Claudia Winkleman and her husband Kris Thykier match in tuxes (2025)

Claudia Winkleman had a night to remember at Tuesday's Royal Television Society Awards.

The Traitors and Strictly presenter won theOutstanding Achievement Award at the presigious ceremony, held at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel.

Claudia was joined by her producer husbandKris Thykier for her big night, with the couple sweetly matching their looks for the red carpet.

The TV star, 53, showed off her signtaure sense of style in a white blazer teamed with a black satin shirt and trousers, whilst Kris, 53, matched in a classic tux.

In a night that saw the BBC leadwith 16 wins across 29 categories, one of its major stars was presented withthe Outstanding Achievement Award, honouring her illustrious career in entertainment broadcasting and presenting.

Claudia has seen huge success in the last couple of years with her smash hit show The Traitors, whilst she has been at the helm of Strictly Come Dancing for 15 years.

Claudia and Kristied the knot in June 2000 and went on to welcome children, Jake, 21, Matilda, 18, and Arthur, 13.

Ahead of their silver wedding anniversary this year, Claudia recently opened up about the pair's longstanding romance as she admitted she was 'incredibly lucky',

The StrictlyCome Dancing host also described how Kris' Danish heritage influences their relationship, describing him as 'a bit of a Viking'.

Speaking to The Sunday Times about the secret to the longevity of their marriage, she quoted Gwyneth Paltrow’s director father, Bruce Danner.

Claudia said: 'Bruce Danner was asked, "You’ve had a long marriage, didn’t you want to get divorced?" And he went, "Sure, but never at the same time." Best. Line. Ever. I feel incredibly lucky.'

She went on: 'I can’t talk much about Kris or he’ll be sick but he’s incredibly Scandi. None of it’s my job, it’s always our job.

'He’s never said, "What’s for dinner?" It would be, "What are we having for dinner? Should I make something?" It’s a tiny inflection, but it is different.

'Or, "What day do the kids go back to school?" He doesn’t ask me that. He looks it up. His whole family’s the same.'

The TV star, 53, showed off her signtaure sense of style in a white blazer teamed with a black satin shirt and trousers

Claudia and Kris tied the knot in June 2000 and went on to welcome children, Jake, 21, Matilda, 18, and Arthur, 13

The couple have also recently begun working more closely together, after Claudiaquit under fire talent agency YMU in Julyto join Little Arrow, a companyfounded by Kris.

'We share, and when one of us is snowed under, the other person will help. He knows that in the lead-up to the Strictly final, for example, I'm useless, so he might be in charge of getting Christmas presents for our nephews and nieces……

She added that between the two of them, Kris is definitely more lovey-dovey, saying: 'I'm not a romantic person, he's much more romantic than me, the poor guy!'

Royal Television Society Awards Winners

Arts

My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom (Swan Films for Channel 4) - WINNER

In My Own Words: Alison Lapper (Chalk Productions for BBC)

Camden (Lightbox in association with Day One Pictures and Radical22 Productions for Disney+)

Children’s Programme

Dodo (Wildseed Studios, Toonz, Telegael for Sky Kids)

BMX All Stars (Big Deal Films for BBC)

Quentin Blake's Box of Treasures (Eagle Eye Production for BBC) - WINNER

Comedy Entertainment

Have I Got News For You (Hat Trick Productions for BBC)

Sorry, I Didn't Know (TriForce Productions for ITV1)

Junior Taskmaster (Avalon UK for Channel 4) - WINNER

Comedy Performance – Male

Jim Howick - Here We Go (BBC Studios Comedy Productions for BBC)

Nabhaan Rizwaan - Kaos (Sister for Netflix)

Oliver Savell - Changing Ends (Baby Cow Productions for ITV1) - WINNER

Documentary Series

To Catch a Copper (Story Films for Channel 4)

The Push: Murder on the Cliff (Candour Productions for Channel 4) - WINNER

On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace (Curve Media Ltd for BBC)

Entertainment

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (Lifted Entertainment (Part of ITV Studios) in co-production with Mitre Studios for ITV1)

RuPaul's Drag Race UK (World of Wonder for BBC)

The Traitors (Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC) - WINNER

Formatted Popular Factual

The Jury: Murder Trial (ScreenDog Productions for Channel 4)

Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams on Tour (South Shore Productions for BBC) - WINNER

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live - Budget Special (MultiStory for ITV1)

Leading Actor – Female

Anna Maxwell Martin - Until I Kill You (World Productions for ITV1) - WINNER

Ambika Mod - One Day (A Drama Republic Production with Universal International Studios and Focus Features for Netflix)

Monica Dolan - Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem for ITV1)

Limited Series and Single Drama

Mr Bates vs The Post Office (ITV Studios and Little Gem for ITV1)

This Town (Kudos, Nebulastar, co-produced with Mercury Studios, in association with Stigma Films for BBC) - WINNER

Breathtaking (HTM Television for ITV1)

Presenter

Liz Carr - Better Off Dead? (Burning Bright Productions co-produced with the OU for BBC) - WINNER

Joe Tracini - Me And The Voice In My Head (Hungry Bear Media for Channel 4)

Zuhair Hassan - Big Zuu Goes To Mecca (Acme TV for BBC)

Scripted Comedy

Things You Should Have Done (Roughcut TV for BBC) - WINNER

We Are Lady Parts (Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4)

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale (Fulwell 73 Productions, Tidy Productions for BBC)

Soap and Continuing Drama

Casualty (BBC Studios Drama Productions for BBC) - WINNER

EastEnders (BBC Studios Drama Productions for BBC)

Hollyoaks (Lime Pictures for Channel 4)

Sports Programme

Paris 2024 Paralympics (Whisper for Channel 4)

Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport for BBC) - WINNER

London Marathon 2024 (BBC Sport for BBC)

Supporting Actor – Male

Danny Dyer - Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+) - WINNER

McKinley Belcher III - Eric (Sister for Netflix)

Sonny Walker - The Gathering (World Productions for Channel 4)

Writer – Drama

Will Smith - Slow Horses (See-Saw Films in association with Apple for Apple TV+)

Peter Straughan - Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Playground Entertainment & Company Pictures for BBC and Masterpiece)

Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Laura Wade - Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+) - WINNER

Breakthrough Award

Josh Tedeku - Boarders (Studio Lambert for BBC) - WINNER

Michelle de Swarte - Spent (Various Artists Limited for BBC)

Bethany Asher - Sherwood (House Productions for BBC)

Comedy Drama

Boarders (Studio Lambert for BBC)

Alma's Not Normal (Expectation for BBC) - WINNER

Ludwig (Big Talk Studios and That Mitchell & Webb Company for BBC)

Comedy Performance – Female

Aimee Lou Wood - Daddy Issues (Fudge Park Productions for BBC)

Michelle de Swarte - Spent (Various Artists Limited for BBC)

Sophie Willan - Alma's Not Normal (Expectation for BBC) - WINNER

Daytime Programme

Loose Women (ITV Studios Daytime for ITV1) - WINNER

Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure (Alleycats for BBC)

BBC Breakfast (BBC Breakfast for BBC)

Drama Series

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (Playground Entertainment and Company Pictures for BBC and Masterpiece)

Supacell (Netflix)

Industry (Bad Wolf for BBC in association with HBO) - WINNER

Entertainment Performance

Steven Frayne - Miracles (Expectation & Seventeen 17 for Sky Max)

Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly - Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (Lifted Entertainment (Part of ITV Studios) in co-production with Mitre Studios for ITV1) - WINNERS

Claudia Winkleman - The Traitors (Studio Lambert Scotland for BBC)

History

Miners' Strike 1984: The Battle for Britain (Swan Films for Channel 4)

Atomic People (Minnow Films for BBC) - WINNER

Helmand: Tour of Duty (Passion Pictures & Kailash Films for BBC)

Leading Actor – Male

Adeel Akhtar - Showtrial (World Productions for BBC)

Lennie James - Mr Loverman (Fable Pictures for BBC) - WINNER

Ben Whishaw - Black Doves (Sister & Noisy Bear for Netflix)

Live Event

Coldplay at Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Studios Music Productions for BBC)

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live - Budget Special (MultiStory for ITV1)

D Day 80: Tribute to the Fallen (BBC Studios Event Productions for BBC) - WINNER

Science & The Natural World

Silverback (Off the Fence & France Télévisions in association with Featuristic Films for BBC)

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story (Silverback Films for National Geographic and Disney+) - WINNER

Living With Leopards (A Wild Space Production in association with Natural History Film Unit Botswana and Freeborne Media for Netflix)

Single Documentary

Undercover: Exposing The Far Right (Marking Films Inc and Tigerlily Productions for Channel 4)

Tell Them You Love Me (Mindhouse Productions for Sky Documentaries)

Hell Jumper (Expectation for BBC) - WINNER

Sports Presenter, Commentator or Pundit

Rose Ayling-Ellis and Clare Balding - Paris 2024 Paralympics (Whisper for Channel 4) - WINNERS

Ian Wright - Euro 2024 (ITV Sport for ITV)

Michael Johnson - Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport for BBC)

Supporting Actor – Female

Monica Dolan - Sherwood (House Productions for BBC)

Katherine Parkinson - Rivals (Happy Prince, part of ITV Studios for Disney+)

Jessica Gunning - Baby Reindeer (Clerkenwell Films for Netflix) - WINNER

Writer – Comedy

Writing Team - Cunk on Life (Broke and Bones for BBC and Netflix)

Sophie Willan - Alma's Not Normal (Expectation for BBC) - WINNER

Nida Manzoor - We Are Lady Parts (Working Title Television, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group for Channel 4)

Judges Award

Ruth Jones and James Corden for Gavin and Stacey - WINNER

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