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The BBC are not hanging around with Claudia Winkleman 's big new TV opportunity already being 'fast-tracked'. The 53-year-old quit Strictly Come Dancing last month and the wheels are said to be already turning on a new chat show. She is reportedly set to link up with So Television, the firm behind the rating-winning The Graham Norton Show and the move could mean big things. Claudia, who has previously stood in for Graham, 62, is currently riding high from the huge success of The Celebrity Traitors, has also cleared her diary by not returning to host Channel 4 quiz One Question. The BBC have huge plans for her - and the corporation aren't happy to sit back and wait. It comes amid reports that the BBC is reportedly eager for Tess Daly and Claudia to present a fresh programme together after their departure from Strictly. Bosses are still said to be mulling over whether to hand them another entertainment format as a duo, or possibly a quiz or travel series - but not before a new chat show. “If ever proof were needed that Claudia is now very much the BBC’s golden girl following the huge success of The Celebrity Traitors, then this is it," an insider told The Sun . "Given that Strictly started in September, it means that by the time her new chat show concludes she will have been on our screens almost constantly for eight months. "They’re some of the biggest TV successes the BBC has ever seen, with the chat show expected to enjoy equally huge ratings when it debuts. Work is hugely picking up pace, although the Beeb have yet to fully form the plan and announce it, though they’re expected to reveal more details next month.” The BBC confirmed their final appearance would be on this year's Christmas special show on 25 December. This follows the surprise announcement by Tess and Claudia about their departure from Strictly Come Dancing in a candid video. Tess has been presenting since the first series 21 years ago. Claudia joined in 2014, having hosted Strictly spin off show It Takes Two since 2004. In a joint statement, Tess and Claudia penned: "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. Tess and Claud." Like this story? For more of the latest showbiz news and gossip, follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .
