Claudia Winkleman to host Hell’s Kitchen revival?
Claudia Winkleman has been lined up to host the revival of Hell’s Kitchen.
Claudia Winkleman is in talks to lead the UK revival of Hell’s Kitchen.
The 54-year-old presenter is locked in talks about heading up the reboot, in a move that could see her switch from the BBC to ITV for the first time since 2009, when she hosted the fourth series of Hell’s Kitchen.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "It’s early days but Claudia is top of the producers’ hit list to present the show.
"They put out the feelers earlier this summer and she is keen to explore what it will look like.
"Claudia is one of the biggest stars in the UK now, so securing her won’t be as easy as in 2009. But everyone feels she is the right person for the job.
"The schedule isn’t set yet so bosses are willing to move things about to fit in with her diary."
Gordon Ramsay, the show's creator, previously revealed that there were plans to reboot the programme.
The chef shared: "I can tell you exclusively, I think we’re gonna come back to the UK with Hell’s Kitchen live next year.
"And it’s about time, because everywhere I go across the UK it’s ‘Please bring it back’.
"So we’re talking now with ITV to bring it back. And fingers crossed, we’ll have something exciting to keep you updated on."
Meanwhile, Claudia and Tess Daly, her showbiz pal, announced their exits from Strictly Come Dancing late last year.
The Strictly co-hosts said in a joint statement at the time: "We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream.
"We were always going to leave together and now feels like the right time. We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They’re the most brilliant team and we’ll miss them every day.
"We will cry when we say the last “keep dancing” but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza."
