People are just realizing who Claudia Winkleman’s mother is, and she is quite famous

We’ve written before about how everyone from Tom Holland to Benedict Cumberbatch has surprisingly famous parents.

But many people apparently didn’t know that Claudia Winkleman (known from Strictly Come Dancing, Traitors and being famous for her bangs and tan) also has a pretty famous mother.

In a recent post shared on X, the comedian wrote @imshanereaction posted a video of the star in a 1996 interview. He captioned it, “I can’t stop watching this 1996 Claudia Winkleman interview that is 0% fringe and 100% posh phone voice.”

In response, user X @marcusjdl replied: “That’s her real voice. She’s posh and the daughter of the Sunday Mirror & Express’s first female editor, Eve Pollard. Her half-sister is married to a royal. Amazing recreation.”

Who is Claudia’s family?

Her mother, Eve Pollard (OBE), has indeed had an impressive career as a pioneering editor. She is “often referred to as the First Lady of Fleet Street”, according to her biography on her website.

“She was one of the first female editors of a national newspaper in the UK and was editor of the Sunday Mirror from 1987 to 1991 and the Sunday Express from 1991 to 1994,” the website continues. She was also the ITV correspondent for Will and Kate’s Wedding.

Her half-sister is Sophie Winkleman, known from Big Suze in Peep Show and Wonka (WHAT!).

Her full title is now Lady Frederick Windsor – she married Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor in 2009 and is the daughter-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent.

Her husband is 53rd in line to the throne.

What a time, eh?

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