London School for Girls and Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, obtaining an MA Hons degree in History of Art.
Winkleman's first major television job was in 1991, on the regional discussion programme.Central Weekend. In 1992, she began frequently to appear in the long-running BBC series Holiday, and this continued throughout the mid-1990s. This culminated in a special documentary in which she travelled around the world for 34 days reporting from Japan, India, Costa Rica and Dubai.
Francis Martin Patrick "Frankie" Boyle (born 16 August 1972) is a Scottish comedian and writer, well known for his pessimistic, often controversial sense of humour. He was a permanent panellist on Mock the Week for seven series and has made guest appearances on several popular panel shows including Have I Got News for You, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Would I Lie to You?, You Have Been Watching, Never Mind the Buzzcocks (as guest host and team captain when Phill Jupitus was unavailable for recording) and Argumental, as well as writing for Jimmy Carr's show Distraction and Sean Lock's TV Heaven, Telly Hell.
Boyle was born and brought up in Glasgow. After leaving school he attended Aston University for a year before leaving and starting a BA in English at the University of Sussex. Whilst doing a teacher-training course in Edinburgh at the age of 23, he began doing stand-up routines. He got his big break after performing at The Stand Comedy Club in Edinburgh, a venue that has also helped launch the careers of Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas, Dara Ó Briain and Michael McIntyre.
The Pool meets Claudia Winkleman
Claudia Winkleman doesn't understand why people go skiing - Room 101: Series 5 Episode 6 - BBC One
Claudia Winkleman's How To Do A Smokey Eye Tutorial | Joshington Post
Claudia Winkleman: 'My daughter was on fire' - BBC News
Property Porn with Richard Ayoade & Claudia Winkleman: Gadget Man S03E08
Claudia Winkleman Teaches Gordon How to Dance - Gordon Ramsay
HIGNFY S32E08 Rob Brydon, Claudia Winkleman & Frankie Boyle
8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown S03E05 (4 July 2014)
Claudia Winkleman Sneeze Attack
Claudia Winkleman learns about twitter and selfies on heat radio
The Force Of Winkleman | Never Mind The Buzzcocks | Suzi Quatro, Claudia Winkleman & Sean Hughes
Claudia Winkleman: The Saucy Questions you've always wanted to ask!